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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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Kidman, Gillian; Papadimitriou, Fivos – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2012
This paper examines the history of the "International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education" (IRGEE) journal in terms of its sustainable future. The development of geographical and environmental education is evaluated, as reflected from the papers published in the journal "IRGEE". A content analysis of all papers and forum sections…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Content Analysis, International Studies, Geography
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Papadimitriou, Fivos; Kidman, Gillian – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2012
Certain statistic and scientometric features of articles published in the journal "International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education" (IRGEE) are examined in this paper for the period 1992-2009 by applying nonparametric statistics and Shannon's entropy (diversity) formula. The main findings of this analysis are: (a) after 2004,…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Scientific Concepts, Nonparametric Statistics, Statistical Analysis
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Kidman, Gillian – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2012
This paper explores the occurrence of geographical inquiry in the Australian curriculum since Geography became a high school subject in 1911. In this historical overview, I reflect upon my own experiences of undertaking geographical inquiry during the 1970s and 1980s. Primary school geographical inquiry experiences can be virtually non-existent…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Inquiry, Active Learning, Educational History
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Kidman, Gillian; Palmer, Gina – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2006
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) has tremendous potential for being a tool that can connect students to post school opportunities not yet known. The technology is robust and well developed, used by many workplaces and integral in a nation's future well-being and defence. However, despite many isolated attempts by teachers to incorporate GIS…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geography, Information Systems, Educational Technology