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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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Barley, Ruth; Bath, Caroline – Ethnography and Education, 2014
Becoming familiar with "the field" location and its inhabitants is a natural and important part of ethnographic research. However, little has been written about how operationalising a "familiarisation period" within an ethnography can form the foundation on which fieldwork can be built. By reflecting on the experience of…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Young Children, Research Skills, Ethnography
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Mawhinney, Lynnette – Ethnography and Education, 2008
The structure of the teaching profession leaves teachers professionally and personally isolated from other adults. This article will discuss the results of an ethnography focused on the rare informal social interaction that occurs among teachers in a United States' school, with a particular focus on the lunch hour. Specifically, this article…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction, Ethnography
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Grove, Kathleen; Fisher, Douglas – Ethnography and Education, 2006
Collaboration has been considered one of the key features of a successful school. However, the literature does not provide many examples of schools becoming more collaborative. This study focuses on the construction of a collaborative community among elementary school teachers in a large, public, urban school over several years. The researchers…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Public Schools, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Collaboration