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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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Kilpatrick, Sue; Millar, Patricia – International Journal of Training Research, 2006
Extension (industry training) and VET (the formal Vocational Education and Training system), each vital to Australia's education and training for agriculture, have developed as separate domains. Recent research suggests that the potential of closer alignment should be further explored. Extension provides usually non-certified courses to primary…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Alignment (Education), Industrial Training
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Johns, Susan; Kilpatrick, Sue; Loechel, Barton – International Journal of Training Research, 2004
This paper reports findings from a survey of former students from six Australian rural school clusters. It compares the experiences and outcomes of students who had participated in a school vocational education and training (VET) program with those who had not. School VET courses intended to provide a pathway to local employment appear to be…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education
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Guenther, John; Kilpatrick, Sue – International Journal of Training Research, 2003
This paper reports findings of the first phase of a study conducted to investigate the factors that contribute to the success of partnerships between vocational education and training (VET) providers and community/industry, and the processes partnerships employ to produce quality learning outcomes for individuals and other stakeholders, including…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Partnerships in Education, Effective Schools Research