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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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Roberts, Peter – International Review of Education, 2007
This paper provides a critical analysis of New Zealand's Performance Based Research Fund (PBRF). The first section sketches the development and implementation of the PBRF. The second section evaluates the scheme, concentrating on three themes: the relationship between privatization, competition and research performance; the standardization of…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Foreign Countries, Privatization, Policy Analysis
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Roberts, Peter – International Review of Education, 2000
Document addresses political and ethical questions generated by OECD's International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) and the New Zealand Foresight Project. Calls for further critical work on changing patterns of literate activity in the information age, stressing the importance of contemplating futures other than those driven by imperatives of global…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Philosophy
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Roberts, Peter – International Review of Education/Internationale Zeitschrift fuer Erziehungswissenschaft/Revue Internationale de l'Education, 1999
Provides an overview of recent changes in the tertiary sector in New Zealand, and considers possible futures for higher education. Pays special attention to three themes: emergence of the "perpetually choosing student," potential changes in conditions of work for academics, and reconfiguration of academic priorities in the age of the market.…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Educational Quality