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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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A New Look at the Opportunity-to-Learn Gap across Race and Income
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Minor, Elizabeth Covay; Desimone, Laura M.; Phillips, Kristie J. R.; Spencer, Kailey – American Journal of Education, 2015
In this study, we use the US nationally representative Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Cohort to examine inequalities in opportunities to learn mathematics. Specifically, we examine the characteristics of US students' elementary school math teachers and the instruction they provide. While our findings are consistent with…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Longitudinal Studies, Cohort Analysis, Mathematics Education
School Climate and Students' Early Mathematics Learning: Another Search for Contextual Effects
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Bodovski, Katerina; Nahum-Shani, Inbal; Walsh, Rachael – American Journal of Education, 2013
Using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Cohort (ECLS-K)--a large, nationally representative sample of US elementary school students, we employed multilevel analysis to answer the following research questions: (a) Does students' mathematics achievement growth in grades K-3 vary among schools? (b) To what extent does…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Elementary School Students, Primary Education, Grade 1
The View from the Lighted Schoolhouse: Conceptualizing Home-School Relations within a Class Size Reduction Reform
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Graue, M. Elizabeth; Sherfinski, Melissa – American Journal of Education, 2011
In this essay we examine how educators work within a component of a class size reduction reform designed to strengthen the connections between families' home and school lives. We describe the accomplishments and struggles experienced by educators enacting this "lighted schoolhouse" based on our research in nine schools over three years.…
Descriptors: Family School Relationship, Parent School Relationship, Teacher Student Relationship, Teacher Student Ratio
The Impact of Professional Development to Infuse Health and Reading in Elementary Schools
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Deal, Tami Benham; Jenkins, Jayne M.; Deal, Laurence O.; Byra, Adelle – American Journal of Health Education, 2010
Background: Elementary classroom teachers must overcome a number of instructional barriers, including time constraints and professional preparation, if they are to deliver effective health education and enhance health literacy among youth. Purpose: This study examined the direct impact of a long-term professional development program on integrating…
Descriptors: Comprehensive School Health Education, Program Effectiveness, Literacy, Professional Development
Changes in Commitment to Physical Activity among 8-to-11-Year-Old Girls Participating in a Curriculum-Based Running Program
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DeBate, Rita; Zhang, Yan; Thompson, Sharon H. – American Journal of Health Education, 2007
Background: Despite findings that support physical activity (PA) as an effective means of improving health and quality of life, PA levels among girls tend to decline with age. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess changes pertaining to PA commitment following a curriculum-based running program designed for 3rd-to-5th-grade girls.…
Descriptors: Intervention, Health Education, Physical Activities, Females
Educator Preparedness to Teach Health Education in British Columbia
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Vamos, Sandra; Zhou, Mingming – American Journal of Health Education, 2007
Background: To date, few studies have been conducted to investigate the preparedness of health educators in Canadian school systems. Purpose: This study assessed practicing and pre-service teachers' self-perceptions of preparedness to teach health education in British Columbia K-12 classrooms. It also investigated factors related to their…
Descriptors: Health Education, Knowledge Level, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods