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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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Polanin, Joshua R.; Pigott, Terri D. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2013
Systematic reviews and meta-analysis are techniques for synthesizing primary empirical studies to produce a summary of effects. To facilitate this goal, the Campbell Collaboration (C2) supports reviews within the disciplines of crime and justice, education, international development, and social welfare. At the annual Campbell Colloquium, experts…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Online Courses, Multimedia Materials, Literature Reviews
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McLaughlin, Thomas Chalmers – Research on Social Work Practice, 2011
This article examines the cost-effectiveness of providing permanent supported housing to homeless people with mental illness. Through the use of billing records and frequency of use charts, researchers were able to map the service usage of a cohort of 268 homeless individuals from both urban and rural communities. The results suggest that…
Descriptors: Human Services, Homeless People, Mental Disorders, Rural Areas