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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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Watson, Kayleigh; McGowan, Pauric; Smith, Paul – Industry and Higher Education, 2014
Business planning competitions [BPCs] are a commonly offered yet under-examined extracurricular activity. Given the extent of sceptical comment about business planning, this paper offers what the authors believe is a much-needed critical discussion of the assumptions that underpin the provision of such competitions. In doing so it is suggested…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Business Administration Education, Competition, Entrepreneurship
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McGowan, Pauric; Cooper, Sarah – Industry and Higher Education, 2008
The research discussed in this paper explores the impact of a higher education initiative targeted at developing entrepreneurial capability and encouraging student technology venturing activity in Northern Ireland. The initiative in question is the 25,000 British Pounds enterprise competition run by the Northern Ireland Centre for Entrepreneurship…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Technology Transfer, Free Enterprise System, Entrepreneurship
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McGowan, Pauric; van der Sijde, Peter; Kirby, David – Industry and Higher Education, 2008
It is becoming increasing clear that a new industry--the entrepreneurship industry--is in the ascendant and that universities are a part of this development. Furthermore, the idea of the entrepreneurial university has only recently entered the debate. Promoting the entrepreneurship agenda within constituencies where it is not traditionally…
Descriptors: Industry, Entrepreneurship, Universities, Case Studies