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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 Vision and Promise: Distance Education at Penn State Part 3--Organization, Finance, and Programming.
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Froke, Marlowe – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 1995
Reviews distance education organization, financing, programming, and staff development at Pennsylvania State University. Describes academic and business partnerships that were formed and international initiatives. (SK)
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Administration, Educational Finance, Higher Education
A Vision and Promise: Distance Education at Penn State. Part 1--Toward an Experience-Based Definition.
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Froke, Marlowe – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 1994
Reviews the historical national and international context of distance education, evolution of terminology, Penn State's distance education programs, and potential effects of telecommunications and their commercialization. (SK)
Descriptors: Cable Television, Definitions, Distance Education, Educational Technology
A Vision and Promise: Distance Education at Penn State. Part 2--Policy and Organization.
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Froke, Marlowe – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 1994
Based on Penn State's experience with distance education, critical policy issues are discussed: faculty control (developing an academic plan, linking to technology, community service) and defining students and resources (particularly access for part-time students). (SK)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Distance Education, Educational Policy, Higher Education