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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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Factors Affecting Option Choices Relative to the Uptake of Design and Technology at a Selected Hong Kong International School
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Hughes, Marshall – Journal of Research in International Education, 2008
The purpose of the study described in this paper was to identify those factors which affect Year 9 students at Sha Tin College, Hong Kong, as they make option choices at the end of Key Stage 3 (Year 9: age 14). The main focus of the investigation was how these factors influence the selection or rejection of the four subjects offered under the…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Grade 8
Australian Students' Attitudes to Learning about Asia
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Griffin, Patrick; Woods, Kerry; Dulhunty, Mark – Journal of Research in International Education, 2006
This study aimed to measure Australian students' attitudes to learning about Asia, and to identify contextual factors related to development of positive attitudes. Participants were 3359 Year 5 and 3773 Year 8 students, and 107 Year 5 and 114 Year 8 teachers. For most students, there was keen interest in learning about Asia, but there were clear…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Grade 5, Grade 8