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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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Project Impact: Service-Learning's Impact on Youth with Disabilities
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Miller, Christina R. – School Social Work Journal, 2013
A qualitative exploration of a service-learning program for high school students with disabilities is presented. Focus groups with (n = 15) students and interviews with (n = 3) service-learning teachers at multiple service-learning sites were conducted to explore the perceptions of students and service-learning teachers regarding the impact of the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Student Attitudes, Learning Experience, Social Work
Special Education Disabilities and Juvenile Delinquency: A Unique Challenge for School Social Work
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Mallett, Christopher A.; Stoddard-Dare, Patricia; Workman-Crewnshaw, Lisa – School Social Work Journal, 2011
In pursuit of their mission to augment the educational process, school social workers provide service to special education students and to youths at risk for juvenile delinquency. This paper builds on previous literature that has looked at the relationship between special education disabilities and youths offending behaviors and delinquency. In…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Juvenile Courts, Disabilities, School Social Workers
Service Learning and Students with Disabilities: Perspectives from a Statewide Model Program in Florida
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Miller, Christina R.; Hinterlong, Jim; Greene, Anna D. – School Social Work Journal, 2010
This article highlights the potential for service learning as a pedagogy and intervention for students with disabilities. The article also conceptualizes the role of a school social worker in contributing to the development and implementation of an inclusive service-learning program. Findings are based on a qualitative study involving nineteen…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Service Learning, School Social Workers, Social Work
Children in Crisis: Special Education Status and Other Stressors in the Lives of Children Removed from School by Expulsion
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Edmonds-Cady, Cynthia; Hock, Robert – School Social Work Journal, 2008
This exploratory qualitative study examines what occurred in the lives of kindergarten through twelfth-grade students who were expelled from school in order to understand possible stressors in their lives. Data were obtained on expulsion cases from a variety of school districts in one midwestern state. The sample (N = 91) consisted of the total…
Descriptors: Student Rights, Disabilities, Child Advocacy, School Personnel
Federal School Law and Social Work Practice
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Palley, Elizabeth – School Social Work Journal, 2008
Federal laws address some of the factors that have been associated with school failure, specifically poverty and disability. The primary federally funded legislation that addresses the needs of at-risk youths in public are the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 2004 and No Child Left Behind (2002). This article reviews the intended…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, School Law, Disabilities, School Social Workers
Family Perceptions of Participation in Educational Planning for Children Receiving Mental Health Services
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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