Web Links

AskERIC
(http://ericir.syr.edu/)

The website of the AskERIC Service for Educators with connections to information about education in many different areas. By clicking on the Search ERIC Database and entering key words you can access many aspects of middle school and high school education.

American Educational Research Association (AERA)
(http://www.aera.net/)

The website of this leading research organization includes information about many aspects of educational psychology and children's development. Visitors to the site can post comments about particular topics. One recent posting had comments from 22 different individuals about "Technology and Homework."

Pathways to School Improvement
(http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/pathwayg.htm)

Early Childhood Education http://www.state.ia.us/educate/programs/ecn/index.html Links to key resources for early childhood education, including the ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education.

Reggio Emilia
(http://ericeece.org/reggio.html)

Examines this increasingly popular developmentally appropriate approach to early childhood education. Includes on-line articles about Reggio Emilia written by leading early childhood educators and links to related sites.

NAEYC
(http://naeyc.org/)

The websites of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Provides 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.

High/Scope: Active Learning
(http://www.ecdgroup.com/guestdoc/hspc.html)

Read about the importance of an emphasis on young children as active learners who construct knowledge, which is underscored in the High/Scope approach of early childhood education.

Head Start Resources
(http://www2.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/hsb/)

Links to a number of sites with information about Project Head Start and the education of at-risk children.

ERIC clearinghouse on Teachers
(http://www.ericsp.org)

Elementary Education
(http://ericeece.org/)

The ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education includes information and links to other sites about children's education in elementary schools.

Middle Schools
(http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed401050.html)

An ERIC Clearinghouse report on middle schools that explores ways to improve education in early adolescence.

Schools for Adolescents
(http://npin.org/library/pre1998/n00277/n00277.html)

Educ. Psych. Resources
(http://www.valdosta.edu/~whuitt/psy702/internet.html)

Transition to College
(http://www.collegeknowledge.com/)

Web site of the National Association of College students that provides information for successfully making the transition to college. Includes strategies for setting goals, choosing a major, and rules for roommates.

The American College Freshman
(http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/heri/press98.html)

Summary of results of the UCLA Higher Education Research Institute national survey on college freshman. Topics include interest in politics, volunteerism, drinking, sex, and others.

Amer. Assoc. for Adult and cont. Education
(http://www.aaace.org)

Exploring Disabilities
(http://www.merrywing.com/newsites.htm)

Links to information about many aspects of disabilities, including the Americans with Disabilities Act and resources in special education.

Learning Disabilities
(http://www.hood.edu/seri/parents.htm)

Lots of good information on learning disabilities for parents and educators, including links to technical assistance programs and information about what teachers can do to help students with learning disabilities.

ADHD
(http://www.hood.edu/seri/add.htm)

Read about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), including what it is, what causes and does not cause it, educational options, treatments, the medication debate, and controversial treatments.

Education of Children Who Are Exceptional
(http://www.cec.sped.org/)

The Council for Exceptional Children's website. Includes links to many different aspects of special education and issues involving children who are exceptional.

Inclusion
(http://www.hood.edu/seri/inclu.htm)

Links to the Inclusion Resource Network, including students with disabilities in the regular classroom, Utah's project for inclusion, and other related sites.

Urban Education and Children in Poverty
(http://eric-web.tc.columbia.edu/home_files/other_resources.html)

Interview with Jonathan Kozol
(http://www.technos.net/journal/volume7/3kozol.htm)

Jonathan Kozol talks about the devastating effects of growing up in the poverty-stricken areas of inner cities.

Diversity and Education
(http://www.southwestern.edu/student-life/diversity-education/page7.html)

Exploring Multicultural Education
(http://www.newhorizons.org/multicultural.html#links)

This monograph examines many aspects of multicultural education, including teaching and learning, goals, and approaches.

Intrinsic Motivation
(http://ericir.syr.edu/Eric/)

This connects you with the Search ERIC Database. Type in the words "intrinsic motivation" and you will be able to read about such topics as the effects of individualistic vs. competitive motivation on intrinsic motivation and the impact of teaching strategies on intrinsic motivation.

