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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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Taking a Closer Look at the Impact of Classroom Placement: Students Share Their Perspective from inside Special Education Classrooms
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Jones, Jennifer L.; Hensley, Lisa R. – Educational Research Quarterly, 2012
This study explores the impact of classroom placement on students' self-determination, perception of social support from teachers and classmates, and student-teacher relationships. Participants included 51 middle school and high school students receiving special education services under the ID (intellectual disabilities) category, along with 12…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Self Contained Classrooms, Special Education, Classroom Environment
Staffing at the Middle School Level: Are the Least Qualified Principals Assigned to the Neediest School Buildings?
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Young, Phillip; Reimer, Donald Paul; Young, Karen Holsey – Educational Research Quarterly, 2010
A structural equation modeling approach is used to assess the relationships among human capital endowments of school principals and characteristics of students at the middle school level. Human capital endowments are measured according to education, teacher experience, and administrator experience, while characteristics of students are assessed…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Characteristics, At Risk Students, Student Diversity
The Relationship between Teacher Autonomy and Stress, Work Satisfaction, Empowerment, and Professionalism
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Pearson, L. Carolyn; Moomaw, William – Educational Research Quarterly, 2005
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between teacher autonomy and on-the-job stress, work satisfaction, empowerment, and professionalism. Using a reliable and valid measure of curriculum autonomy and general teaching autonomy (TAS), it was found that as curriculum autonomy increased on-the-job stress decreased, but there was…
Descriptors: Professional Autonomy, Job Satisfaction, Teaching Conditions, Teacher Attitudes