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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The Dropout's Perspective on Leaving School
Researchers and theorists have studied and written about the reasons why students drop out of high school, what happens...
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Migrant Students Attending College
To succeed in college, migrant students must (1) complete high school with adequate preparation for college, (2) apply...
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Family Influences on Employment and Education
The influence of family on occupational and educational attainment has been a subject of great interest to vocational...
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Selecting a College: A Checklist Approach
Finding, selecting and applying for the right college or university is an important and sometimes tough assignment that...
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College Rankings
The popularity of college ranking surveys published by U.S. News and World Report, Money magazine, Barron's, and many...
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The Transition to Middle School
Students make many transitions during their years of schooling: from home to school, elementary to middle school, middle...
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Building Leadership Skills in Middle School Girls Through Interscholastic Athletics
Participation in sports supports leadership by teaching girls to cooperate with their teammates and opponents as well as...
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Academic Redshirting and Young Children
The term redshirting originally referred to postponing a college athlete's participation in regular season games for one...
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Assessing the Development of Preschoolers
It's only natural for parents to wonder occasionally if the development of their preschooler is going well. Here's a...
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He Has a Summer Birthday: The Kindergarten Entrance Age Dilemma
Is it a disadvantage to be among the youngest, rather than the oldest, in a kindergarten class? What does the research...
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