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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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Freathy, Rob; Parker, Stephen G.; Schweitzer, Friedrich; Simojoki, Henrik – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2014
This article calls for international comparative research on the professionalisation of Religious Education (RE). To this end, it provides a rationale for focusing upon the concept of professionalisation and a theoretical justification for international comparative research, particularly identifying its significance in terms of the development of…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Comparative Education, Foreign Countries, Professional Development
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Larkin, Shirley; Freathy, Rob; Walshe, Karen; Doney, Jonathan – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2014
Recent reports on Religious Education (RE) in England and Wales highlight the need for guidance on pedagogy and learning. The RE-flect project addressed this by promoting the creation of metacognitively oriented learning environments in primary school RE classrooms. Six primary school teachers and 160 pupils (eight to 10 years of age) took part in…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods, Religious Education
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Aylward, Karen; Freathy, Rob – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2008
This paper presents findings from a recent study investigating young children's (aged 10-11) conceptions of Jesus in England. The overall picture revealed by the study is that whilst there was a general assent amongst pupils in our sample towards an ethical and humanistic conception of the historical Jesus, there was less of a consensus about…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Religious Education, Spiritual Development, Religion