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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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Family Involvement in Elementary School Children's Education. Family Involvement Makes a Difference. Number 2, Winter 2006/2007
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Caspe, Margaret; Lopez, M. Elena; Wolos, Cassandra – Harvard Family Research Project, 2007
This research brief reviews research on why and how family involvement matters for elementary school children's learning and socio-emotional development. Specifically, it summarizes the latest evidence base on effective involvement for elementary school children--that is, the studies that link family involvement in elementary schools to children's…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Family Involvement, Family School Relationship, Parent Child Relationship
Family Involvement in Elementary School Children's Education. Family Involvement Makes a Difference: Evidence that Family Involvement Promotes School Success for Every Child of Every Age. Number 2, Winter 2006/2007
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Caspe, Margaret; Lopez, M. Elena; Wolos, Cassandra – Harvard Family Research Project, 2007
This research brief summarizes the latest evidence base on effective involvement for elementary school children--that is, the studies that link family involvement in elementary schools to children's academic achievement and social development. It synthesizes the outcome-based empirical research published between 1999 and 2006 that were cataloged…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Family Involvement, Social Development, Academic Achievement
Taking a Closer Look: A Guide to Online Resources on Family Involvement
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Weiss, Heather B.; Faughnan, Kelly; Caspe, Margaret; Wolos, Cassandra; Lopez, M. Elena; Kreider, Holly – Harvard Family Research Project, 2005
This resource guide contains annotated Web links to recent (published in and after 2000) research, information, and tools about family involvement. Family involvement involves a broad range of constructs and this is reflected in the guide, which covers resources about parenting practices to support children's learning and development, home-school…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Academic Achievement, Literacy Education, Leadership