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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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Thirty Years of 14-19 Education and Training in England: Reflections on Policy, Curriculum and Organisation
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Higham, Jeremy; Yeomans, David – London Review of Education, 2011
This article traces and analyses some of the key features of 14-19 education and training in England over the 30 years since such a phase was first mooted. It does this through an introductory narrative outlining the key policies and initiatives and the development of six themes drawing on analysis of a body of research and policy. The themes are:…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Institutional Autonomy, Adult Education, Foreign Countries
Curriculum Choice, Flexibility and Differentiation 14-19: The Way Forward or Flawed Prospectus?
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Higham, Jeremy; Yeomans, David – London Review of Education, 2007
This article explores the policy and practice of choice, flexibility and differentiation within the 14-19 curriculum in England. After first locating these issues within contemporary curriculum policy it adopts a historical analysis tracing perspectives and practice since 1945. This narrative exposes complex oscillation in policy and practice in…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Educational History