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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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The Emergence of a Temporally Extended Self and Factors that Contribute to Its Development: From Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives
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Lazaridis, Mary – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 2013
The main aims of the current research were to determine when children develop a temporally extended self (TES) and what factors contribute to its development. However, in order to address these aims it was important to, first, assess whether the test of delayed self-recognition (DSR) is a valid measure for the development of the TES, and, second,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Self Concept, Time
The Better Beginnings, Better Futures Project: Findings from Grade 3 to Grade 9
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Peters, Ray DeV.; Bradshaw, Alison J.; Petrunka, Kelly; Nelson, Geoffrey; Herry, Yves; Craig, Wendy M.; Arnold, Robert; Parker, Kevin C. H.; Khan, Shahriar R.; Hoch, Jeffrey S.; Pancer, S. Mark; Loomis, Colleen; Belanger, Jean-Marc; Evers, Susan; Maltais, Claire; Thompson, Katherine; Rossiter, Melissa D. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 2010
Although comprehensive and ecological approaches to early childhood prevention are commonly advocated, there are few examples of long-term follow-up of such programs. In this monograph, we investigate the medium- and long-term effects of an ecological, community-based prevention project for primary school children and families living in three…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Quasiexperimental Design, Prevention, Economically Disadvantaged
The Genetic and Environmental Origins of Learning Abilities and Disabilities in the Early School Years
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Kovas, Yulia; Haworth, Claire M. A.; Dale, Philip S.; Plomin, Robert – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 2007
Despite the importance of learning abilities and disabilities in education and child development, little is known about their genetic and environmental origins in the early school years. We report results for English (which includes reading, writing, and speaking), mathematics, and science as well as general cognitive ability in a large and…
Descriptors: Nature Nurture Controversy, Genetics, Environmental Influences, Cognitive Ability
PK-3: An Aligned and Coordinated Approach to Education for Children 3 to 8 Years Old. Social Policy Report. Volume 19, Number 3
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Bogard, Kimber; Takanishi, Ruby – Society for Research in Child Development, 2005
The United States is as known for its high-quality universities as for its poor-quality public schools. Many states are taking steps to improve the likelihood that their children will succeed in grades K-12 by providing funding for pre-kindergarten (PK). More than $2.4 billion dollars is spent on these programs, and the number of children…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education, Alignment (Education), Preschool Education
Connecting the Science of Child Development to Public Policy. Social Policy Report. Volume 19, Number 4
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Huston, Aletha C. – Society for Research in Child Development, 2005
The purpose of this article is to suggest some ways in which researchers can make their work more useful to policymakers. Policy research is more than "applied" research. It is designed to answer questions about what "actions" will or will not be effective in dealing with the problem studied, not just to understand the antecedents or consequences…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Researchers, Public Policy, Theory Practice Relationship