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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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van der Nest, Theo; Buchanan, Michael T. – Religious Education, 2014
Since the enactment of the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act in New Zealand in 1975, leadership in Catholic schools has become increasingly complex. Under the legislation Catholic schools are required to develop and maintain their "Special Character." The Director of Religious Studies (DRS) has become the position with a key…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Foreign Countries, Private Schools, Educational Legislation
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Buchanan, Michael T.; Engebretson, Kath – British Journal of Religious Education, 2009
A new study in Melbourne, Australia, has investigated curriculum change in religious education against the background of literature on curriculum change in education in general. Amongst its several findings, it was ascertained that clear information and theoretical understanding about a curriculum change in religious education is just as important…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Religious Education, Curriculum Implementation
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Buchanan, Michael T. – Religious Education, 2005
This article brings together some of the literature on worldwide trends in religious education that have influenced the delivery of curriculum in this field in Australian Catholic schools. The approaches to religious education since the time of European settlement in Australia are surveyed in light of international trends and the pedagogical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Religious Education, Catholic Schools
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Buchanan, Michael T. – British Journal of Religious Education, 2006
The management of curriculum change in religious education is of interest to all who are concerned with a continuing pursuit of excellence in this curriculum area. Utilising a grounded theory approach, this paper describes some findings concerning the management of curriculum change in the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne, Australia. It reports…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Religious Education