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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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The Zero Programme against Bullying: Effects of the Programme in the Context of the Norwegian Manifesto against Bullying
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Roland, Erling; Bru, Edvin; Midthassel, Unni Vere; Vaaland, Grete S. – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2010
The anti-bullying programme "Zero" was implemented at 146 Norwegian primary schools. The outcome among pupils was evaluated after 12 months of the total 16-month period using an age-equivalent design. The present study shows that bullying was reduced among pupils in the schools participating in the Zero programme. Moreover, National surveys in…
Descriptors: College Students, Bullying, National Surveys, Foreign Countries
Academic Outcomes in School Classes with Markedly Disruptive Pupils
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Bru, Edvin – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2009
The aim of the present research is to investigate the degree to which average academic outcomes in secondary school classes are associated with the inclusion of markedly disruptive pupils. Findings are based on two separate studies among pupils in Norwegian secondary schools. The first study included a relatively large sample of 2,332 pupils from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Student Attitudes, Behavior Problems
The Relationships between Negative Life Events, Perceived Support in the School Environment and Depressive Symptoms among Norwegian Senior High School Students: A Prospective Study
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Murberg, Terje A.; Bru, Edvin – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2009
The present study prospectively explored the main and interactive effect of negative life events and social support from teachers and classroom peers on depressive symptoms in a sample of 198 (111 females, 87 males) students in a Norwegian senior high school. In the longitudinal multivariate analyses, self-reported depressive symptom levels at…
Descriptors: High School Students, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, Depression (Psychology)