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| National Education Research Centers | ||
| These university-based education research centers address specific topics such as student learning and achievement, cultural diversity, at-risk students, gifted and talented adolescents, and postsecondary improvement. ( http://www.ed.gov/pubs/AchGoal5/appf.html ) | ||
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| Pathways to School Improvement | ||
| Explores innovative educational ideas about goals and standards, instruction, learning, parent involvement, school-to-work transitions, and other topics. ( http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/ ) | ||
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| Early Childhood Education | ||
| U.S. Department of Education site on how to prepare a child for early childhood education. Contains several links and articles for students with and without disabilities. ( http://www.ed.gov/parents/earlychild/ready/resources.html ) | ||
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| Reggio Emilia | ||
| Examines this increasingly popular developmentally appropriate approach to early childhood education. Includes online articles about Reggio Emilia written by leading early childhood educators and links to related sites. ( http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/poptopics/reggio.html ) | ||
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| Head Start Resources | ||
| Links to a number of sites with information about Project Head Start and the education of at-risk children. ( http://www.nhsa.org ) | ||
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| Poverty and Learning | ||
| This ERIC Digest report covers how many children are in poverty, what the costs are, and related issues. ( http://www.ericdigests.org/1993/poverty.htm ) | ||
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| Elementary Education | ||
| The ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education includes information and links to other sites about children's education in elementary schools. ( http://ericeece.org/ ) | ||
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| Schools for adolescents | ||
| National Center for Education and Statistics ( http://nces.ed.gov/ ) | ||
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| United States Department of Education | ||
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| Interview with Jonathan Kozol | ||
| Jonathan Kozol talks about the devastating effects of growing up in the poverty-stricken areas of inner cities. ( http://www.stager.org/articles/kozolinterview1.html ) | ||
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| Multicultural Education Resources | ||
| The website of the Kentucky Chapter of the National Association for Multicultural Education. Provides access to a wide range of multicultural education resources. ( http://www.nameorg.org/ ) | ||
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| The Comer School Development Program | ||
| Read about James Comer's School Development Program, which is designed to create a positive school context in which children are motivated to learn and are given considerable support. ( http://www.ed.gov/pubs/OR/ConsumerGuides/comer.html ) | ||
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| Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act website | ||
| Governmental site about the law ensuring educational services to students with disabilities. ( http://idea.ed.gov/ ) | ||
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| The Council for Exceptional Children | ||
| The Council for Exceptional Children CEC website. Includes information about the organization and a discussion forum about children who are exceptional. ( http://www.cec.sped.org/ ) | ||
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| Intrinsic Motivation | ||
| Article reviewing student motivation to learn. ( http://chiron.valdosta.edu/whuitt/files/stdtmotv.html ) | ||
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| Exploring Self-Efficacy | ||
| Frank Pajares' website with articles on such topics as self-efficacy, motivation, and math performance, current directions in self-efficacy research, strategies for inviting students to engage in self-efficacy, and students' perception of good teaching. ( http://www.des.emory.edu/mfp/self-efficacy.html ) | ||
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