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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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Foreign Countries1
Middle Schools1
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FORUM: for promoting 3-19…1
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Tidd, Michael1
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Middle Schools1
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Whatever Happened to Plowden's Middle Schools?
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Tidd, Michael – FORUM: for promoting 3-19 comprehensive education, 2007
The author surveys the brief history of middle schools, from Plowden's recommendation of 12 as the age of transfer, to the present day, and asks if there are now arguments for a review of current arrangements.
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Surveys, Foreign Countries