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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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A Case Study Report of a Comprehensive Benchmarking Review of the Status of Vocational Education Students in California: Building a New Relationship between Community Colleges and California State University System
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O'Lawrence, Henry – Journal of Career and Technical Education, 2007
This pilot study served as a foundation for a statewide comprehensive review of vocational career preparation programs at the community colleges in the State of California. Los Angeles County was determined to be the primary focus of investigation. The main focus was to collect, report, and disseminate current and valid information on existing…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Vocational Education, Benchmarking, Student Characteristics
Differences in Characteristics of Postsecondary Technical Students in Pennsylvania Community Colleges and Two-Year Proprietary Institutions.
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Farmer, Edgar I.; O'Lawrence, Henry – Journal of Career and Technical Education, 2002
Characteristics of students in 15 Pennsylvania community colleges (n=704) and 16 two-year proprietary colleges (n=317) were compared. In both groups, technical students were overwhelmingly white; the community colleges' population was 69.5% male, 30.5% female; in proprietary schools, 43.2% male, 56.8% female. Females had higher grade point…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cultural Differences, Postsecondary Education, Proprietary Schools