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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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O'Connor, Kevin; Allen, Anna-Ruth – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2010
In this chapter, the authors argue for a perspective on learning as the organizing of access to valued social futures. Why think of learning in terms of organizing? Such a perspective, they believe, follows from a particular view of the human sciences, one that sees people as always engaged in organizing, collectively, the conditions for and…
Descriptors: Social Influences, Role of Education, Social Values, Cultural Influences
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Penuel, William R.; O'Connor, Kevin – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2010
Taken as a whole, this volume can be viewed as an argument for reframing learning research as a human science, one focused on interpreting learning situations and organizing for improving learning in ways that put human agency, values, and engagement with social practices at the center. Each chapter illuminates one or more elements of a human…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Educational Research, Sciences, Educational Researchers