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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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Nazar, Barry L.; Zanis, David A.; Melochick, Jennifer Ryan – School Social Work Journal, 2011
This study examines early adolescent self-reported intentions about having sex during the next year. A total of 114 variables are investigated for possible associations with lower versus higher levels of intention about having sex. The sample consists of 306 early adolescents from several middle schools in a predominantly white, rural community in…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Intervention, Self Efficacy, Parenting Styles
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Gerdes, Karen E.; Stromwall, Layne – School Social Work Journal, 2009
Conation is the little-studied component of human action that each person uses to achieve goals. In partnership with affective and cognitive components, knowledge of a student's conative profile (method of approaching a learning problem) allows school personnel to tailor educational strategies that use the individual's personal strengths. In this…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Learning Problems, Profiles, School Social Workers