NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
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.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Showing all 2 results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Lonnquist, Peg; RB-Banks, Yvonne; Huber, Katie – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2009
This study reports the results of an electronic survey and two focus groups that included former Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT), students who took a required multicultural education course. As instructors in a pre-service teaching program for adult learners, we used a matrix of relevant materials to promote cultural competency within the…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Multicultural Education, Required Courses, Preservice Teacher Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Ding, Yi; Yang, Ling-Yan; Xiao, Fei; Van Dyke, Don C. – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2008
When William Moore, a Scottish Presbyterian pastor, established the first special school in China in 1874, the country began her long and circuitous journey toward establishing formal educational services for individuals with special needs. Special education in China developed slowly on the infertile soil of continual wars, political instability,…
Descriptors: Psychological Services, Special Schools, Rural Urban Differences, Foreign Countries