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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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Al-Nofli, Mohammed Abdullah – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2014
Very few studies have been conducted on students' definitions of geography. The purpose of the present study was to add to the existing literature by exploring Omani students' definitions of geography. Participants were 477 students of grade 6 (ages 11-12) and grade 10 (ages 15-16) in one school district in Oman. They had been taught…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Geography, Map Skills
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Chionh, Yan Huay; Fraser, Barry J. – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2009
This comprehensive study involved the use of the what is happening in this class? (WIHIC) questionnaire among 2310 Singaporean Grade 10 students (aged 15 years) in 75 geography and mathematics classes in 38 schools. A seven-scale factor structure was strongly supported and the alpha reliability of each scale was high. An investigation of…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries
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Alp, Elvan; Ertepinar, Hamide; Tekkaya, Ceren; Yilmaz, Ayhan – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2006
The aim of this study was three-fold: (1) to determine 6th, 8th and 10th grade students' environmental knowledge and attitudes in Turkey; (2) to investigate the effect of the grade level and gender on students' environmental knowledge and attitudes; (3) to explore how environmentally responsible behaviour is related to environmental knowledge,…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Multiple Regression Analysis, Urban Areas, Foreign Countries
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Sokoli, Nevila; Doka, Dhimiter – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2004
Environmental education in Albania has been given a boost recently, with increasing emphasis being placed on it by the country's educational system. At pre-school and elementary education levels, the "Head Start project" is significant, while the introduction of a separate subject entitled "Knowledge of the environment" intended for the 9th and…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Elementary Education, Grade 9, Grade 10