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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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Morton, Stephen; Mergler, Amanda; Boman, Peter – Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 2014
Students making the transition from high school to university often encounter many stressors and new experiences. Many students adjust successfully to university; however, some students do not, often resulting in attrition from the university and mental health issues. The primary aim of the current study was to examine the effects that optimism,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Efficacy, College Freshmen, Student Adjustment
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Furlonger, Brett; Gencic, Emilia – Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 2014
Distance education students are confronted with a range of additional challenges as part of their tertiary study experience. A quantitative approach was used to identify the challenges they face, their relative levels of satisfaction, coping strategies, and academic performance. Two hundred and ninety-five students (64 male and 231 female)…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Life Satisfaction, Stress Variables, Coping
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Demirli, Aylin; Demir, Ayhan – Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 2014
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the predictive value of gender, attachment dimensions and family environment in explaining loneliness among students. The study included 473 students (281 females, 192 males) from Ankara University. The UCLA Loneliness Scale, Family Environment Assessment Scale and Experiences in Close…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Attachment Behavior, Family Environment
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Isik, Erkan – Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 2014
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a brief interest inventory intervention on career decision self-efficacy in an undergraduate sample. A pretest-posttest equivalent group design compared students who completed an interest inventory and participated in two sessions of its interpretation, students who only completed an interest…
Descriptors: Intervention, Career Choice, Decision Making, Self Efficacy
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Nicholas, Lionel; Damianova, Maria; Ntantiso, Mzamo – Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 2013
This study investigated the personal, career and learning skill needs of first-year university students, their preferred counselling sources, and compared South African and international students. Respondents completed a structured questionnaire (N = 567) with more than half reporting a moderate to high need for assistance with their concerns.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Foreign Students, Student Needs
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Zhang, Bin; Cai, Taisheng – Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 2012
The aim of the study was to examine the nature of perfectionism, to gain a better understanding of the construct using the Chinese population. The study also explored the relationships between perfectionism, self-esteem and depression after identifying the three dimensions of perfectionism. A sample of 292 Chinese university students completed the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Personality Traits, Depression (Psychology), Self Esteem