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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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Mahony, Pat; Hextall, Ian; Menter, Ian – Gender and Education, 2004
The paper reports on aspects of an ESRC project, "The impact of Performance 'Threshold Assessment' on teachers' work" (ESRC R000239286). The paper begins by explaining the nature and technology of "Threshold Assessment," and its location nationally within the performance management system recently introduced into schools in England. We review the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Statistical Data, Management Systems, School Districts
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Jayaweera, Swarna – Gender and Education, 1997
Examines the relationship between education and economic, political, and social status for empowering women in Asia. Using macro statistics from each country, no positive linear relationship is revealed. Further examined are factors that surface in each area, including gender relations within the family, that constrain the role of education as an…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Economic Opportunities, Educational Benefits, Empowerment