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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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Weaver, Debbi; Robbie, Diane; Radloff, Alex – International Journal for Academic Development, 2014
This paper reports on a writing program to support academic staff to publish in peer-refereed journals. Nine participants completed a 12-week program, which involved regular meetings, set writing tasks, and peer feedback on drafts. A pre- and post-survey and follow-up interviews were used to gather feedback. Participants especially valued the…
Descriptors: Writing for Publication, Peer Evaluation, Journal Articles, Academic Discourse
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Gray, Kathleen; Radloff, Alex – International Journal for Academic Development, 2008
In the current context of higher education, those working in academic development feel the need to demonstrate the impact that their work makes on achieving desired institutional outcomes. In this paper, we examine the concept of impact, consider the various meanings of impact and review ways that the term has been used rhetorically and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Academic Achievement, Faculty Development, Motivation
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Gray, Kathleen; Radloff, Alex – International Journal for Academic Development, 2006
This paper summarises current ideas about the place of academic development in the twenty-first century university. It focuses on aligning the leadership and management of academic development work with the "ownership" of such work by its key stakeholders--teaching academics, university management and the wider academic development community--and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Accountability