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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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Gaffney, Michael – Kairaranga, 2008
In this article I outline different elements of action research in an attempt to describe and define participatory action research (PAR). There is a lot more material available to readers these days, some of which I will refer you to in this article. I see my role here is to summarise enough of this material to help support your reading of the…
Descriptors: Action Research, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Educational Practices
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Gaffney, Michael; McCormack, Jaleh; Higgins, Nancy; Taylor, Nicola – Kairaranga, 2004
This research article summarises a study that set out to collect information about the actions that three primary schools have taken to develop a more positive school culture. The aim was to identify in what ways a change in culture could contribute to an improvement in school relationships and a reduction in bullying. The research questions…
Descriptors: School Culture, Focus Groups, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Schools