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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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Adams, Analise N.; Brock, Ryan J.; Gordon, Katie A.; Grohs, Jacob R.; Kirk, Gary R. – Journal of College and Character, 2014
As part of a broad initiative to create a portfolio of robust living learning communities at Virginia Tech, the SERVE LLC was established in 2009 to offer students meaningful community-engaged learning experiences. The program connects students with a commitment to social justice in an environment that promotes critical dialogue and reflection.…
Descriptors: Reflection, Communities of Practice, Learning Experience, Social Justice
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Grohs, Jacob R. – Journal of College and Character, 2012
The author explores some of the more elusive aims of civic engagement and the tension from the role of self in context of community. Thoughtful reclamation of the role for self can be a catalyst for different "aha" moments in terms of self-authorship, multicultural understanding, and sustainable and effective change agency. This commentary seeks…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, College Students, Individual Development, Cultural Awareness