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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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Bantwini, Bongani D. – International Journal of Educational Development, 2010
The meanings that a teacher attaches to the new curriculum reforms act as his or her map on the curriculum implementation journey, and these usually determine the success of the education reforms. This research article explores the meanings attached to the new Science curriculum reforms by primary school teachers in a school district in South…
Descriptors: Barriers, Curriculum Development, School Districts, Educational Change
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Aksu, Meral; Demir, Cennet Engin; Daloglu, Aysegul; Yildirim, Soner; Kiraz, Ercan – International Journal of Educational Development, 2010
This exploratory study examines the background characteristics, socio-cultural values and pedagogical beliefs that entering student teachers bring with them into the faculties of education and explores their possible implications for teacher education in the Turkish context. The study comprised 18,226 first-year student teachers from 51 faculties…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Socioeconomic Status, Urban Areas, Foreign Countries
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Westbrook, Jo; Shah, Nazneen; Durrani, Naureen; Tikly, Clare; Khan, Wazim; Dunne, Mairead – International Journal of Educational Development, 2009
This paper addresses issues related to the effectiveness of teacher education in Pakistan in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), through a small scale collaborative research study in two state secondary schools, one girls' and one boys'. The aim was to explore how newly qualified teachers manage their transition from student teachers to…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Teacher Education