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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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The Incubation Model of University-Community Relationships: A Case Study in Incubating New Programs, New Knowledge, and New Fields of Practice
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Gander, Lois – Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education, 2009
Universities in Canada and elsewhere are recognizing the importance of being more engaged with their communities. Indeed, the president of the University of Alberta made engaging with external communities one of the cornerstones of her vision for the institution. So how are universities meeting this challenge? In his book, Managing Civic and…
Descriptors: School Community Relationship, Universities, Partnerships in Education, Extension Education
About Us: Reflection and Dialogue on the Purpose of University Continuing Education in Canada
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Gander, Lois – Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education, 2008
This article is a response to Scott McLean's (2007) CJUCE Forum article "About Us," which set out the claims that university continuing education (UCE) units make about themselves on their websites. Using the activities of the Legal Studies Program of the Faculty of Extension at the University of Alberta as a reference point, this article suggests…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Universities