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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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Milliren, Al; Messer, Mitchell H. – Journal of Invitational Theory and Practice, 2009
If we are to help children develop character, we have to go beyond offering a character education class once or twice each month. We actually have to validate character when we see it or hear about it happening. Through the use of a new strategy called "focused invitations," counselors and teachers can focus on the 36 core components of character.…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Values Education, Citizenship Education, Individual Characteristics
Stafford, William B. – Journal of Invitational Theory and Practice, 2003
Honoring the net is a concept presented by Purkey in his discussion of the four-corner press. In a counseling setting this concept relates to the perceptions of the counselor and the client as they encounter one another in the counseling relationship, as well as the relationship itself. This manuscript attempts to examine the dynamic of the net…
Descriptors: Counseling, Counselor Client Relationship, Interpersonal Relationship, Listening Skills