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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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Pinto, Ana Isabel; Grande, Catarina; Aguiar, Cecilia; de Almeida, Isabel Chaves; Felgueiras, Isabel; Pimentel, Julia Serpa; Serrano, Ana Maria; Carvalho, Leonor; Brandao, Maria Teresa; Boavida, Tania; Santos, Paula; Lopes-dos-Santos, Pedro – Infants and Young Children, 2012
Research studies on early childhood intervention (ECI) in Portugal are diffuse regarding both program components and the geographical area under scrutiny. Since the 1990s, a growing body of knowledge and evidence in ECI is being gathered, based on postgraduate teaching, in-service training, and research. This article draws on the systems theory…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Intervention, Young Children, Developmental Programs
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Boavida, Tania; Aguiar, Cecilia; McWilliam, R. A.; Pimentel, Julia Serpa – Infants and Young Children, 2010
Individualized education programs (IEPs) are a fundamental mechanism for making special education services unique for the child and for enhancing the developmental outcomes of children with disabilities. If written IEP goals diverge, however, from recommended practices, they might result in ineffective interventions. This study investigated the…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Preschool Children, Disabilities, Foreign Countries
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Aguiar, Cecilia; Moiteiro, Ana Rita; Pimentel, Julia Serpa – Infants and Young Children, 2010
This study was designed to investigate the association of quality of Portuguese inclusive preschool classrooms with the social acceptance of children with disabilities. Sixty-four inclusive preschool classrooms from 28 randomly selected school groups from the district of Lisbon participated in this study. Classroom quality was not associated with…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Disabilities, Peer Acceptance, Peer Relationship