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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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Boyle, Kathleen M. – Community College Enterprise, 2011
The literature suggests that there is an impending shortage of community college executive leadership (AACC, 2005; Amey & VanDerLinden, 2002; McNair, 2010; McNair, Duree, & Ebbers, 2011; Reille & Kezar, 2010; Riggs, 2009; Shults, 2001). The typical pipeline for filling these vacancies is also facing shortages (AACC, 2005; Amey & VanDerLinden,…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, School Personnel, Community Colleges, College Administration
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Strom, Stephen L.; Sanchez, Alex A.; Downey-Schilling, JoAnna – Community College Enterprise, 2011
Over the next decade, as the community college's current generation of leaders and administrators begin retiring in large numbers, important steps must be taken to identify and develop future leaders for the institution. A variety of internal opportunities (e.g., internships, leadership development programs, graduate school programs) provide…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Risk Management, Educational Technology, Leadership
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Williams, Mitchell R.; Leatherwood, Laura; Byrd, Laura; Boyd, Monica S.; Pennington, Kevin – Community College Enterprise, 2010
The study explores how alumni can help community colleges in Southern Appalachia to create greater access for people in groups which are traditionally under-served by higher education. Semi-structured interviews conducted with alumni program directors and admissions officers at seven community colleges in the Southern Appalachian Region explore…
Descriptors: Admissions Officers, Higher Education, Alumni, Interviews
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Perrakis, Athena; Campbell, D. Michael; Antonaros, Mary – Community College Enterprise, 2009
The authors examine the current community college presidential pipeline and offer possible explanations for poor CEO representation from diverse populations. They explore a relationship between CEO satisfaction and diversity by testing whether CEO satisfaction is correlated to campus and administrative diversity. While data from the study…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year Colleges, Higher Education, Recruitment
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Gazza, Elizabeth A. – Community College Enterprise, 2008
The fictitious story presented in the first part of this article reflects a culture where mentoring is a shared value of faculty and administration. This article offers suggestions which are intended to serve as a basic guide for making the fictitious faculty member's experience a reality. A community could use all components of an established…
Descriptors: Mentors, College Faculty, Models, Faculty Development
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Thomson, Alexander – Community College Enterprise, 2007
Learning communities are a growing tool in use at colleges and universities around the country. In large part, these communities have been created in the hope that they will increase interaction among students and teach them to apply knowledge in meaningful ways. In addition to generating student interaction, learning communities should strive to…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Interdisciplinary Approach, Cooperation, Teacher Collaboration