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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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The Role of Explanations and Prescriptions in the Science of Design: The Case of Educational Research
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Penalva, Jose – European Educational Research Journal, 2011
This article develops the idea that the sciences of the design perspective offer a more adequate solution for bridging the gap between explanations and prescriptions in educational research. This idea is developed over the following steps: first, the scope of the analysis and the problem of the relationship between explanations and prescription…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Comparative Analysis, Technology, Epistemology
Improving Learning in All-Day Schools: Results of a New Teaching Time Model
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Pfeifer, Michael; Holtappels, Heinz Gunter – European Educational Research Journal, 2008
Following the results of the Programme for International Student Assessment for Germany, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research founded the capital investment program "Future Education and Care" as a federal measure to support the expansion of all-day schooling in Germany. During this process it became obvious that learning and teaching in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Schedules, Socioeconomic Status, Time Management
Advancing the European Education Agenda: International Conference of the European Education Policy Network (EEPN) and the Centre for Educational Policy and Innovation, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
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van de Perre, Liselotte; Verckens, Anneleen – European Educational Research Journal, 2008
An international conference on the theme "Advancing the European Education Agenda" took place in Brussels and Leuven, Belgium from 30 November to 1 December 2007. This conference, part of a conference series organised by the European Education Policy Network, aimed to stimulate debate among policy researchers and policy makers who are interested…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Educational Innovation, Research and Development
Mapping the Field of Teacher Education Research: Methodology and Issues in a Research Capacity Building Initiative in Teacher Education in the United Kingdom
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Murray, Jean; Campbell, Anne; Hextall, Ian; Hulme, Moira; Jones, Marion; Mahony, Pat; Menter, Ian; Procter, Richard; Wall, Karl – European Educational Research Journal, 2008
This article discusses the first stages of the work of the Teacher Education Group (TEG) in building research capacity in teacher education research and identifies the potential of the model adopted for future European initiatives in the field. The TEG work is part of the second phase of the Teaching and Learning Research Programme (TLRP), based…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Research Methodology
Arts-Informed Inquiry in Teacher Education: Contesting the Myths
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Ewing, Robyn; Hughes, John – European Educational Research Journal, 2008
Arts-informed inquiry has attracted a great deal of controversy in recent times as it has gained popularity as an educational research methodology in teacher education. As with other innovative approaches and methodologies, there have been lively debates about its rigour, authenticity and appropriateness. This article suggests principles for its…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Research Methodology, Integrity, Preservice Teacher Education
Developing Research Structures and Research Capacity: The Swedish National Postgraduate School in Educational Work (NaPA)
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Arreman, Inger Erixon; Erixon, Per-Olof – European Educational Research Journal, 2008
This article focuses on the emergence and development of new research structures and research capacity within Swedish teacher education at the beginning of the new millennium. Since 2001, it has been possible in Sweden to undertake postgraduate and research studies within teacher education--something that was previously impossible. As a result of…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Teacher Education, Postdoctoral Education