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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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University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development, 2012
In 2006, the University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development began implementing a multi-year school readiness project in several area schools. Evidence from both research and the field point to several key elements that foster school readiness and create pathways to school success for all children. This paper presents components of a…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, School Community Relationship, Transitional Programs
Smith-Jones, Janell; Townsend, Maria Zeglen – University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development, 2008
This report summarizes key activities and contributions and offers recommendations for project operations. The pilot project was very successful in building a solid foundation for the Early Childhood Mental Health (ECMH) Consultation Program. Practitioners and other regional stakeholders clearly indicated that the project is providing a much…
Descriptors: Young Children, Mental Health Programs, Consultation Programs, Delivery Systems
Bell, Sheila; Li, Junlei – University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development, 2007
The purpose of this report is to listen to families about "what" mattered most to them and "how" family support has impacted their lives. The findings of this report represent a synthesis of families' voices from 8 focus groups and 35 individual interviews, conducted at centers, office meetings, and homes--with over 100 family members across 13…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Human Services, Program Effectiveness, Parent Attitudes
Zajac, Jennifer J.; DeGel, Jessica; Fish, Larry – University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development, 2007
The focus of this evaluation study is the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Residential Treatment Curriculum [PTSD RTC]) to treat PTSD in female juvenile offenders. The overall purpose of the evaluation was to assess the implementation of the PTSD RTC at treatment facilities with female juvenile offenders and to evaluate the effect of the intervention…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Quasiexperimental Design, Residential Programs