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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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Rivers, Damian J. – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2010
Drawing on various sources of official discourse and public commentary pertaining to the recent implementation of two large-scale strategies aimed at internationalising student and academic staff populations within Japanese higher education institutions, this paper will present a number of broad multifaceted perspectives addressing those issues…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Global Approach, Ideology, Foreign Students
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Onsman, Andrys – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2010
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has invested heavily in its social sector, especially in setting up new schools and universities. The aim of the development is to prepare the Kingdom for a future that is not dependent on its oil resources which are predicted to run out in less than a hundred years. Driven by the country's monarch, King Abdullah, many…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Management Systems, Foreign Countries, Barriers
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Vitullo, Elizabeth; Johnson, Jason – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2010
This paper reports on a study of Association of American Universities university presidents' public communications in response to the 2008-2009 economic crisis. The authors present findings from a thematic analysis of 111 letters. The authors highlighted 22 themes and present them within three major categories: factors external to the university;…
Descriptors: Universities, College Presidents, Professional Associations, Position Papers
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Edwards, Daniel – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2010
As the developed world becomes more reliant on knowledge as a vital part of economic growth and development, the importance of highly skilled workers who can create, disseminate and use new knowledge becomes integral. Within Australia, recent policies relating to higher education and research have prompted new thinking about the extent to which…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Higher Education, Skilled Workers, Foreign Countries
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Wangenge-Ouma, Gerald – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2008
This paper identifies, examines and discusses higher education funding policy shifts that have taken place in Kenya. The paper argues that even though Kenya's higher education funding policy shifts, from free higher education to cost-sharing, and privatisation and commercialisation, are (to a greater extent) products of the country's encounter…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Social Services, Educational Finance
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Mintrom, Michael – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2008
How should universities manage their research function? Today, research-based knowledge is viewed widely as fundamental to economic advancement. As a result, universities everywhere are facing pressure to rethink their research activities. A general model of the research process is presented here. Linkages are drawn between that process, other…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Research Administration, Research and Development, Performance Factors