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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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"Snapshot of a Generation": Bridging the Theory-Practice Divide with Project-Based Learning
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Allan, Julaine – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2007
In this example from the human services field, project-based learning is used to connect theoretical knowledge and practice skills by taking a project from industry and completing it within the peer supported learning environment of the classroom, returning the project product to industry. The theoretical ideal of participation was the project's…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Active Learning, Student Projects, Human Services
"SERPS Up": Support, Engagement and Retention of Postgraduate Students--A Model of Postgraduate Support
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Alston, Margaret; Allan, Julaine; Bell, Karen; Brown, Andy; Dowling, Jane; Hamilton, Pat; McKinnon, Jenny; McKinnon, Noela; Mitchell, Rol; Whittenbury, Kerri; Valentine, Bruce; Wicks, Alison; Williams, Rachael – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2005
The federal government's 1999 White Paper Knowledge and Innovation: a policy statement on research and research training, notes concerns about retention and completion rates in doctoral studies programs in Australia. This paper outlines a model of higher education support developed at the Centre for Rural Social Research at Charles Sturt…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Social Support Groups, Doctoral Degrees, Foreign Countries