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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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Valuable Knowledge: Students as Consumers of Critical Thinking in the Community College Classroom
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Jensen, Jane McEldowney; Worth, Benjamin – Journal of General Education, 2014
This ethnographic study examines the negotiation of the value of critical thinking by a group of community college students and their instructor in a required general education literature course. Using a sociological analysis, the authors explore how the students situated themselves as both learners and consumers in the classroom, a social field…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Community Colleges, Classroom Techniques, Classroom Environment
21st Century Learning Outcomes Project
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Crawford, Bernita E. – Journal of General Education, 2003
Like many institutions of higher learning, Hocking College has struggled to define, document, and assess those general skills deemed necessary for success in the workplace and life. An opportunity for Hocking College to focus on this task was provided through its participation in the 21st Century Learning Outcomes Project sponsored by The League…
Descriptors: Technical Institutes, Community Colleges, College Outcomes Assessment, Educational Objectives