# The ELC - An Early Childhood Learning Community at Work (Bridge, Melita, and Roiger)

- By: Heather Bridge, Lorraine Melita, and Patricia Roiger
- Publisher: State University of New York Corland
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Early_Childhood_Education/General_Child_Development/The_ELC_-_An_Early_Childhood_Learning_Community_at_Work_(Bridge_Melita_and_Roiger))
- Licence: CC BY-NC
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- PDF: https://downloads.libretexts.org/api/v1/download/socialsci-64302/pdf

The Early Learning Community (ELC) used an Action Research model, that assists educators in using a wide variety of investigative, analytical and evaluative, research methods designed to diagnose problems or weaknesses in their classrooms — whether organizational, academic, or instructional—and help educators develop practical solutions to address them quickly and efficiently.