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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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Herdlein, Richard J.; O'Hern, Kelly; Kukemelk, Hasso – International Education, 2006
This qualitative study compares the development of student services at a major European university (University of Tartu) with American higher education in order to assess philosophical and organizational differences. Based on European and German models of higher education, the Estonian university has followed a pattern of emphasizing the cognitive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Universities, Student Personnel Services
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Karner, Anita; Kukemelk, Hasso; Herdlein, Richard J. – International Education, 2005
This is essentially a qualitative study, a fact-finding activity to gather, analyze, and interpret evidence of student motivation in completing the terminal degree in Estonia. It uses a variety of interpretive research methodologies appropriate for a phenomenological approach. Thirteen doctoral candidates who defended their doctoral thesis…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Doctoral Degrees, Foreign Countries, Grants