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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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Deslandes, R.; Potvin, P.; Leclerc, D. – McGill Journal of Education, 1999
Examines the relation among family characteristics, school achievement, parenting style, and parental involvement in schooling focusing on 525 adolescents of the Quebec-Appalachian region. Finds that family characteristics contributed less to school achievement than parenting practices and that family characteristics had no moderating effect on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Family Characteristics, Foreign Countries
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Deslandes, R.; Royer, E.; Turcotte, D.; Bertrand, R. – McGill Journal of Education, 1997
Studies the influence of parenting style and parental involvement in schooling on academic achievement at the secondary level. Finds that parental acceptance, affective support, supervision, and granting psychological autonomy contributed to school achievement. Indicates that parents retain substantial influence over their adolescent's school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affection, Foreign Countries, High School Students