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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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Kai, Jiang – Chinese Education and Society, 2012
At present in mainland China, competition in education has become excessive; competition has been increasing, and a competitive mentality is on the rise. The formative causes of excess competition in education are complex; with both practical and conceptual causes. Its roots can be traced to intensifying social competition, a one-sided…
Descriptors: Competition, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Educational Practices
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Kai, Jiang – Chinese Education and Society, 2012
The "National Medium- and Long-Term Educational Reform and Development Guideline (2010-20)" (hereafter abbreviated as the "Guideline") has pointed out that the core mission for the development of China's higher education in the next decade is to improve quality. This development mission was put forward against the background of China's higher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Higher Education, Educational Quality
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Kai, Jiang – Chinese Education and Society, 2009
Accountability, which is closely related to evaluation of efficiency, effectiveness, and performance, requires proving that higher education has achieved planned results and performance in an effective manner. Highlighting efficiency and effectiveness and emphasizing results and outcomes are the basic characteristics of accountability in higher…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Quality Control, Foreign Countries, Accountability