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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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Hohman, Katherine H.; Mantinan, Karah D. – New Directions for Youth Development, 2014
As part of its 2011 commitment to the Partnership for Healthier America, the YMCA of the USA (Y-USA) pledged that by 2015, 85 percent of its local Y associations with early childhood or afterschool programs would have at least one program site that met 100 percent of the Y-USA's healthy eating and physical activity (HEPA) standards. To inform…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Early Childhood Education, After School Programs, Dietetics
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Manuel, Tiffany – New Directions for Youth Development, 2009
This article details the experimental research on frame effects that provides quantitative evidence that some types of frames have a greater ability to move and affect policy support than others. This method is particularly useful in showing the magnitude by which exposure to alternative ways of thinking about social issues alters the public's…
Descriptors: Social Science Research, Cognitive Structures, Statistical Data, Evidence
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Pianta, Robert C.; Hamre, Bridget K. – New Directions for Youth Development, 2009
The National Research Council's (NRC) statement and description of features of settings that have value for positive youth development have been of great importance in shifting discourse toward creating programs that capitalize on youth motivations toward competence and connections with others. This assets-based approach to promote development is…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Teacher Effectiveness, Professional Development, Teacher Evaluation