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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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Structure, Citizenship, and Professionalism: Exploring Rationale Development as Part of Graduate Education in Social Studies
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Hawley, Todd S.; Pifel, A. Robert; Jordan, Adam W. – Journal of Social Studies Research, 2012
This article details an interpretive, qualitative interview study that explored rationales developed by seven social studies graduate students, all experienced teachers, at a large Midwestern university. Interviews revealed three common themes regarding the influence of the rationale development process. The three themes were: providing structure,…
Descriptors: Experienced Teachers, Social Studies, Graduate Study, Graduate Students
Civic Engagement about Climate Change: A Case Study of Three Educators and Their Practice
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Chandler, Thomas; Marri, Anand R. – Journal of Social Studies Research, 2012
This collective case study examined how three educators (a high school social studies teacher, a university social studies teacher educator, and minister teaching an adult population) used a multimedia based curriculum guide, "Teaching the Levees", to teach about climate change to examine public priorities in relation to the environment.…
Descriptors: Climate, Fuels, Social Studies, Public Policy