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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Reid, Ken – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2012
Since 1870, levels of pupils' absence from maintained schools in Wales have always been higher than those in England. Since devolution in 1999, the Welsh government has tried exceedingly hard to improve this situation. Despite much effort, improving school attendance in Wales is proving stubbornly difficult to achieve. The present article…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Attendance, Comparative Education, Educational Improvement
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Reid, Ken – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2009
This paper presents the methodology and some of the findings on school behaviour obtained for the National Behaviour and Attendance Review (NBAR) in Wales. This work was undertaken over two years between 2006 and 2008. The Report was widely circulated in Wales to schools, local authorities, health and social service departments, as well as a wide…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Behavior, Behavior Disorders, Attendance
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Reid, Ken – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2009
The National Behaviour and Attendance Review (NBAR) was a comprehensive review of behaviour, exclusions and school attendance in Wales, commissioned by the Welsh Assembly Government. The Review's Steering Group started its work in 2006 and produced its final report in 2008. This article focuses on the Review's study of exclusions of children from…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Attendance, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy