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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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McKechnie, Jim; Hobbs, Sandy; Simpson, Amanda; Anderson, Seonaid; Howieson, Cathy; Semple, Sheila – Journal of Education and Work, 2010
Research has shown that the majority of school students combine full-time education with part-time employment. To date educationalists have paid little attention to this, in part due to the negative views about the "quality" of such work and its effect on educational attainment. In this research, a case study approach is used to explore the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Employment, Part Time Employment, Job Skills
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Hodgson, Ann; Howieson, Cathy; Raffe, David; Spours, Ken; Tinklin, Teresa – Journal of Education and Work, 2004
In this article, we compare Curriculum 2000 and Higher Still, recent reforms of post-16 education in England and Scotland respectively. Current and earlier research on the unification of academic and vocational learning in England, Scotland and other European countries is drawn on in order to suggest areas for mutual learning to inform future…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Educational Change, Educational Policy
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Howieson, Cathy; And Others – Journal of Education and Work, 1997
Comparison of Scottish and English attempts to unify academic and vocational education shows the English concept to be more political, radical, and focused on critique of the existing system. In Scotland, the concept of a unified system is more consensual and specific, but less visionary. (SK)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Comparative Education, Educational Change, Educational Policy