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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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Opening the Windows of Wonder: A Critical Investigation into the Teaching and Learning of Poetry at Key Stage Four in Northern Ireland
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Hanratty, Brian – Irish Educational Studies, 2008
This article, which investigates the teaching of poetry at Key Stage Four in Northern Ireland, argues that poetry has a radical, and even subversive, role to play in an increasingly examination-driven educational culture. By focusing partly on the views of a number of poets and critics, the article evaluates the, at times, contested nature of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Poetry, Teaching Methods, Literary Criticism
The Pushkin Trust: Experiential Learning and Children with Special Educational Needs. An Investigation
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Hanratty, Brian; Taggart, Dympna – Irish Educational Studies, 2005
The main focus of this paper is an investigation, based partly on the results of a questionnaire circulated to a representative sample of participating primary teachers, of the experiential and holistic education practised by the Pushkin Trust, with particular reference to the impact of its work for children with special educational needs (SEN).…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multiple Intelligences, Educational Needs, Educational Testing