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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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When a Practitioner Becomes a University Faculty Member: A Review of Literature on the Challenges Faced by Novice Ex-Practitioner Teacher Educators
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Saito, Eisuke – International Journal for Academic Development, 2013
It is challenging for ex-practitioners beginning to teach in higher education settings due to their long experience in other fields. In this paper, as an example of a nexus of practitioners and academics, the focus is the issues of novice teacher educators at the beginning of their careers and support programmes for them. Three factors were…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Educators, Beginning Teachers, Faculty Development
The Literature Landscape of Blended Learning in Higher Education: The Need for Better Understanding of Academic Blended Practice
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Torrisi-Steele, Geraldine; Drew, Steve – International Journal for Academic Development, 2013
If we are to realise the potential of blended learning in higher education, then further research into academic practice and relevant academic development is essential. Our review of literature on blended learning in higher education reveals an interesting scholarship landscape which, when described in detail, pointedly directs attention to the…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Educational Development, Higher Education, Educational Practices
Theory and Legitimacy in Professional Education: A Practitioner Review of Reflective Processes within Programmes for New Academic Staff
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Kahn, Peter; Young, Richard; Grace, Sue; Pilkington, Ruth; Rush, Linda; Tomkinson, Bland; Willis, Ian – International Journal for Academic Development, 2008
The authors review research literature on coherent theoretically based approaches to the use of reflective processes within programmes of initial professional education for new academic staff. Employing a novel methodology that incorporates practitioner perspectives, they establish a framework that highlights the role of personal and social…
Descriptors: Reflective Teaching, Professional Education, Educational Change, Literature Reviews