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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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Baltimore, Diana L.; Crase, Sedahlia Jasper – Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 2009
This qualitative analysis explored children's and adults' experiences with adoption. We used phenomenological methodology and individually interviewed 25 participants and included adoptive mothers and fathers, and their children, each adopted before 18 months of age. Two research questions guided the data analysis: (a) What are children's and…
Descriptors: Religious Factors, Psychological Patterns, Disclosure, Interpersonal Communication
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Wells, Anita G.; Bhattacharya, Kakali; Morgan, Dianne D. – Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 2009
This study used phenomenological methodology to explore how 4 Deaf employees described quality of camaraderie of participation in work-related tasks and relationships. Three invariant themes echoed through the data. The first theme was hitting the ceiling quickly and choosing to stay; employees remained in the secondary job market for years…
Descriptors: Employees, Deafness, Phenomenology, Peer Relationship