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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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Knoeppel, Robert C.; Rinehart, James S. – Educational Considerations, 2010
What distinguishes successful schools from unsuccessful schools? This question has relevance for the practice of educational leadership as well as the preparation of leaders. Successful schools are led by principals who set the direction and influence student learning, and who change the instructional process by focusing deliberately on teaching…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Statistical Analysis, Instructional Leadership
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Komives, Susan R.; Johnson, Matthew – Educational Considerations, 2009
Leadership research on college students has largely ignored pre-college leadership experiences. High school educators and administrators facilitate student involvement in high school through a variety of outlets; and although involvement in extracurricular activities is considered inherently positive, the degree to which these activities…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Leadership, Educational Experience, Secondary Education
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Steward, Robbie J.; Hill, Martin F.; Neil, Douglas M.; Pritchett, Tiffany; Wabaunsee, Ah-Sha-Ni – Educational Considerations, 2008
The purpose of this researcher-school collaborative study was to examine factors which might be intervenable by urban high school counselors in assisting at-risk students. There were two primary objectives. The first was to examine the degree to which urban adolescents' academic competence predicts cumulative grade point average (GPA). The second…
Descriptors: Human Capital, High Schools, Student Behavior, Grade Point Average
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Beattie, Marie – Educational Considerations, 2007
This study was exploratory, addressing a topic that has not been investigated previously: the perceptions of adolescents toward educators with physical disabilities. To do so, the researcher administered a self-developed survey to a sample of 200 public high school students in Texas. Results were reported by grade level and gender. Overall the…
Descriptors: Physical Disabilities, Adolescent Attitudes, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Teachers
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Ashbaker, Betty Y.; Morgan, Jill – Educational Considerations, 2006
The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 provided a clear mandate to school administrators to provide additional training for professional and paraprofessional staff. With its requirement that school districts must ensure that all staff are "highly qualified" for the roles assigned to them, it leaves no room for excuses or prevarication. In…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, State Regulation, Supervision, Disabilities
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Conceicao, Simone; Drummond, Sarah B. – Educational Considerations, 2005
Online learning, also referred to as distance education in this article, involves a variety of approaches, such as making resources available electronically and creating rich, interactive online experiences with class activities using Web tools like chat and discussion groups. Online courses offer flexibility as they may not require learners to…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Secondary Education, Educational Quality