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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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Ownership and Autonomy in Early Learning: The Froebel Research Fellowship Project, 2002-2015
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Hargreaves, David J.; Robson, Sue; Greenfield, Sue; Fumoto, Hiroko – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2014
This article provides a brief review of the main phases and findings of the Froebel Research Fellowship project, which has been funded by the Froebel Trust (previously the Incorporated Froebel Educational Institute) since 2002. The project is investigating the extent to which Froebelian ideals, such as the notion that children's knowledge…
Descriptors: Ownership, Personal Autonomy, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods
Nursery Home Visits: Rhetoric and Realities
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Greenfield, Sue – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2012
The importance of home-school relationships between parents and practitioners in early childhood settings is widely accepted. This article discusses the effects of the level of involvement and the nature of practitioner-parent relationships in early years settings in England on the basis of a two part study that examined parents' experience of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Home Visits, Interviews, Foreign Countries