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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Anyanwu, Emeka G. – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2014
Certain negative factors such as fear, loss of concentration and interest in the course, lack of confidence, and undue stress have been associated with the study of anatomy. These are factors most often provoked by the unusually large curriculum, nature of the course, and the psychosocial impact of dissection. As a palliative measure, Anatomy…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Anatomy, Cooperative Learning, Medical Students
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Anyanwu, Emeka G.; Obikili, Emmanuel N.; Agu, Augustine U. – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2014
The psychosocial impact of human dissection on the lives of medical and health science students has been noted. To assess the impact of the dissection room experience on one's willingness to become a whole body and organ donor, the attitudes of 1,350 students and professionals from the medical, health, and non-health related disciplines to…
Descriptors: Laboratory Procedures, Medical Students, Student Attitudes, Donors
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Anyanwu, Emeka G.; Obikili, Emmanuel N. – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2012
Anatomy education in most African countries is limited by an insufficient number of cadavers for students to undertake dissection. This already significant shortage is exacerbated by an increasing number of medical schools and students. Virtual dissections are impractical in alleviating such a shortfall in African anatomy education, and further…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Anatomy, Human Body, Donors