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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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Burland, Karen; Pitts, Stephanie – Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 2007
This article reports a project designed to foster first-year music students' academic study skills and to investigate their expectations and experiences of starting at university. Data gathered through questionnaires, diaries and in-class tasks reveal the change in learning strategies and musical identity the students experience in their first…
Descriptors: Music Education, College Students, Student Attitudes, Learning Strategies
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Melles, Gavin; Millar, Geoff; Morton, Janne; Fegan, Suzanne – Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 2005
In the UK, North America and Australia, credit-bearing discipline specific English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses are seen as a challenge to remedial views of English as a Second Language and a key element in revitalizing a profession on the periphery of the institution. However, the EAP field has to confront not only institutional challenges…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, English for Academic Purposes, English (Second Language)