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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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Koeller, Shirley – Childhood Education, 1981
Reviews research related to the following questions: (1) Can economic concepts be taught to young children and, if so, which concepts should be taught? (2) How is young children's knowledge of economic concepts best measured? (3) And what materials and instructional techniques are available for teaching economics to young children? (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Economics Education, Elementary School Students, Instructional Materials
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Steiner, Karen – Childhood Education, 1983
Lists 10 ERIC documents concerning the education of children for whom English is a second language. Each citation includes an ERIC document number, title, author's name, number of pages, and annotation. (RH)
Descriptors: Citations (References), Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
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Buscaglia, Leo F. – Childhood Education, 1984
Advocates teaching humanistic elements such as parents' history, individual uniqueness, potentiality, awareness, learning, new experiences, communication, and truth in discovery. (BJD)
Descriptors: Child Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Humanism
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Jalongo, Mary Renck – Childhood Education, 1984
Discusses children's imaginary companions as a part of human development that adults should strive to understand. (BJD)
Descriptors: Childrens Games, Childrens Literature, Creativity, Early Childhood Education
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Woodard, Carol Young – Childhood Education, 1984
Descriptors: Child Development, Dramatic Play, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment
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Weiser, Margaret G. – Childhood Education, 1984
Summarizes major presentations of the 17th World Congress of the World Organization for Early Childhood Education (OMEP). The opening address asks the question "Should an individual's original cultural identity be continued and reinforced when that person becomes a permanent resident in an alien culture?" Workshops, displays, projects, and…
Descriptors: Conferences, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Postsecondary Education
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Criscuolo, Nicholas P. – Childhood Education, 1984
Distinguishes between surface and meaningful parent involvement in reading. Describes six situations that meaningfully involve parents in school: (1) parent learning stations, (2) newspaper activities, (3) a parent talent bank, (4) "thin-book" reading from "cut up books," (5) parent activity sheets, and (6) a parent recreation room. (BJD)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Activities, Learning Experience, Parent Influence
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Swiniarski, Louise B. – Childhood Education, 1984
Descriptors: Curriculum, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries
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Baker, Roy E; And Others – Childhood Education, 1984
Compares schools in Maine with those in the United Kingdom. Addresses areas such as reading, writing, creative arts, mathematics, music, mainstreaming, counseling, practice teaching, and daily timetables. (BJD)
Descriptors: Differences, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum, Foreign Countries
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Preston, Richard A.; Salinger, Marion – Childhood Education, 1984
Suggests that the Association for Childhood Education International Study Conference will provide American teachers with ideas for promoting global understanding through an awareness of differences between the United States and Canada. Some of these differences include regionalism in Canada, constitutional variation, and multiculturalism. (BJD)
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Conferences, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
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Stockard, Connie Hall – Childhood Education, 1984
Presents a reflective poem depicting the thoughts of a special education child. (BJD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Mainstreaming, Poetry, Self Concept
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Simmons, Barbara J. – Childhood Education, 1984
Requests successful classroom teaching activities for publication. Three activities are included for review. (BJD)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Behavioral Objectives, Career Awareness, Elementary Education
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Abelman, Robert – Childhood Education, 1984
Establishes a rationale for parents' and teachers' intervention in children's television viewing. Provides strategies for both home and school. (BJD)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Elementary Education, Intervention, Literacy
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Seefeldt, Carol – Childhood Education, 1983
Previews the articles in this issue, indicating that contents are intended to be an initial resource for those working with immigrant children. (RH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Immigrants
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Grambs, Jean Dresden – Childhood Education, 1983
Reviews immigration to the United States during the late 19th and early 20th century as well as during earlier periods. Topics addressed include racism, slavery, antiforeign sentiment, resurgence of ethnic pride, increase in "new" immigration, and implications for educators. (RH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Ethnicity, Immigrants, School Role
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