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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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Peek, Sarah D. – Georgia School Counselors Association Journal, 2009
The action research study revealed the effectiveness of recent interventions to the attendance process of a single elementary school located in the Southern United States. The study evaluated the benefits and impact of the interventions, and other possible interventions to increase student attendance. An explanation of each intervention is…
Descriptors: Action Research, Attendance, Teacher Attitudes, Intervention
Chibbaro, Julia S. – Georgia School Counselors Association Journal, 2007
Professional school counselors experience unique challenges as they struggle to provide information to parents about self-injurious behaviors and methods to cope with adolescents who self-injure. This paper explores self-injurious behaviors, discusses some of the reasons why adolescents practice self-injury and recommends six strategies that…
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, Adolescents, School Counselors, Coping
DeLambo, David A.; Chandras, Kananur V.; Homa, Debra; Chandras, Sunil V. – Georgia School Counselors Association Journal, 2007
This study examined high school attitudes toward persons with physical and mental disabilities using a social distance scale. Results indicated that physical disabilities (e.g., ulcer, stomach disorder, heart disease, visual impairment, hearing impairment, spinal cord injure) were rated as most accepted (excluding HIV/AIDS) and mental disabilities…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Student Attitudes, Visual Impairments, School Attitudes