This website explores Bronfenbrenner's ecological, contextual theory in terms of community diversity issues and a multicultural framework. (
http://www.treatment.org/taps/tap20/tap20debord.html
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Extensive links to many parenting topics, including positive parenting, support services for parents, working mothers, and adoption. (
http://www.feminist.com/resources/links/links_fam.html#pa
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A good site for understanding a childs perspective on divorce. Offers advice, articles, and a long list of related resources. (
http://www.divorcesupportplus.ca/Children%20of%20divorce.html
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An outstanding website with discussions of school-family linkages by such leading experts as Joyce Epstein; includes illustrative cases and examples of schools that involve parents, as well as connections to many websites on school-family linkages. (
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/envrnmnt/famncomm/pa100.htm
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Peer/friendship expert Willard Hartup discusses the conditions of friendship, friendship functions, friends as emotional and cognitive resources, peer tutoring, peer modeling, friends and social skills, and friendship and developmental outcomes. (
http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed345854.html
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The CAYC exists to provide a voice on critical issues related to the quality of life of all young children and families. (
http://www.cayc.ca/index2.html
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Fifty Canadian non-profit organizations have come together under the banner of Child & Family Canada to provide quality, credible resources on children and families on an easy-to-navigate website. (
http://www.cfc-efc.ca/
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This web site provides scientific knowledge on the social and emotional development of young children and the policies and services that influence this development. (
http://www.excellence-earlychildhood.ca/home.asp?lang=EN
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Extensive resources on all aspects of Canadian education including lesson plans, finances, and curriculum. (
http://frenchcaculture.miningco.com/cs/education/
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An excellent starting point for examining provincial curricula and finding teaching resources. (
http://frenchcaculture.miningco.com/cs/curricbyprovince/index.htm
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A must see site with in-depth ideas on a wide range of topics about adolescence including biological, social, and cognitive transitions (
http://inside.bard.edu/academic/specialproj/darling/adolesce.htm
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An amazing set of resources for dealing with almost any aspect of moral education you can think of a must see. (
http://pages.infinit.net/miraaron/meplans.htm
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Moral Development expert Thomas Lickona's website, titled "The Center for the Fourth and Fifth Rs: Character Education." Among the ideas discussed are the history of character education, a 12-step approach to character education, and what it means to have good character. Recommended resources on character education are listed. (
http://www.cortland.edu/www/c4n5rs/CONTENTS.htm
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