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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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Image of the Community College during the 1970s: A Study of Perceptions.
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Smith, Milton L.; Beck, John J. – Community/Junior College Quarterly of Research and Practice, 1984
Provides results from a nationwide survey of educators conducted to determine their perceptions of change in image of the public community college during the 1970's in the areas of growth and management, programs offered, faculty, students, and other changes in policies, programs, or procedures. (DMM)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Community Colleges, Educational Objectives, National Surveys
A Re-examination of the Past: Some Origins of the "Second Best" Notion.
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Ratcliff, James L. – Community/Junior College Quarterly of Research and Practice, 1984
Reviews and evaluates the early history of the public junior college movement in Wyoming, examining the role of the University of Wyoming in opposing the two-year college plan. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Role, Educational Development, Educational History, Intercollegiate Cooperation
Educational Access for Women in the United States.
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Wood, Sherree F. – Community/Junior College Quarterly of Research and Practice, 1991
Reviews literature on the history of women in higher education in the United States, focusing on colleges for women (specifically Bryn Mawr and Wellesley) in comparison with each other and coeducational colleges (specifically Oberlin and the University of Michigan). Discusses women's access at the community college level. (DMM)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Coeducation, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis