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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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Larner, Mary B.; Zippiroli, Lorraine; Behrman, Richard E. – Future of Children, 1999
Analyzes the growing demand for out-of-school programs and activities for children with attention to program approaches, delivery systems, and problems. Provides recommendations for new public investments, community-level planning, and increased knowledge through research. (Contains 66 references.) (SLD)
Descriptors: After School Programs, Children, Community Programs, Delivery Systems
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Cappella, Elise; Larner, Mary B. – Future of Children, 1999
Describes the cohort of children who were between 5 and 14 years of age in the 1990s and compares them with their counterparts earlier in the century. Reports their numbers, overall and by racial and ethnic heritage, describes characteristics of their parents, and the time they spend in school. Considers effects of these trends on public…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Children, Comparative Analysis, Educational History
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Larner, Mary B.; Stevenson, Carol S.; Behrman, Richard E. – Future of Children, 1998
Analyzes the challenges, pressures, and uncertainties facing the public child protection systems with recommendations for strengthening child protective services agencies and expanding prevention and treatment resources. Articles in this special issue place typical agency practices in a historical context as they consider dimensions of the child…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs