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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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Elias, Kimberly; Drea, Catherine – College Quarterly, 2013
This article reports on the co-curricular record program (CCR) that is created by colleges and universities in Canada to help students engage in activities which will enhance their academic performance, personal development and well-being. It examines the validation of the CCR experience in an official document, opportunity of the students to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Extracurricular Activities, College Students, Learner Engagement
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Constantinou, Peter; Drea, Catherine – College Quarterly, 2005
This article discusses the recommendations of the Postsecondary Review Panel's Final Report--"Ontario: A Leader in Learning." The Postsecondary Review was announced by the government in the Ontario Budget 2004 to "review the design and funding of Ontario's postsecondary education system and recommend innovative ways in which its institutions can…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Foreign Countries, Educational Improvement, Surveys
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Drea, Catherine – College Quarterly, 2004
Student attrition and retention in Ontario's colleges have been of concern to governments and administrators since the mid-1970's when attrition was estimated at 50 percent (Giroux and Mezei, 1993). As a result of this concern, there have been efforts aimed at increasing student retention in Ontario's colleges. This is by no means a problem…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attrition, School Holding Power, Community Colleges
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Summers, Bill; Drea, Catherine – College Quarterly, 2004
Ontario's Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology (CAATs) have established productive links with employers and the result is practical training that leads to rewarding work for graduates. This practical success is not being adequately recognized in a crucial debate that focuses on strategies for economic development. It is important for the CAATs…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Outcomes of Education, Foreign Countries, School Business Relationship