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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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Jickling, Bob; Wals, Arjen E.J. – Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2012
In this dialogue between two friends and colleagues with different takes on education for sustainability, Canadian environmental education scholar Bob Jickling argues that education "for" any cause is not true education, which should strive to prepare minds to create new ideas, not follow a doctrine. Since we don't have solutions to…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Sustainable Development, Foreign Countries, Sustainability
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Jickling, Bob – Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2010
This article traces the development of the World Environmental Congress movement and its establishment as an important international forum. Reflecting on the 5th Congress, it notes the particular contribution of the Congress theme, "Our Common Home". Finally, it considers environmental education's place alongside other parallel transformative…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Educational Policy, Transformative Learning, Conferences (Gatherings)