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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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Teacher Trainees' Information Acquisition in Lesson Planning
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Tanni, Mikko – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2012
Introduction: Few studies have addressed teacher trainees' information acquisition in the context of a task. The paper reports findings from an empirical study on teacher trainees' use of information (seeking) channels and sources, and their modes of information acquisition in lesson planning. Method: Semi-structured (retrospectively held)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Information Seeking
From School to Work and from Work to School: Information Environments and Transferring Information Literacy Practices
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Herring, James E. – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2011
Introduction: This study, based in a Scottish secondary school, aimed to examine the views of students who were completing work experience, on their information literacy practices, and the differences they found between the school and workplace information environments while on work experience. The views of guidance teachers were also explored.…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Constructivism (Learning), Information Literacy, Work Experience