ERIC Clearinghouses

ERIC Clearinghouses Still on the Web - ERIC information was collected and processed by a number ERIC Clearinghouses that were the subject matter specialists on a particular topic; for example, disabilities and gifted education. The U.S. Department of Education closed the ERIC Clearinghouses in December 2003 prior to the new Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) database going online in December 2004. However, there are a few clearinghouse sites online that remain a useful research resource.

Adult, Career and Vocational Education
All publications and collections of links including ERIC Digests, Myths and Realities, Practice Application Briefs, Practitioner Files (P-Files), Trends and Issues Alerts, and Major Publications are archived at:
The Center on Education and Training for Employment (CETE)
Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy and Learning
California Adult Literacy Professional Development Project

Assessment and Evaluation
Practical Assessment Research and Evaluation (PARE)
Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation (PARE) is an on-line journal supported, in part, by the Department of Measurement, Statistics, and Evaluation at the University of Maryland, College Park. Its purpose is to provide education professionals access to refereed articles that can have a positive impact on assessment, research, evaluation, and teaching practice.

Counseling and Student Services
Counseling Outfitters LLC is a new company created by the Co-Directors of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Counseling and Student Services (ERIC/CASS) to continue the development and delivery of many of the services and products previously provided by ERIC/CASS.

Disabilities and Gifted Education
Resource material was incorporated into the on the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) site. Digest, fact sheets, minibibs, links to online resources, links to the laws, and other resources are still available at the Information Center on Disabilities and Gifted Education.

Educational Management
All the ERIC Digests, Research Roundups, books, Trends & Issues, Directory of Organizations, and other publications that were produced by the University of Oregon Eugene will still be available at the College of Education University of Oregon site.

Languages and Linguistics
Links to ERIC Digests, other databases, directories and free publications, Web sites, organizations of interest, and conferences are available at the Center for Applied Linguistics site.

Reading, English and Communication
The Family Literacy Center at Indiana University's Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication provides "Parent Brochures" from the U.S. Department of Education, Parents and Children Together Online Magazine, Parent Talk Magazine, and links to frequently requested information such as, Question and Answer Service, Homework Helpers, Parental Involvement in Reading and Writing Pages, National Parent Information Network, and other sites. The Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication provides public domain materials, including ERIC Digests and other publications, Web Resources, and online courses for the language arts.

Rural Education and Small Schools http://www.ael.org/cress/
The Appalachia Educational Laboratory, referred to simply as AEL, provides access to ERIC Digests and publications that can be ordered online for: American Indian/Alaska Native Education, Mexican American Education, Migrant Education, Outdoor Education, Rural Education, and Small Schools.

Science, Math and Environmental Education
Educational REALMS (Resources for Engaging Active Learners in Mathematics and Science) provides access to public domain materials originally produced by the ERIC Clearinghouse for Science Mathematics and Environmental Education. Resources include: bulletins, environment, mathematics, and science digests, lesson plans, and links to journals.

Social Studies/Social Science Education
The Social Studies Development Center provides digests, links to other social studies resources, social studies resource organizations directory, FAQs for teachers, and social studies standards and curriculum frameworks.

Teaching and Teacher Education
The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) will house some of the free Clearinghouse digests and white papers and in the short term continue to sell the books produced by the Clearinghouse while still in print.

Urban Education
The Institute for Urban and Minority Education (IUME) maintains an archive of ERIC publications, including, on urban education. The "Urban Diversity Series" consists of monographs, literature and research reviews, and annotated bibliographies concerning educational, socioeconomic, and social and psychological issues involved in the development of diverse urban populations. The "Trends and Issues Series" explores social and educational developments that are changing the nature of schooling for urban and minority students. "Parent Guides" are short articles addressed to parents about their children's schooling.

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