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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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Leonard, Jacqueline; Moore, Cara M.; Brooks, Wanda – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2014
This article reports on a teacher-research study that used multicultural texts as a context for teaching mathematics for cultural relevance during an elementary mathematics methods course. The results of the study reveal that 28% (5 out of 18) of the teacher candidates (TCs) chose books that were culturally contextual or culturally amenable.…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Mathematics Instruction, Culturally Relevant Education, Urban Schools
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Leonard, Jacqueline; Barnes-Johnson, Joy; Dantley, Scott Jackson; Kimber, Charles – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2011
This paper reports on a study of elementary preservice teachers' inquiry-based practices, their efficacy beliefs, and the role beliefs had on two preservice teachers' practices in urban classrooms. Results show inquiry-based practices can be cultivated through field-based experiences and preservice teachers' efficacy beliefs, as it relates to…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Science Instruction, Inquiry