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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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Brooks, D. Christopher – Journal of Political Science Education, 2008
This paper replicates an earlier project that tested the impact of comparative politics courses on students' levels of intercultural sensitivity. Using a standardized instrument, the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI), I pre- and posttest students taking an on-campus East-Central European politics course taken in the fall semester and an…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, Consciousness Raising, Political Science
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Brooks, D. Christopher – Journal of Political Science Education, 2005
In addition to exposing students to basic concepts, theories, and ideas, teachers of comparative politics often claim to foster and promote values of tolerance and cultural sensitivity through exposure to the histories, cultures, and societies of cases from around the world. This claim, however, has been largely speculative and unsupported by any…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Political Science, College Instruction, Quasiexperimental Design