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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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Academic Enrichment in High-Functioning Homework Afterschool Programs
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Huang, Denise; Cho, Jamie – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2009
As part of afterschool programs with homework assistance, students are provided with a location and time to complete their homework, as well as instructional assistance. This mixed-method study investigated the program content and delivery processes of seven high-functioning homework programs. Results of this study revealed that in addition to…
Descriptors: Homework, Motivation Techniques, After School Programs, Program Content
Making Sense of Competing Constructs of Teacher as Professional
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Sisson, Jamie Huff – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2009
This paper presents a comparative case study involving eight teachers from two Reggio-inspired schools that focuses on how teachers negotiate a Reggio-inspired approach in the American context. This study first identifies the struggles these eight teachers faced in applying the philosophical beliefs borrowed from this Italian-born approach. With…
Descriptors: Parent Education, Reggio Emilia Approach, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Constructivism (Learning)