This Web site 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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A collection of research-based papers discussing divorce and its associated factors that cause children to have difficulties such as behavior problems, negative self-concepts, and social issues. (
http://hec.osu.edu/famlife/family/divorce3.htm
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An outstanding Web site 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 Web sites on school-family linkages. (
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/envrnmnt/famncomm/pa100.htm
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Discussions focus on such relevant topics as meeting the diverse needs of young children, organizing effective early childhood programs, and promoting children's readiness to learn. (
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/ar0cont.htm
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The Web site of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) contains information about this organization and position statements on many topics, such as curriculum guidelines, learning to read and write, prevention of child abuse, school readiness, technology and young children, and developmentally appropriate practice. (
http://www.naeyc.org/
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This Web site has extensive information about this increasingly popular early childhood education program and links to other websites on Reggio Emilia. (
http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/poptopics/reggio.html
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The Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting (CEEP) provides publications and information about a wide range of elementary education topics. (
http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/
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This Web site has information about many topics of interest to middle school teachers, including lots of tips for new teachers, the first days of school, and resources. (
http://www.middleweb.com/1stDResources.html
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This Web site provides information about high quality web resources for middle school teachers. It includes links to online communities of support, such as listservs and forums. (
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr098.shtml
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This Web site features a newsletter, e-mail listserv, and a host of other curriculum and instruction resources for middle school educators. (
http://www.middleweb.com/
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The Web site of the Association for Moral Education offers issues from the newsletter of the association from 1995 to the present and has links to other Web sites related to moral development. (
http://www4.wittenberg.edu/ame/ame3.html
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Moral Development expert Thomas Lickona's Web site, 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/c4n5rs/contents.asp
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Moral development researcher Larry Nucci's Web site includes a wide range of information about moral development and education. Included are featured articles of the month and discussions of classroom practices. (
http://tigger.uic.edu/~lnucci/MoralEd/
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The national site for service-learning information offers publications, kits, and tools for implementing service-learning from K-12 through higher education. (
http://www.servicelearning.org/
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Extensive links to many parenting topics, including positive parenting, support services for parents, working mothers, and adoption. (
http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/eecearchive/digests/1999/darlin99.html
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This article discusses an early childhood program administrator's reflections on her visit to the preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy. (
http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v3n1/hertzog.html
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This website provides an introduction to some of the developmental changes that shape our lives between puberty and the end of college. Although each life unfolds in its own unique pattern, this site provides information about basic changes, settings, and issues that are particular to the teenage years. (
http://www.oberlin.edu/faculty/ndarling/adolesce.htm
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