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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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Gallagher, Eamonn – Irish Educational Studies, 2007
Racist attitudes towards, and attacks on, the minority ethnic populations in Northern Ireland (NI) have increased dramatically over the last number of years. Despite the increased media attention regarding racist attacks, the fallacy that racism is not a major problem in NI is an enduring one. However, there is a growing recognition that minority…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Foreign Countries, Racial Bias
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Gallagher, Eamonn; Bones, Robert; Lambe, Jackie – Irish Educational Studies, 2006
The Department of Education in the United Kingdom established ambitious targets for achievement in the three core areas of English, maths and science measured by national curriculum testing. Annual results of the assessment for 2005 indicate that the government is some way off achieving these targets, currently 85%, for the academic years…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Underachievement, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries
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Gallagher, Eamonn – Irish Educational Studies, 2006
Mathematics is a core subject in the UK curriculum, with high standards achievement a policy of the UK government. Innovative approaches and strategies have been advocated to achieve these high standards. One approach that has been advocated is Precision Teaching, supported by its successful application in schools in the United States. For this…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Precision Teaching, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills