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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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Juul, Kristen D. – International Journal of Special Education, 1986
Three models of intentional therapeutic communities for troubled youth are described: psychiatric communities, communities with a spiritual orientation, and collectives inspired by A. Makarenko. Applications of the Makarenko model with adolescents having problems of substance abuse and serious social maladjustment in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Drug Abuse, Emotional Disturbances, Emotional Problems
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Juul, Kristen D. – International Journal of Special Education, 1986
A review of 25 epidemiological studies of behavior disorders from 16 foreign countries indicated prevalence rates for children in other countries were much higher than those in the United States and were more in harmony with the incidence figures for adult populations both in the United States and in other countries. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Behavior Disorders, Children
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Juul, Kristen D. – International Journal of Special Education, 1989
Similarities in special education services in the five Scandinavian countries include their normalization philosophy and cooperative policy development. Among unique Scandinavian innovations are camp schools, folk high schools, toy libraries (lekoteks), therapeutic communities or collectives for young substance abuses, and measures to combat…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Educational Philosophy