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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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Kivirauma, Joel – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2004
In this paper, Finnish special education research is analysed. The material for this review consists of all academic theses published between the years 1951 and 1999. Doctoral theses can be considered as one type of official product of normal science, since they undergo rather stringent internal scientific evaluation. An attempt is made to…
Descriptors: Models, Theses, Educational Research, Doctoral Dissertations
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Hausstatter, Rune Sarromaa – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2004
According to Kuhn, a paradigm is shared by the people who belong to the same scientific field, and a mature science is governed by a single paradigm that sets the standard for legitimate work within the particular science. In the field of special education research, scientists have used the concept of paradigm to explain how they approach the area…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Special Education, Research Methodology, Disabilities