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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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Piper, Martha C. – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2003
Asserts that economic well-being rests on a thriving civil society. Discusses lines of inquiry in the human sciences necessary to building a civil society in Canada: (1) enabling individuals to better understand themselves, their values, and their roles as citizens; (2) defining Canadian identity and role as global citizen; and (3) informing the…
Descriptors: College Role, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Scholarship
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Axelrod, Paul; Anisef, Paul; Lin, Zeng – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2001
Asserting that liberal education is at risk in Canadian universities, attempts to explain why such policy shifts are occurring; points to the continuing cultural, social, and intellectual value of liberal education; and, drawing from recent census data, demonstrates that liberal education produces generally positive economic benefits to the…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Trends, Foreign Countries