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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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Kopels, Sandra – School Social Work Journal, 2012
"Safe haven" laws are designed to protect infants from being killed or otherwise harmed. This article examines the safe haven laws from the states that comprise the Midwest School Social Work Council and the variations between these laws regarding the age of the infant, where the infant can be left, who is allowed to leave the infant, whether…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Infants, Adolescents, School Social Workers
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Crolley-Simic, Josie; Vonk, M. Elizabeth; Ellsworth, William – School Social Work Journal, 2007
This study examines the roles and skills of a school social worker assisting a school district in developing a human sexuality education program. Specific challenges faced by the social worker are discussed, and alternatives to several of the social worker's decisions are explored. Specifically, decisions made by the social worker regarding…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Sexuality, School Social Workers, Social Work
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Garza, Cecilia; Landeck, Michael – School Social Work Journal, 2007
This study examines the role of school social workers as potential agents of change in the educational system, with a special focus on their major demographic characteristics in Texas and along the Mexico border region. The border region of the state has chronic poverty and limited educational attainment levels and demonstrates a need for…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Federal Legislation, Educational Attainment, Quality of Life
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Sweifach, Jay; LaPorte, Heidi Heft – School Social Work Journal, 2007
Estimates suggest that up to 25 percent of the 40,000 new cases of HIV that occur in the United States each year may involve individuals under the age of twenty-two. This calls into question whether preventive education does indeed accomplish its intended purpose. Although there has been a host of recent additions to the wealth of HIV/AIDS…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Sex Education, Prevention, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Jivanjee, Pauline; Kruzich, Jean M.; Friesen, Barbara J.; Robinson, Adjoa – School Social Work Journal, 2007
Family participation in educational planning for children with disabilities is believed to result in plans that are more responsive to the child's needs and that lead to better social, emotional, and educational outcomes. Participation in educational planning is also a fundamental right of parents and a cornerstone of special education…
Descriptors: Health Services, Educational Planning, Educational Objectives, Emotional Disturbances
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Evertts, Jeanne, Ed. – School Social Work Journal, 1978
This issue focuses on the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, P.L. 94-142, and its impact on the role of school social workers, including relationships with students, school personnel, parents, and community service agencies. Other articles address the following areas of concern: (1) truancy and due process; (2) play therapy; (3) issues of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Counselor Role, Deafness, Due Process