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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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Edyburn, Dave L. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2004
The professional literature continues to be an essential resource for scholars and practitioners for filtering and highlighting new advances in research and practice. However, the ongoing challenges associated with too much information, inadequate tools for managing information overload, and too little time for professional development demand that…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Special Education, Professional Development, Content Analysis
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Edyburn, Dave L. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2002
A review was conducted of 198 articles on special education technology. While literature could be found in 28 journals, a core set of 7 contributed 70% of relevant articles. Articles revealed the following 2001 themes: accessibility, assistive technology, implementation issues, Internet use and Web resources, technology integration, and universal…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Assistive Technology, Disabilities, Educational Research
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Edyburn, Dave L. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2001
A review of 197 articles on special education technology research and practice found a core set of four journals contributed 55 percent of the relevant articles. Analysis of the articles revealed several themes: augmentative and alternative communication, accessibility, assistive technology, implementation issues, Internet applications, preservice…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Disabilities, Educational Research, Educational Technology
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Edyburn, Dave L. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2000
All 1999 issues of 26 journals in special education technology, special education, and educational technology were reviewed and 788 articles were identified of which 114 were judged as contributing to the knowledge base on special education technology research and practice. Four journals contained 60 percent of the relevant articles. Content…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Disabilities, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
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Edyburn, Dave L.; Gardner, J. Emmett – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1999
A self-study process is outlined for engaging teacher educators in collegial conversations about the effective use of technology in special education teacher preparation. Five discussion topics are outlined: (1) professional standards; (2) current practice snapshots; (3) visions of technology integration; (4) utilizing a technology integration…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Disabilities, Educational Technology, Higher Education
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Edyburn, Dave L. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1991
Thirteen learning-handicapped junior high students and 15 nonhandicapped peers conducted fact retrieval tasks. Highest retrieval success was attained with a menu-driven electronic encyclopedia, followed by print encyclopedia and command-driven electronic encyclopedia. Higher success levels were found when tasks were assigned rather than…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Difficulty Level, Encyclopedias, Full Text Databases