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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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Bower, Heather A.; Griffin, Dana – Professional School Counseling, 2011
The literature has lauded parental involvement as an effective strategy to increase student achievement, but schools still struggle with how to effectively involve parents of color and low-income families. In an effort to assess the effectiveness of the Epstein Model of Parental Involvement in high-poverty, high-minority schools, the authors…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Parent Student Relationship, Minority Groups
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Griffin, Dana; Steen, Sam – Professional School Counseling, 2010
This article investigates school counselor involvement in partnerships using Epstein's six types of school-family-community involvement interactions (i.e., parenting, communicating, volunteering, learning at home, decision-making, and collaborating with the community). Findings show more involvement in parenting and collaborating with the…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Child Rearing, School Counselors, Family School Relationship
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Griffin, Dana; Farris, Amy – Professional School Counseling, 2010
Budget cuts in education demand that school counselors learn how to do more with what is presently available, and to collaborate with families and communities to find resources that meet student needs. In an effort to address how school counselors can be proactive in finding needed resources, this article draws on information from various…
Descriptors: Student Needs, School Counselors, Counselor Client Relationship, Family School Relationship
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Bryan, Julia A.; Griffin, Dana – Professional School Counseling, 2010
A multidimensional study examines both the dimensions of school counselors' involvement in school-family-community partnerships and the factors related to their involvement in partnerships. The School Counselor Involvement in Partnerships Survey was revised and its factor structure examined. Principal factor analyses revealed three dimensions of…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Factor Structure, School Counselors, Partnerships in Education
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Griffin, Dana; Galassi, John P. – Professional School Counseling, 2010
In focus groups, parents of both academically successful seventh-grade students and at-risk students (i.e., failing one or more classes, numerous behavioral referrals, and/or suspensions) in a rural middle school identified perceived barriers to student success as well as school and community resources for overcoming those barriers. Qualitative…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Academic Achievement, Parent School Relationship, School Counselors
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Galassi, John P.; Griffin, Dana; Akos, Patrick – Professional School Counseling, 2008
Articles in this special issue illustrate how Strengths-Based School Counseling complements the ASCA National Model[R] by strengthening the foundation of comprehensive school counseling programs, emphasizing promotion-oriented delivery, reinforcing the accountability and evidence base, engaging in developmental advocacy, and highlighting the…
Descriptors: School Counseling, Leadership, School Counselors, Academic Achievement