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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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Editor's Farewell.
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Corbett, Edward P. J. – College Composition and Communication, 1979
Edward P. J. Corbett reviews the accomplishments of his six years as editor of "College Composition and Communication." (DD)
Descriptors: Editing, Higher Education, Publications, Scholarly Journals
Teaching Composition: Where We've Been and Where We're Going.
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Corbett, Edward P. J. – College Composition and Communication, 1987
Surveys the composition scene both as a teacher and journal editor, finding positive improvements such as (l) enhanced professionalism of young composition teachers, (2) growth of graduate programs, and (3) improved course content and methods. Notes, however, that in spite of these improvements each teacher still needs to periodically assess the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Professional Development, Rhetoric
John Locke's Contributions to Rhetoric.
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Corbett, Edward P. J. – College Composition and Communication, 1981
Advises teachers of rhetoric and composition of the potential usefulness of John Locke's "An Essay concerning Human Understanding." (RL)
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Higher Education, Rhetoric, Rhetorical Criticism
The Theory and Practice of Imitation in Classical Rhetoric
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Corbett, Edward P. J. – College Composition and Communication, 1971
Explores the theory and practice of imitation in the rhetorician's sense of emulating models." (Author)
Descriptors: Language Arts, Language Skills, Learning Processes, Memorization
Some Rhetorical Lessons from John Henry Newman.
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Corbett, Edward P. J. – College Composition and Communication, 1980
John Henry Newman's unconventional "Essay in Aid of a Grammar of Assent" is analyzed as a potential text for rhetoric instructors. (HTH)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Logic, Persuasive Discourse