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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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Wan, Guofang – New Horizons in Education, 2012
Background: Given the technological revolution and the social, political and economic changes, the Chinese educational system, an important factor to ensure that Chinese youth are prepared for the changing world, has undoubtedly become the focus of many conversations. It is especially beneficial to listen to various perspectives, including those…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Educational Development, Social Change
Dani, Danielle; Wan, Guofang; Henning, John E. – New Horizons in Education, 2010
Background: The call for a scientifically literate citizenry necessitates individuals who are able to understand and make decisions regarding socioscientific issues. Socioscientific issues are social dilemmas with no definite solutions that have captured the attention of media sources nationally and internationally. This implies that…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Science and Society, Children, Preservice Teachers
Wan, Guofang; Gut, Dianne – New Horizons in Education, 2008
Background: Along with media saturation in society, concerns and issues arise about children's media uses and the roles of media in their lives; both China and USA have the most media and Internet users in the world, but neither has formal media literacy education in the school curriculum. To decide how important media literacy education is for…
Descriptors: Media Literacy, Mass Media Role, Mass Media Use, Asians