Motivating Students
(http://www.uoregon.edu/~tep/tshooting/motivating.html)

Harold Stevenson's Research
(http://www.detnews.com/1997/outlook/9705/26/05250012.htm)

In this interview, leading researcher Harold Stevenson's talks about his research on cross-cultural comparisons of achievement and his hope that our culture will raise our achievement expectations for students.

Attribution
(http://ericir.syr.edu/Eric/)

A link to the Search ERIC Database. Type in the word "attribution" and you will be able to access information about such topics as computer attributions and teacher attributions and anxiety.

Effort, Expectations, and Motivation
(http://ericir.syr.edu/Eric/)

Explore how hard work and high expectations are involved in adolescents' motivation. Includes ideas about ability, effort, and academic performance; classroom practices; effort as a component in Japan's academic success; and Sandra Graham and Bernard Weiner's view on the role of attribution in achievement.

Mathematics' Learning in Asian and American Students
(http://jwilson.coe.uga.edu/DEPT/Multicultural/MathEd.html)

Journal of Vocational Behavior
(http://www.apnet.com/www/journal/vb.htm)

One of the leading journals in the vocational area. You can read the entire articles in the current and some recent past issues of the journal.

Career Development Quarterly
(http://www.counseling.org/journals/cdq.htm)

Another leading journal in the vocational area. You can explore the table of contents and abstracts of some articles in the journal.

Journal of Counseling Psychology
(http://www.apa.org/journals/cou.html)

This American Psychological Association journal usually includes articles on career development. Explore the contents of recent issues at this web site.

Steps in Successful Career Planning
(http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infocecs/CRC/manual/introduction.html)

Excellent web site on steps in career planning.

Holland's Personality Types
(http://web.missouri.edu/~cppcwww/holland.shtml)

At this web site, you can read about Holland's six personality types and their links to various careers. You can find out which personality types characterize you and how they might match up with potential careers.

Occupational Outlook
(http://stats.bls.gov/news.release/ooh.nr0.htm)

Every two years, this handbook predicts what the job outlook in various careers will be like in the future. The 2000-2001 handbook went online in February, 2000.

Career and Job Hunting Resources
(http://www.quintcareers.com)

Includes a job skills quiz, career tutorials, resume resources, and many other aspects of successful career development and job hunting.

What Color is Your Parachute
(http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/)

The leading trade book in the job hunting market. The book is updated annually. At this web site, you can read about different aspects of the job hunt and link up with career information.

Job Interviewing
(http://www.quintcareers.com/intvres.html)

Covers types of job interviews, keys to success at job fairs, job interview questions and answers, interviewing tips, and common mistakes in job interviewing.

Age Discrimination in Employment
(http://www.aarp.org/ontheissues/issueagedisc.html)

Explore a number of questions on age discrimination in employment, including information about what can be done about it.

Exploring Mandatory Retirement
(http://www.aarp.org/ontheissues/issuemandret.html)

Issues related to mandatory retirement are examined, including whether people can be forced into retirement because of their age.

Working Options
(http://www.aarp.org/working_options/)

Volunteering Older Adults
(http://www.aarp.org/week2000/)

Learn more about how older adults can participate in volunteering.

AARP
(http://www.aarp.org)

The web site of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) provides extensive information about work and retirement in older adults.

Exploring Retirement
(http://research.aarp.org/econ/9810_retire_1.html)

Includes a guide to retirement, financial planning, paths to successful retirement, and retirement life styles.

Baby Boomers and Retirement
(http://research.aarp.org/econ/boomer_seg_1.html)

Read about an AARP survey of baby boomers' expectations for retirement, including their optimism and ambivalence.

Health and Retirement
(www.umich.edu/~hrswww)

Provides information about health and retirement in old age, including extensive lists of publications and working papers based on a health and retirement longitudinal study.

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