NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
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.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Showing all 8 results
The Adolescent Years: Social Influences and Educational Challenges. The Ninety-Seventh Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, Part I.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Borman, Kathryn, Ed.; Schneider, Barbara, Ed. – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 1998
Viewing adolescence as a "dynamic social construction," this volume explores the state of adolescence in the context of rapid social change. The articles in the volume reveal a recurrent theme: no matter how adolescence is defined, the establishment of identity and the search for autonomy remain central developmental tasks of the adolescence…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Developmental Stages
Service Learning. Ninety-Sixth Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education. Part I.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Schine, Joan, Ed. – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 1997
This yearbook contains 14 essays that address a wide variety of issues that educators, policymakers, and others involved in education are exploring in order to expand the understanding of the burgeoning field of service learning. The following papers are included: "Youth Participation: Integrating Youth into Communities" (Peter Kleinbard); "An…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Higher Education, Program Development, Program Implementation
The Construction of Children's Character. Ninety-Sixth Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education. Part II.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Molnar, Alex, Ed. – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 1997
This book presents a comprehensive and critical assessment of contemporary character education theory and practice from a variety of perspectives: historical, cultural, philosophical, psychological, empirical, political, and ethical. The essays in this book are divided into five sections intended to help develop a well-grounded understanding of…
Descriptors: Children, Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Codes of Ethics
Technology and the Future of Schooling. Ninety-fifth Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education. Part II.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Kerr, Stephen T., Ed. – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 1996
The National Society for the Study of Education encourages serious study of educational issues and makes the results of such studies available for informed discussion of the issues. In this volume, the issues associated with technology in the schools are placed in the context of technology as a significant and pervasive feature of contemporary…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Uses in Education, Cultural Influences, Educational Finance
Performance-Based Student Assessment: Challenges and Possibilities. Ninety-Fifth Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, Part I.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Baron, Joan Boykoff, Ed.; Wolf, Dennie Palmer, Ed. – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 1996
These discussions of performance-based student assessment provide a record of a decade-long exploration of unsettled issues in assessment. The first section provides the elements of a basic rationale for performance-based assessment, while the second section contains accounts of efforts to develop new performance-based systems in one city and four…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, College Entrance Examinations, Elementary Secondary Education
Gender and Education. Ninety-Second Yearbook of the Society for the Study of Education. Part I.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Biklen, Sari Knopp, Ed.; Pollard, Diane, Ed. – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 1993
This yearbook provides an overview of scholarship in the area of gender in education. A feminist point of view characterizes the approach, recognizing the pluralism of the feminist movement. A recurrent theme is that considerations of gender are not complete without recognition of other factors. Chapters include: (1) "Sex, Gender, Feminism, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Adolescents, Cultural Differences
Changing Populations, Changing Schools. Ninety-fourth Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education. Part II.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Flaxman, Erwin, Ed.; Passow, A. Harry, Ed. – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 1995
The contributors to this yearbook attempt to explain the reasons for the poor fit between schools and poor, immigrant, linguistically different, and racial minority students. The problems that confront schools because of changing populations and increased diversity are discussed in the following chapters: (1) "The Old Problem of 'New Students':…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change
Creating New Educational Communities. Ninety-fourth Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education. Part I.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Oakes, Jeannie, Ed.; Quartz, Karen Hunter, Ed. – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 1995
The work reported on in this yearbook collection represent the work of educators committed to the concept that genuine reform takes place in settings where students and teachers work together to create new educational communities. Reports on ongoing projects in several parts of the United States are included in the following chapters: (1)…
Descriptors: Community, Cultural Differences, Educational Change, Educational Environment