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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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The Evolution of Enrollment Management: A Historical Perspective.
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Johnson, Anne Lewis – Journal of College Admission, 2000
Provides a historical perspective of the admissions office leading to the present integrative system of enrollment management. The main issue for admissions offices remains that of balancing quantity and quality. Today they can integrate ideas of the past with technology of the present. This use of data will help design curriculums and support…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission (School), Admissions Counseling, Colleges
Building the Bridge: Secondary School Counselors and NACAC.
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Adams, Ardene – Journal of College Admissions, 1987
Recounts the events which led to the inclusion of high school counselors as voting members in the National Association of College Admissions Counselors. (ABB)
Descriptors: Admissions Counseling, National Organizations, Professional Associations, School Counselors
National Conference Opening Session.
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Yeagle, Evie; Dickason, Don – Journal of College Admissions, 1987
Presents highlights of the National Association of College Admission Counselors' first 50 years. (ABB)
Descriptors: Admissions Counseling, Admissions Officers, History, National Organizations
The Emergence of the Admissions Profession in the 1960s.
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Howard, N. Kip – Journal of College Admissions, 1987
Details the many roles and functions that emerged for both college and school counselors during the 1960s. Notes that it was the translation of member commitment into action during the 1960s that began to provide national prominence for the National Association of College Admission Counselors. (ABB)
Descriptors: Admissions Counseling, Admissions Officers, Counselor Role, History
An Association of Service: NACAC Activities and Publications.
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Muir, John B. – Journal of College Admissions, 1987
Reviews the many ways in which the Association of College Admission Counselors (ACAC) has translated its concerns and ideas into actions, including the building of the College Admission Center, the printing of an information booklet -- ASK US --, the sponsoring of National College Fairs, and publication of the ACAC journal. (ABB)
Descriptors: Admissions Counseling, History, Information Centers, Information Dissemination
College Entrance Examinations in the United States: A Brief History for College Admission Counselors.
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Linn, Mott R. – Journal of College Admission, 1993
Presents brief history, written for school counselors, on entrance examinations used in college and university admission procedures, noting use of such examinations as early as fourteenth century. Discusses College Entrance Examination Board, Scholastic Aptitude Test, multiple-choice versus essay tests, score distributions, American College…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Admission Criteria, Aptitude Tests, College Admission