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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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Effective Pedagogy in Social Sciences. Educational Practices Series-23
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Sinnema, Claire; Aitken, Graeme – UNESCO International Bureau of Education, 2012
This booklet is a synthesis of research on social sciences teaching that has been shown to have a positive effect on a range of desirable student outcomes: cognitive, skills, participatory and affective outcomes. Education in the social sciences plays an important role in developing students' sense of identity and influencing the ways in which…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Social Sciences, Educational Practices
Teacher Professional Learning and Development. Educational Practices Series-18
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Timperley, Helen – UNESCO International Bureau of Education, 2008
This booklet synthesises the research on teacher professional learning and development that has been demonstrated to have a positive impact on valued student outcomes. Its findings relate to teachers who have received at least some initial teacher education and who are in the process of deepening their knowledge and refining their skills. The…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Educational Practices, Professional Development, Professional Education