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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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Pearch, William J.; Marutz, Linda – Community College Enterprise, 2005
As community colleges struggle with keeping their disciplines and programs up-to-date, offer more courses to an ever-increasing student population, and battle shrinking budgets, adjunct faculty save the day (Roueche, Roueche, & Milliron, 1995). To retain quality part-time faculty members already employed in community colleges, as well as new hires…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Adjunct Faculty, College Faculty, Teacher Persistence
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Pearch, William J.; Craig, Barbara M.; Willits, Eileen – Community College Enterprise, 2005
Over the next ten years, retirements will bring a leadership crisis in community colleges. One way to combat the impending crisis is to develop formal mentoring programs which nurture future leaders. One way to ensure the mentoring program achieves its objective is by using a framework to assess leadership strengths and weaknesses. Mentors who are…
Descriptors: Mentors, Leadership, Models, Community Colleges