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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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Firmin, Michael W.; Firmin, Ruth L.; MacKay, Brenda B. – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2008
Overseas student-teaching is becoming increasingly popular among American college students. Unfortunately, relatively little is known empirically regarding how these students find their experiences-academically or outside of the teaching classroom. Consequently, the present research study used rigorous qualitative methods in order to appraise…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Teaching Experience, Overseas Employment, College Students
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Firmin, Michael W.; Vaughn, Aaron; Dye, Amanda – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2007
Following a review of the literature, an educational case study is provided for the benefit of faculty preparing college courses. In particular, we provide a transcribed debate utilized in a General Psychology course as a best practice example of how to craft a debate which maximizes student learning. The work is presented as a model for the…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Case Studies, Best Practices, Models
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Firmin, Michael W.; Firmin, Ruth L.; MacKay, Brenda B. – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2007
Universities offering teacher education degrees are finding the world to be significantly smaller than did previous generations. Increasingly, American students are completing their required student teaching in foreign contexts. The present research study used rigorous qualitative methods in order to appraise the affective experiences from a…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Teaching Experience, Depression (Psychology), Teacher Education Programs