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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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Fitzpatrick, Kevin M.; Choudary, Wendie; Kearney, Anne; Piko, Bettina F. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2013
This study examined the relationship between risk, assets, and negative health behaviors among a large sample of Hispanic adolescents. Data were collected from over 1,000 Hispanic youth in grades 6, 8, 10, and 12 attending school in a moderate size school district in Northwest Arkansas. Logistic regression models examined the variation in the odds…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Adolescents, High School Students, Middle School Students
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Bamaca-Colbert, Mayra Y.; Gayles, Jochebed G.; Lara, Rebecca – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2011
This study used a person-centered approach to examine patterns of adjustment along psychological (i.e., depression, self-esteem, anxiety) and academic (i.e., academic motivation) domains in a sample (N = 338) of Mexican-origin female adolescents. Four adjustment profiles were identified. A "High Functioning" (n = 173) group, which exhibited high…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Rearing, Learning Motivation, Adolescents
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Gonzalez, Rosemary – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2009
Identity development is a dynamic process which involves reconciling multiple messages. While ethnic minority adolescents' development is affected profoundly by discrimination, positive racial/ethnic encounters can also transform one's identity. Questionnaire data were gathered from 122 tenth-grade Mexican Americans in a low-performing school that…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Mexican Americans, Adolescents, Educational Environment