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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Outdoor Education and the Development of Civic Responsibility
Recently commentators have mourned the "disappearance of civic America," saying we are becoming a nation of civic couch...
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Teaching the Responsibilities of Citizenship
Education for citizenship in a constitutional democracy has been a long-standing goal of schools in the United States....
Topics: Volunteering and Citizenship -
Service Learning
Service learning, like apprenticeship and school-to-work, contextualizes student learning. It provides an environment in...
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Preventing Bullying
School is supposed to be a place where students feel safe and secure and where they can count on being treated with...
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Helping Students with Disabilities Succeed in State and District Writing Assessments
While writing poses significant challenges for many students with disabilities, good teaching can help them overcome...
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Positive Character Development in School Sport Programs
Sportsmanship and the development of positive character have long been explicit goals of school sports. A strong belief...
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Teaching Artistically Able Students with Exceptionalities
Creating differentiated art curricula to accommodate artistically talented students' individual needs may enhance...
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Supporting Students with Asthma
Five million children in the U.S. are living with asthma and the number is steadily increasing. Most live in cities, are...
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Recess in Elementary School
Pellegrini and Smith (1993) define recess as "a break period, typically outdoors, for children" (p. 51). Compared to the...
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No Child Left Behind: Testing, Reporting, and Accountability
In a major expansion of the federal role in education, the NoChild Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) requires annual...
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