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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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Parker, Stephen G.; Freathy, Rob J. K. – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2011
The present article offers an historical perspective on the 1975, 1995 and 2007 Birmingham Agreed Syllabuses for Religious Education. It draws upon historical evidence uncovered as part of "The hidden history of curriculum change in religious education in English schools, 1969-1979" project, and curriculum history theories, especially David…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Historiography, Educational Change
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Parker, Stephen G. – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2009
Sixth Form Colleges (along with the general Further Education sector) in England and Wales have of late begun to appoint new chaplains and to set aside space for quiet, prayer and reflection. This article explores this phenomenon as exhibited by three colleges in the English Midlands, utilising spatial theory and the sociology of "sacred" spaces…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Secondary Education, Clergy