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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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The Curriculum Debate: Why It Is Important Today
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Tedesco, Juan Carlos; Opertti, Renato; Amadio, Massimo – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2014
This article highlights some of the key issues in current discussions around curriculum, such as values education, inclusive education, competency-based approaches, soft and hard skills, and scientific and digital culture. It starts with the assumption that quality education for all is necessary to achieve social justice, and it looks at curricula…
Descriptors: Values Education, Inclusion, Equal Education, Curriculum Design
Developing Inclusive Teachers from an Inclusive Curricular Perspective
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Opertti, Renato; Brady, Jayne – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2011
This article defines inclusive education in light of the Education for All agenda. It then describes key considerations for developing inclusive teachers from the perspective of an inclusive curriculum which seeks to address the needs of all learners. It concludes by outlining several key policy discussion areas which must be addressed if…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Access to Education, Teacher Education, Curriculum
Moving Forward: Inclusive Education as the Core of Education for All
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Opertti, Renato; Brady, Jayne; Duncombe, Leana – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2009
This article attempts to shed light on what is meant by the statement that inclusive education is the core of the Education for All (EFA) agenda. Against the backdrop of some fundamental concerns relating to the EFA goals expressed by UNESCO's Assistant Director-General for Education, the article highlights the necessity and pertinence of…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Foreign Countries, Mainstreaming, Equal Education
Trends in Inclusive Education at Regional and Interregional Levels: Issues and Challenges
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Opertti, Renato; Belalcazar, Carolina – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2008
The UNESCO International Bureau of Education (IBE), through the Community of Practice (COP) in Curriculum Development, organized eight Regional Preparatory Workshops on Inclusive Education in 2007. These workshops had the overall goal of initiating a participatory, consultative process in order to highlight key issues and challenges regarding…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Workshops, Educational Trends, Inclusive Schools