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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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Aydlett, Lydia; Randolph, Mickey; Wells, Gayle – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2010
Participation in service learning projects is a growing phenomenon at universities and colleges. Research indicates service projects are beneficial for college students and adults. There is little data investigating developmental differences in how younger versus older participants perceive the service learning process. In this project, older…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries, Volunteers
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Platsidou, Maria; Metallidou, Panayiota – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2009
This study aimed at investigating the psychometric properties of two inventories for the measurement of learning style preferences in a Greek sample: Kolb's (1985) Learning Style Inventory (LSI) and the Index of Learning Styles (ILS) by Felder & Soloman (1999). The inventories were administered in a total of 340 Greek university undergraduate…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Cognitive Style, Construct Validity, Psychometrics
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Lester, Jessica N.; Evans, Katherine R. – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2009
Instructors often teach in isolation with very little collegial interaction guiding their practice. In light of the research that exists identifying the value of collaboration within learning environments, the merits of such isolated practice must be questioned. Even though collaboration within educational settings has been identified as critical…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Teacher Collaboration, Team Teaching, Teaching Experience
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Kumar, Rita; Lightner, Robin – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2007
This two-part study investigates perceptions of interactive classroom teaching techniques for adult learning. In the first part of the study 62 college faculty members and 45 corporate trainers were surveyed about their teaching and training methods. The survey had two main objectives: to determine rates of classroom techniques used, and to…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Teaching Styles, Student Attitudes, Training Methods
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Kurubacak, Gulsun – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2007
The main purpose of this study was to identify, categorize and rank the future research priorities and needs for mobile learning technologies. The key research inquiries were the following: (a) What are the major research issues and challenges identified by online workers for mobile learning technologies over the next ten years?, (b) What are the…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Delphi Technique, Research Needs, Distance Education