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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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Special Educational Needs: A Public Issue
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Liasidou, Anastasia – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2010
This article explores the contribution of sociological scholarship to understanding and analysing the notions of "special educational needs" and "disability" and the ways in which the two notions have been reconfigured and theorised as "public issues" rather than "personal troubles". Barton's contribution is signified both in terms of his…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Disabilities, Special Needs Students, Educational Sociology
Inclusive Education Policies and the Feasibility of Educational Change: The Case of Cyprus
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Liasidou, Anastasia – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2007
Given the ecumenical pleas and legislative imperatives for more inclusive educational policy and practice, Cyprus has been steadfastly heading towards the realignment of its educational legislation towards a more inclusive discourse. This has been especially true after the implacable criticisms that the UNESCO report cast on the Cyprus educational…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Educational Legislation, Educational Change, Foreign Countries