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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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McHatton, Patricia Alvarez; Smith, Michael; Brown, Karen Harris; Curtis, Jessica – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2013
The reality that American public schools are not meeting the needs of all students and the increasing incongruity between student and teacher demographics demand increased efforts to prepare teacher candidates to work with students who are ethnically, culturally and linguistically diverse. Teacher preparation programs are charged with this work…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Culturally Relevant Education, Intercultural Programs, Cultural Awareness
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Gil-Kashiwabara, Eleanor; Geenen, Sarah; Powers, Laurie E. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2012
This study investigated whether Latina youth in special education and parents of Latinas in special education differ from their Anglo counterparts regarding transition expectations and experiences, and experiences of self-determination. Surveys were completed by 211 transition-aged Anglo and Latina females, and parents of Anglo girls and Latinas…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Special Education, Hispanic American Students, White Students
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Maude, Susan P.; Hodges, Lisa Naig; Brotherson, Mary Jane; Hughes-Belding, Kere; Peck, Nancy; Weigel, Cindy; Sharp, Lisa – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2009
Professional development that focuses on supporting teachers' abilities to work with diverse families is keenly needed. This article outlines three instructional strategies and how they were used with undergraduate students in an inclusive early childhood teacher education program: (a) involving diverse family members as instructional supports;…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Teacher Education Programs, Program Evaluation, Young Children
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Wilder, Lynn K.; Ashbaker, Betty Y.; Obiakor, Festus E.; Rotz, Elizabeth J. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2006
Individuals with disabilities tend to experience fewer successful outcomes in postsecondary transition than do youth without disabilities. Ethnically diverse learners have added challenges, such as worldviews, values, language, family involvement, level of acculturation, expectations, decision-making style, meaning of work, importance of money and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Ethnic Diversity, Multicultural Education, Developmental Studies Programs
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Lamb, Gordon D.; Ochoa, Salvador Hector; De Alba, Roman Garcia – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2006
This article provides an overview of the major factors and interventions affecting migrant students' academic performance/outcomes. Factors outside the school, such as poverty, family, and English language proficiency, are discussed. Next, factors inside the school, such as student records, credit accrual, and school curriculum, will be reviewed.…
Descriptors: Migrant Education, Migrant Programs, Migrant Children, Intervention
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McSwain, Arletha – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2002
The differences in preservice students' self-reported level of multicultural/bilingual competencies were investigated. Their scores were determined by the Teaching Competencies for Bilingual/Multicultural Exceptional Children, (TCBMEC), an instrument developed by Prieto, Rueda, and Rodriguez (1981). The results indicated that participants who…
Descriptors: Practicums, Competence, Bilingualism, Preservice Teacher Education