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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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Research on Schools, Neighborhoods and Communities: Toward Civic Responsibility
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Tate, William F., IV, Ed. – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2012
"Research on Schools, Neighborhoods, and Communities: Toward Civic Responsibility" focuses on research and theoretical developments related to the role of geography in education, human development, and health. William F. Tate IV, the Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis and…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Neighborhoods, Suburban Schools, Educational Research
Early Childhood Education: History, Theory, and Practice. Second Edition
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Morgan, Harry – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2010
Harry Morgan lays the foundations of what early childhood education is by integrating the history of the field with the philosophy and theories behind this discipline. From birth to age eight, when children become integrated into society through their education at school and at home, "Early Childhood Education" examines the education of this age…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Educational Theories
High Stakes: Poverty, Testing, and Failure in American Schools. Second Edition
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Johnson, Dale D.; Johnson, Bonnie – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2005
High Stakes brings the voices of students and teachers to national debates over school accountability and educational reform. Recounting the experiences of two classrooms during one academic year, the book offers a critical exploration of excessive state-mandated monitoring, high-stakes testing pressures, and inequities in public school funding…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Policy, Educational Change, Academic Failure
The Montessori Method: The Origins of an Educational Innovation: Including an Abridged and Annotated Edition of Maria Montessori's The Montessori Method
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Gutek, Gerald Lee – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2004
An essential resource for all students and scholars of early childhood education, this book offers a rich array of material about Maria Montessori and the Montessori Method. Distinguished education scholar Gerald Gutek begins with an in-depth biography of Montessori, exploring how a determined young woman overcame the obstacles that blocked her…
Descriptors: Montessori Method, Early Childhood Education, Biographies, Educational Change