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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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Epstein, Joel; Thomson, Nicole Renick; Collins, Karen Kadela; Pancella, Thom – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2009
Using a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, The Missouri Institute of Mental Health produced a series of media tools designed to teach fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade children from African-American churches about the science of drug addiction. Beginning with a core curriculum, we created two separate interventions. In the…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Churches, Drug Addiction, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Epstein, Joel; Collins, Karen Kadela; Thomson, Nicole Renick; Pancella, Thom; Pauley, Danielle – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2007
"The Doubles," funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, is a seven-episode series of media tools designed to teach third- and fourth-grade students about the science of drug addiction. The program's curriculum was delivered through a set of DVDs, interactive CD-ROMs, workbooks, or an Internet Site. Results indicate that although the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Substance Abuse, Student Attitudes, Drug Addiction