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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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Fearon, Colm; McLaughlin, Heather; Morris, Lynn – European Journal of Training and Development, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of multi-level forms of efficacy and organisational interactions necessary for promoting effective work engagement. Design/methodology/approach: Work engagement is explored from a multi-level efficacy perspective (self, collective and organisational). Based on the ideas of Bandura,…
Descriptors: Work Attitudes, Employees, Self Efficacy, Organizational Effectiveness
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Hatcher, Tim – European Journal of Training and Development, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the ideals and activities of the nineteenth century Welsh industrialist and reformer Robert Owen (1771-1858), and how they informed modern human resource development (HRD) concepts and practices and provided evidence of Owen as a HRD pioneer. Design/methodology/approach: Historiography provided…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Biographies, Labor Force Development, Social Action
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Spottl, Georg – European Journal of Training and Development, 2013
Purpose: Parity of esteem between general and vocational education is a widely discussed topic in those countries which have established a system of vocational education and training (VET) beside the system of general education, leading to numerous qualifications and licenses. This paper aims to address this issue. Design/methodology/approach: An…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Higher Education, Academic Education, Educational Mobility
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Nery-Kjerfve, Tania; McLean, Gary N. – European Journal of Training and Development, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present a review of the topic of repatriation and the potential benefits of the use of repatriated employees to enhance global knowledge and organizational learning in multinational corporations. Design/methodology/approach: The paper provides an integrative literature review of articles published on…
Descriptors: Foreign Workers, Employees, Corporations, Knowledge Management
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Ward, Carolyn; Preece, David – European Journal of Training and Development, 2012
Purpose: Given a number of recent and ongoing changes to the role and responsibilities of executive and non-executive board members of UK social housing organisations, the paper aims to offer a literature review which explores the development provision for board members within such organisations. The paper's key question is: "How are executive and…
Descriptors: Trustees, Social Agencies, Housing, Public Sector
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Le Deist, Francoise; Tutlys, Vidmantas – European Journal of Training and Development, 2012
Purpose: This paper aims to explore structural and systemic influences in the development of competence models and qualifications systems at sectoral and national levels across Europe, considering the influences of different socio-economic models of skill formation on the processes of design and provision of qualifications.…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Foreign Countries, Meta Analysis, Competence