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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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An International Effort to Build Leadership Capacity: Insights from the First Cohort of Educational Administration at the College of the Bahamas
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Tooms, Autumn – Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 2007
The purpose of this qualitative study was to learn what motivated students to enroll in the first formal training program in educational administration in the history of The Bahamas. This research considers the intersections of motivation, career paths, and educational histories of those who live and work in schools in The Bahamas. Open-ended,…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Leadership Qualities, Qualitative Research, Student Motivation
Lessons from an International Collaboration: A Faculty Member's Reflections
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Tooms, Autumn – Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 2007
The author's experiences, both researcher and primary administrator of the Bahamian cohort, led to a reflection on the lessons learned from embarking on this kind of international collaboration. The most obvious caveat, for those interested in such work, centers on faculty capacity. While the Educational Administration program at Kent State…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Reflection, International Educational Exchange, Program Administration