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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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Totten, Sara; Frankenberger, William; Stroh, Jennifer – International Journal of Special Education, 2008
The purpose of this study was to determine the types of psychiatric disorders and the corresponding medications prescribed to children enrolled in Early Childhood Special Education Programs (ECSE) and to ascertain teacher attitudes related to this topic. Data were collected via surveys disseminated to five hundred-twenty five Early Childhood…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Drug Therapy
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Cornell-Swanson, La Vonne; Frankenberger, William; Ley, Katie; Bowman, Krista – International Journal of Special Education, 2007
This study examined the proportion of children in 1st and 2nd grade classes who were currently prescribed medication for psychotropic disorders. The study also examined the attitudes of 1st and 2nd grade teachers toward diagnosis of psychiatric disorders and use of psychiatric medication to treat children. Results of the current study indicate…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Grade 2, Drug Therapy, Clinical Diagnosis
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Hall, Kristina M.; Bowman, Krista A.; Ley, Katie; Frankenberger, William – International Journal of Special Education, 2006
The purpose of the current study was to determine the types of psychiatric disorders and the corresponding medications prescribed to children enrolled in elementary Emotional Behavioral Disability (EBD) programs. The project employed a questionnaire that was distributed to elementary level teachers (EBD) to: (a) determine the proportion of …
Descriptors: Medical Services, Drug Therapy, Mental Disorders, Emotional Disturbances