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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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Cesarone, Bernard – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 1999
Electronic journals in scholarly or professional fields provide publishers and readers an opportunity for wider dissemination of scientific and other knowledge than was previously possible through print publications. Besides this overriding benefit, electronic journals can incorporate features that improve on or go beyond the features that have…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Research, Electronic Journals, Internet
Chard, Sylvia C. – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 1999
Many teachers who begin to implement the Project Approach are already familiar with a learning center or theme approach to teaching, but there are some important differences of which to be aware. Noting that projects are especially valuable for children in undertaking in-depth study of real-world topics, this paper presents the reflections of…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Instructional Innovation, Kindergarten, Primary Education
Stormont, Melissa; Espinosa, Linda; Knipping, Nancy; McCathren, Rebecca – Early Childhood Research and Practice: An Internet Journal on the Development, Care, and Education of Young Children., 2003
This article provides early elementary school teachers with specific strategies to support the diverse needs of children who are vulnerable for failure in school. Children who are vulnerable include those who have an increased risk for failure because of specific characteristics that have been found to predict problems in school, such as poverty.…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Classroom Techniques, Elementary School Teachers, High Risk Students