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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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Benson, Nicholas; Oakland, Thomas – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2011
The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) provides a framework for describing behaviors by viewing them from three broad and different perspectives: (1) physiologic, physical, and psychological functions; (2) a person's engagement in functional life activities; and (3) their participation in social settings. The…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Public Health, Classification, School Psychology
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Oakland, Thomas; Mpofu, Elias; Sulkowski, Michael – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2006
Temperament styles of 600 Zimbabwe children are described and compared to those of 3,200 U.S. children. Gender and age differences are described for children in Zimbabwe and compared to U.S. children. Results indicate that Zimbabwe children generally prefer extroverted to introverted styles, practical to imaginative styles, feeling to thinking…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Age Differences, Foreign Countries, Gender Differences
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Oakland, Thomas; Joyce, Diana – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2004
Four temperament qualities and their origins are described together with the influence of temperament styles on teaching and learning styles. Teachers are encouraged to provide opportunities for students to utilize their strengths, to overcome weaknesses, to encourage positive behaviors, to promote an understanding of themselves and others, and to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Vocational Interests, Personality, Educational Opportunities