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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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Lichtenstein, Gary; Thorme, Trisha; Cutforth, Nick; Tombari, Martin L. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2011
With the goal of codifying student learning outcomes of community-based research (CBR), the authors created a conceptually valid and statistically reliable CBR Student Learning Outcomes Survey. The project began with individual interviews and focus groups with 70 undergraduates and faculty at six colleges and universities nationwide discussing…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Community Development, Community Involvement, Research
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Fretz, Eric; Cutforth, Nick; Nicotera, Nicole; Thompson, Sheila Summers – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2009
In 2001, the University of Denver included language in its vision statement that committed the institution to becoming "a great private university dedicated to the public good." This essay (1) explains how the development of an institutional visioning statement led to the implementation of a series of campus dialogues and action steps designed to…
Descriptors: Research Universities, Private Colleges, Theory Practice Relationship, Democratic Values