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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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Researching International Processes of Education Policy Formation: Conceptual and Methodological Considerations
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Edwards, D. Brent, Jr. – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2012
This article elaborates one approach to conceptualizing and investigating international processes of education policy formation (IPEPF), which are dynamic, multi-level and processual in nature. This contribution is important because, although research is increasingly conducted on phenomena with such characteristics, extended discussions of how…
Descriptors: Policy Formation, Educational Policy, Qualitative Research, Research Methodology
A Comparison of Local Empowerment in Education: Porto Alegre, Brazil and Chicago, USA
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Edwards, D. Brent, Jr. – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2010
Democratization of decision-making processes and increased local involvement are mentioned regularly as desirable ways to proceed in education policy reform. Nevertheless, the limited publications examining reforms for more democratic organization of school districts have tended to focus on isolated examples and very specific aspects of that…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Decision Making