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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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Quilliams, Laura; Beran, Tanya – Exceptionality Education International, 2009
The purpose of this study was to identify individual and family risk factors that may explain why some students are at risk for academic failure. Students' self-concept, academic motivation, and their parents' involvement in education were reported by both students and teachers. A latent variable path model fit the data well (Comparative Fit Index…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Parent Participation, Academic Achievement, At Risk Students
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Whitley, Jessica; Lupart, Judy L.; Beran, Tanya – Exceptionality Education International, 2009
This paper provides a description of the demographic characteristics as well as the social and academic experiences of a nationally representative sample of Canadian students receiving special education services for an Emotional/Behavioural Difficulty (EBD) and a comparison group of students without disabilities (ND). Data summarized in this…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Low Income, Special Education, Emotional Disturbances