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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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Cashman, Timothy G.; McDermott, Benjamin R. – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2011
The key objective of this investigation was to uncover attitudes and pedagogical comparisons of a sampling of secondary social studies teachers in three schools in eastern Ontario, Canada. The researchers sought to gain insight into how historical and current United States (US) policies are addressed in the provincial curriculum. Moreover,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Political Issues, Social Studies, Secondary Education
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McMahon, Brenda J.; Zyngier, David – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2009
The challenge of student engagement has been recognised as a serious issue in both Australian and Canadian education. This empirical and qualitative study seeks to understand the experiences of two groups of students; the first beginning their high school years and the second reflecting back on successful university and less than successful high…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Foreign Countries, High School Students, College Students
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Gatfield, Terry; Larmar, Stephen – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2008
Higher education ranks as Australia's sixth largest export sector, making a financial contribution of over $9 billion to the economy in 2004-2005. Surveys of potential students and projections by IDP-Education Australia on marketing higher education in 2025 are that the overseas student intake will rise by 14% to 850,000, earning in export trade…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Study Abroad