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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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Centralized Decentralization or Decentralized Centralization? A Review of Newer Norwegian Research on Schools and Their Communities
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Kvalsund, Rune – International Journal of Educational Research, 2009
In this paper, Norwegian research on the relationship between the school and the local community during the past 30 years is reviewed. The Norwegian context of schooling is briefly described, pointing out the rural-urban conflict. The review is organized into two phases: research in the expansive and contractive phases of the Norwegian welfare…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Principals, School Community Relationship
Interaction in Advanced EFL Pedagogy: A Comparison of Form-Focused Activities
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del Pilar Garcia Mayo, Maria – International Journal of Educational Research, 2002
Recent research on grammar pedagogy advocates the use of form-focused activities which require learners to produce output collaboratively. This paper reports on the results of a study carried out with 14 high-intermediate/advanced adult English as a foreign language (EFL) learners who completed five form-focused activities collaboratively. The…
Descriptors: Grammar, Advanced Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Children, Families, Communities, and Professionals: Preparation for Competence and Collaboration in ECD Programs
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Marfo, Kofi; Agorsah, Felix Kwasi; Bairu, Wunesh Woldeselassie; Habtom, Abeba; Ibetoh, Celestina Amauchechukwo; Muheirwe, Monica R.; Ngaruiya, Samuel; Sebatane, Edith M. – International Journal of Educational Policy, Research, and Practice: Reconceptualizing Childhood Studies, 2004
Under the broad banner of education, training, and collaboration across systems, this paper examines, through analysis of seven individual projects, issues and insights associated with three central themes: (1) the link between ECD programs and children's school readiness; (2) the promotion of parenting enrichment programs as a childcare quality…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Program Development, Partnerships in Education, Improvement Programs