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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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Effectiveness of Assertive Discipline in a Rural Setting.
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Ferre, Victor; Ferre, Louise – Rural Educator, 1991
Assertive discipline can help teachers develop more consistent and effective communication strategies for influencing student behavior. Over a nine-week period, two teachers using assertive discipline reduced the off-task and disruptive behavior of a male kindergarten student by defining behavioral limits and providing positive and negative…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Classroom Techniques
A Comparison of Knowledge and Attitudes about AIDS between Rural and Urban Adolescent Students.
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Ferre, Victor; Ferre, Louise – Rural Educator, 1993
Surveyed approximately 600 secondary students in rural southeast Nebraska about AIDS knowledge and attitudes. Rural students were considerably more knowledgeable about AIDS transmission and severity than urban students in a similar survey in San Francisco. The overwhelming majority of rural students considered AIDS a serious problem and wanted to…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Knowledge Level, Rural Education
Rural School Superintendents View Special Education: Expressing Their Concerns.
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Ferre, Victor; Ferre, Louise – Rural Educator, 1992
A 15-item questionnaire was administered to 36 rural Nebraska superintendents concerning special education. Financing of special education programs ranked as the number one concern of superintendents. Other high ranking concerns were meeting state guidelines, increasing enrollment, shortages of support service personnel, and matching the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Needs, Rural Schools