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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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Morrison, Kristan – International Education, 2009
The Ministry of Education in the country of Thailand recently announced the establishment of two distinct educational tracks--a conventional/ traditional track and an unconventional/progressive/alternative track. This decision was perhaps guided by the success of innovative pilot education programs in the country, collectively called "the…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Program Descriptions
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Abdi, Ali A. – International Education, 2006
The general understanding of epistemological questions is that they focus on questions that examine the theories of knowledge and ways of knowing. As such, different epistemic (knowledge) traditions should be expected to develop diverse trajectories of knowing and constructing select bodies of knowledge. Hence, the importance and increasing…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Role of Education, Foreign Policy, Educational Environment
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Conley, Houston; Singh, Jane M. – International Education, 1974
The authors discuss the effects a USSR visit had on their pre-set educational stereotypes. (ND)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Bias, Comparative Education, Educational Philosophy
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Hughes, Anne – International Education, 1975
The purposes of secondary education in England are discussed in light of three points of view: education as a means of social control, as a means of social change, and as neither the one nor the other. (JH)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, School Role
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Huxley, Julian – International Education, 1971
The basic task before the educational profession today is to study and understand the evolutionary-humanist revolution, to follow up its educational implications; and to enable as many as possible of the world's growing minds to be illuminated by its new vision of human destiny. (Author/JB)
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Needs, Educational Philosophy, Evolution
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Bruner, Jerome S. – International Education, 1972
Despite advances in technology, human activity in research and development, training for unpredictable services'', and the arts represent what will be special about education for the future. (JB)
Descriptors: Culture, Curriculum Development, Educational Philosophy, Educational Research
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Hutchins, Robert M. – International Education, 1972
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Equal Education, Humanism
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Bowles, Chester – International Education, 1972
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Equal Education, Humanism