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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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Nolan, Julene D.; Filter, Kevin J.; Houlihan, Daniel – School Psychology International, 2014
Educating children on a global level is a dynamic process where policy, procedure and guideline changes can leave teachers searching for new programs to resolve new challenges. This brief report shows a successful application of the Good Behavior Game in a school in the country of Belize following a significant change in policy regarding…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Cultural Differences, Intervention
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Froiland, John Mark; Peterson, Aubrey; Davison, Mark L. – School Psychology International, 2013
Building on social-cognitive theory and the expectancy-value theory, this study indicated that early parent expectations for children’s post-secondary educational attainment have a stronger effect on 8th-grade achievement than home-based parental involvement. With a nationally representative sample of kindergarten students and their parents in the…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Expectation, Educational Attainment, Academic Achievement
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Graves, Scott L., Jr.; Wright, Lynda Brown – School Psychology International, 2011
This research examined the scope of parental involvement at school entry and sought to determine what, if any, differences existed between ethnic groups. In addition, the researcher attempted to determine if parental involvement was related to academic achievement at school entry. Participants were the African American and European American…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Ethnic Groups, Reading Achievement, Parent Participation
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Clinton, Amanda; Amesty, Elvia – School Psychology International, 2010
The present project analysed the use of participatory models during the process of application of a prevention program with preschool-aged children in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Relevant phases in achieving community collaboration are delineated and challenges are discussed. Results indicate that participatory models provided an effective means of…
Descriptors: Prevention, Community Involvement, Foreign Countries, Culturally Relevant Education
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Petermann, Franz; Natzke, Heike – School Psychology International, 2008
This pilot study evaluated the preliminary short- and middle-term impact of a nation-wide, school-based prevention initiative on antisocial behaviour of preschool and primary school pupils in Luxembourg. Seventeen preschool and reception classes (n = 183) were assigned to intervention and comparison conditions. The intervention included…
Descriptors: Intervention, Prevention, Teacher Workshops, Foreign Countries
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Venet, Michele; Bureau, Jean-Francois; Gosselin, Catherine; Capuano, France – School Psychology International, 2007
A number of studies (see Ethier, 1999) have shown that neglect has a deleterious impact on children's development. However, the effect of neglect on a child's internal representations of their family still needs to be investigated. The aim of this study was to examine the attachment patterns observed in a subsample of neglected children as…
Descriptors: Social Services, Classification, Child Neglect, Attachment Behavior