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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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Lance, Ann – Management in Education, 2010
This article is based on a case study of two ethnically diverse urban primary schools in England. Both schools have been recognised locally and nationally for their engagement in projects which exemplify innovative practice. The article traces the impact of school effectiveness and improvement theory on primary schools in England, identifying an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools, Student Diversity, School Culture
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Rayner, Steve; Gunter, Helen; Thomas, Hywel; Butt, Graham; Lance, Ann – Management in Education, 2005
This article draws upon a case study of a special school (Park Vale) participating in the Department for Education and Science (DfES) Transforming School Workforce (TSW) Pathfinder Pilot Project (2002-2003). The Project was developed as a response by the DfES: firstly, to growing difficulties in the recruitment and retention of teachers in the…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Pilot Projects, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
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Gunter, Helen; Rayner, Steve; Thomas, Hywel; Fielding, Antony; Butt, Graham; Lance, Ann – Management in Education, 2004
load has been highlighted by recent studies, including work for the DfES by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC 2001) and by the Office for Manpower Economics (OME) for the School Teachers' Review Body (DfES 2000). The PwC report concluded that teachers and headteachers work more intensive weeks than other comparable managers and professionals. This heavy…
Descriptors: Criticism, Foreign Countries, Teachers, Instructional Leadership