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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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Olson, Kate – Linguistics and Education: An International Research Journal, 2007
This study examines the implications that state educational policies, such as high-stakes testing in English and Proposition 227, have on teaching and learning in primary language instruction for English learners in California. Utilizing cultural-historical activity theory of learning and development, this qualitative case study uncovers the…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Second Language Learning, High Stakes Tests, Discourse Analysis
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Rogers, Vaughan; McLeod, Wilson – Linguistics and Education: An International Research Journal, 2006
This paper examines the relationship between policy and politics in relation to the development of public-sector primary education through Breton and Gaelic, considering closely the patterns of power through which such provision is delivered. Brittany and Scotland present many similarities as culturally distinctive territories, contained within…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Politics, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Language Minorities