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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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Enterline, Sarah; Cochran-Smith, Marilyn; Ludlow, Larry H.; Mitescu, Emilie – New Educator, 2008
This article speaks to two current trends in teacher education--the press to assess teacher education in terms of measurable outcomes, on one hand, and the growing emphasis on social justice as a theme of teacher education, on the other. The article begins with a discussion of the concept of teacher education for social justice. Then, using Rasch…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Preservice Teacher Education, Graduates, Measures (Individuals)
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Cochran-Smith, Marilyn – New Educator, 2006
In this article, Cochran-Smith argues that now more than ever, teacher education needs public intellectuals to challenge prevailing views and expose its governing myths. The author makes this argument by describing two issues that are in great need of public critique: (1) the myth that teacher education is a public policy problem that can be…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Teacher Education, Mythology, Teacher Attitudes