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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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Lahelma, Elina; Lappalainen, Sirpa; Mietola, Reetta; Palmu, Tarja – Ethnography and Education, 2014
In this article, we discuss the usefulness of collaborative, multi-sited and cross-cultural ethnography. Giving three examples from our work, we suggest that it is possible to find new kinds of interpretations by joint reflections that draw from several studies with their own research questions. The cases presented discuss teachers'…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Cross Cultural Studies, Sexuality, Gender Differences
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Holland, Janet; Gordon, Tuula; Lahelma, Elina – Ethnography and Education, 2007
In this paper, we draw on a cross-cultural ethnographic study conducted in two secondary schools in Helsinki (Finland), and two in London (UK). In our analysis of everyday life in schools, space is not merely a backdrop to activities that take place, it also shapes processes and activities, and spatial relations are simultaneously temporal. Here,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies, Ethnography, Secondary Schools