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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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Turner, Rita; Donnelly, Ryan – Educational Studies: Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 2013
This article outlines the features and application of a set of model curriculum materials that utilize eco-democratic principles and humanities-based content to cultivate critical analysis of the cultural foundations of socio-environmental problems. We first describe the goals and components of the materials, then discuss results of their use in…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Humanities Instruction, Undergraduate Students, Curriculum Evaluation
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Beach, Josh M. – Educational Studies: Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 2009
This article explores the history of human capital in the United States in relation to scholarly study of the private economic returns to higher education. The focus of this study is the private economic returns to subbaccalaureate education in two-year community and technical colleges. This article argues that although there are some beneficial…
Descriptors: Credentials, Higher Education, Human Capital, Technical Institutes