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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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Research Productivity in Top-Ranked Schools in Psychology and Social Work: Does Having a Research Culture Matter?
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Barner, John R.; Holosko, Michael J.; Thyer, Bruce A.; King, Steve, Jr. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2015
The "h"-index for all social work and psychology tenured or tenure-track faculty in the top 25 social work programs and psychology departments as ranked by "U.S. News and World Report" in 2012 and 2013, respectively, were obtained, permitting comparison of the scholarly influence between members (N = 1,939) of the two fields.…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Social Work, Psychology, Higher Education
Evaluating Distance Learning in Social Work Education: A Replication Study.
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Thyer, Bruce A.; Artelt, Thomas; Markward, Martha K.; Dozier, Cheryl D. – Journal of Social Work Education, 1998
Social work students (n=57) enrolled in two University of Georgia graduate-level practice courses were exposed to approximately equal amounts of live, in-class instruction, and two-way interactive televised instruction. Post-course evaluations significantly favored live instruction over televised distance learning. More empirical research…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Comparative Analysis, Course Evaluation, Distance Education
Doctoral Research on Social Work Practice: A Proposed Agenda.
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Harrison, Dianne F.; Thyer, Bruce A. – Journal of Social Work Education, 1988
A discussion of issues related to direct practice and clinical dissertations in social work recommends experimental outcome studies that evaluate the efficacy of social work interventions and proposes a national research agenda for social work doctoral programs. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Doctoral Dissertations, Doctoral Programs, Experiments
Advanced Standing and Two-Year Program MSW Students: An Empirical Investigation of Foundation Interviewing Skills.
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Carrillo, Dorothy; Thyer, Bruce A. – Journal of Social Work Education, 1994
A study compared the interviewing skills of 15 advanced-standing (bachelor's degree-holding) and 23 master's degree students of social work, with blind raters evaluating student use of 3 core skills: facilitation; questioning/clarification; support/empathy. No statistically significant differences were found between the groups, supporting the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Counselor Client Relationship, Empathy, Graduate Students