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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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Glazzard, Jonathan – Support for Learning, 2014
This article illustrates, through the story of one mainstream primary school, the tensions between the inclusion agenda and the standards agenda. The school is situated in an area of social deprivation and nearly half of the school population have been identified as having special educational needs. The story presented in this article illustrates…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Mainstreaming, Elementary Schools, Inclusion
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Glazzard, Jonathan – Support for Learning, 2014
This study is a life history account of Bev, a special educational needs co-ordinator who works in a primary school in England. The research examines how, within Bev's experiences, the discourses of integration and inclusion have affected learners with special educational needs. Additionally, the study examines the impact of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Education, Coordinators, Elementary Schools
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Glazzard, Jonathan – Support for Learning, 2013
This personal account from a special educational needs co-ordinator illustrates the negative impact that resourced provision has had on one school. The provision caters for children with communication and interaction difficulties and is housed in a mainstream primary school. For this school, while the provision has had a beneficial impact on the…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Primary Education, Special Education, Special Needs Students
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Glazzard, Jonathan; Overall, Katy – Support for Learning, 2012
The focus of the study was to explore parental experiences of raising a child with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD). A mixed-method approach consisting of questionnaires and semi-structured interviews was used in order to elicit parental perspectives of raising a child with ASD. Two semi-structured interviews were conducted with parents of…
Descriptors: Autism, Family Programs, Coping, Interviews
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Glazzard, Jonathan – Support for Learning, 2011
This study examined the barriers to inclusion in one primary school in the north of England. Qualitative data were collected from teachers and teaching assistants through the use of a focus group. The evidence suggested that practices within the school were varied and ranged from highly inclusive to highly exclusive. Some teachers worked in good…
Descriptors: Evidence, Educational Needs, Inclusion, Negative Attitudes
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Glazzard, Jonathan – Support for Learning, 2010
This study investigates the factors that affect the self-esteem of learners with dyslexia. It provides a brief overview of some of the key literature in this area and then describes a small-scale study conducted in two mainstream secondary schools in the north of England. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews with secondary-aged…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Identification, Interviews, Foreign Countries