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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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Unpacking "Culture" in Cultural Studies of Science Education: Cultural Difference versus Cultural Production
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Carlone, Heidi; Johnson, Angela – Ethnography and Education, 2012
In this article, we explore three anthropological approaches to science education research: funds of knowledge, third space/hybridity and practice theory. Definitions, historical origins, uses and constraints of each approach are included along with reviews of exemplary studies in each tradition. We show that funds of knowledge research draws on…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Science Education, Educational Anthropology, Cultural Background
Beyond Stereotypes? Talking about Gender in School Booktalk
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Barajas, Katarina Eriksson – Ethnography and Education, 2008
The Swedish educational system states that work in schools should depict and mediate equality. One way of achieving this is through fiction, which according to the syllabus provides students with knowledge about the living conditions of women and men during different epochs and places. The present paper examines gender in a Swedish school,…
Descriptors: Sex Stereotypes, Clubs, Grade 4, Gender Issues