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Summary of the Educational Resources
Information Center (ERIC) Redesign
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The 16 clearinghouses acquire, review and disseminate documents,
prepare indexes and abstracts which are entered into the ERIC
database.  Each clearinghouse also prepares periodic reports,
digests, and other documents that cover research in the areas
assigned to the clearinghouse.  The clearinghouse configuration
follows:

Adult, Career, and Vocational Education.  Covers adult,
continuing, career and vocational educational and related areas
such as proprietary schools.  Includes all levels of adult and
continuing education from basic literacy training through
professional skill upgrading; vocational and technical education
covering all service areas for secondary, postsecondary, and
adult populations; career education and career development
programs for all ages and populations in educational,
institutional commercial, and industrial settings.

Counseling and Personnel.  Covers preparation, practice, and
supervision of counselors at all educational levels and in all
settings; theoretical development of counseling and guidance;
personnel procedures such as testing and interviewing and the
analysis and dissemination of the resultant information; group
work and case work; nature of pupil, student, and adult
characteristics; personnel workers and their relation to career
planning, family consultations and student orientation
activities.

Educational Management.  Covers leadership, management, finance,
governance, and structure of public and private secondary
schools.  Includes schools, school districts, and other
educational agencies with emphasis on training, practice and
theory of administration, inservice and preservice preparation of
administrators; methods and varieties of organizations;
organizational change and finance; and research on the components
of effective schooling.

Elementary and Early Childhood Education.  Covers physical,
cognitive, social, educational and cultural development of
children from birth through early adolescence.  Includes learning
theory, research and practice related to the development of young
children.

Handicapped and Gifted Children.  Covers education and
development of the special child, including prevention,
identification, assessment, intervention and enrichment. 
Includes areas relevant to both handicapped and gifted
populations including early childhood education, curriculum,
teaching methods, administration, career education, teacher
preparation, legislative and judicial requirements, program
development and evaluation, and related services.