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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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Catling, Simon; Greenwood, Richard; Martin, Fran; Owens, Paula – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2010
This paper reports the initial findings of a study in the UK and the Republic of Ireland of teacher educators and teachers who are involved in promoting geography education in primary schooling. Following research by Buttimer, Chawla, McPartland, Palmer and others, it sought to investigate the connections between early formative life experiences…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Educators, Elementary School Teachers, Personal Narratives
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Martin, Fran – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2008
This paper reports the findings of a research project into beginning teacher development conducted in the United Kingdom. A model for beginning teacher development in the field of primary geography is proposed which looks at the relative knowledge bases needed for effective geography teaching. The model is used to aid analysis of data gathered…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Beginning Teachers, Concept Mapping, Models
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Martin, Fran – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2005
A common theme of the papers presented in this forum is that of the importance of listening to children's voices. They key messages conveyed by the authors are synthesised in this paper and the implications for the development of the subject and research within it are considered. This is then placed in the context of some recent doctoral research…
Descriptors: Geography, Doctoral Dissertations, Beginning Teachers, Doctoral Programs