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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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Fortuijn, Joos Droogleever – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2012
This paper discusses reforms in postgraduate education in geography in the Netherlands in the context of Europeanization and globalization. Europeanization and globalization have resulted in challenges as well as opportunities for students and universities. In terms of internationalization, Europeanization and the global economic crisis have…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Geography, Foreign Countries, Educational Opportunities
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Fortuijn, Joos Droogleever – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2004
Since the beginning of the 1970s the under-representation of women in geography has been questioned in several publications. Most articles refer to the situation in English-speaking countries. This paper examines the vertical and horizontal gender segregation in human geography departments in Dutch universities. In spite of several policy measures…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Human Geography, Gender Differences, Gender Issues
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Monk, Janice; Fortuijn, Joos Droogleever; Raleigh, Clionadh – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2004
This Symposium integrates quantitative and qualitative information to assess the representation of women in academic geography in The Netherlands, Catalonia, Hungary and Singapore. It offers comparative commentary on the situation in the United States and additionally a focus on the experiences of a group of women geographers of colour in Canada,…
Descriptors: Gender Bias, Foreign Countries, Geography, Females
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Shepherd, Ifan D. H.; Monk, Janice J.; Fortuijn, Joos Droogleever – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2000
Explores key issues related to the internationalization of geography in higher education. Poses questions that need to be addressed when developing a network that are based on the goals, roles, outcomes, ownership, management, and operation of a proposed international network for teaching and learning in geography for higher education. Includes…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Communication (Thought Transfer), Educational Objectives, Geography