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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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Using Nikola Tesla's Story and His Experiments as Presented in the Film "The Prestige" to Promote Scientific Inquiry: A Report of an Action Research Project
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Hadzigeorgiou, Yannis; Garganourakis, Vassilios – Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education, 2010
This paper reports on an action research project undertaken with the primary aim of investigating the extent to which situations that evoke a sense of wonder can promote scientific inquiry. Given the intense interest, curiosity, and wonder that some students had begun to develop after seeing the film "The Prestige", a science teacher used this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Action Research, Research Projects, Science Teachers
Inclusionary and Exclusionary Secondary Schools: The Effect of School Culture on Student Outcomes
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Brady, Patrick – Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education, 2005
This study examines the impact of secondary school culture on the dual student outcomes of academic achievement and engagement with the institution attended. Elements of school culture were identified, specifically the roles played by administrators, the professional teaching staff, and the adolescent peer group. A mixed-method research design was…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, School Culture, Grade 11, Outcomes of Education