Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)
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ERIC - the Education Resources Information Center - is an online digital library of education research and information. ERIC is sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education. ERIC provides ready access to education literature to support the use of educational research and information to improve practice in learning, teaching, educational decision-making, and research.
The ERIC mission is to provide a comprehensive, easy-to-use, searchable, Internet-based bibliographic and full-text database of education research and information that also meets the requirements of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002.
Articles by Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)
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Helping Your Highly Gifted Child
Most parents greet the discovery that their child is not merely gifted but highly or profoundly gifted with a...
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Preparation for College Admissions Exams: Comparing the SAT and ACT and What They Measure
The ACT The ACT exam, developed and administered by ACT Inc., consists of four principal test sections: English, Math,...
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Improving the School Experience for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Students
Interest in meeting the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered youth is growing, largely as a result of...
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Media Literacy
Children today are growing up in what O'Sullivan, Dutton and Rayner (1998) call a "media saturated" world, in which mass...
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Child Sexual Abuse: What It Is and How to Prevent It
Sexual abuse of children is a grim fact of life in our society. It is more common than most people realize. Some surveys...
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Children and Grief
The death of a loved one is a part of the life cycle that brings grief to children as well as to adults. According to...
Topics: Grief and Bereavement | Family Pets -
Selecting a College for Students with Learning Disabilities or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Students with learning disabilities (LD) or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) approach the transition from...
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School Choice as Education Reform: What Do We Know?
School choice exists today in a variety of forms, from charter schools, magnet schools, and district and state open...
Topics: School Choices | Public School -
Parenting Style and its Correlates
Developmental psychologists have been interested in how parents influence the development of children's social and...
Topics: Parenting and Families | Parenting -
Uniforms and Dress-Code Policies
Does the old adage "clothes make the man" apply to in the school? That is, can the way students dress have an impact on...
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