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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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Suggestions for Utilizing the 2008 EPAS in CSWE-Accredited Baccalaureate and Masters Curriculums--Reflections from the Field, Part 1: The Explicit Curriculum
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Petracchi, Helen E.; Zastrow, Charles – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2010
In April 2008, the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) issued new guidelines for Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS). The 2008 EPAS shift the focus of assessment from the evaluation of program objectives to assessment of educational outcomes and student achievement of practice competencies. Major accreditation challenges for…
Descriptors: Social Work, College Curriculum, Accreditation (Institutions), Undergraduate Study
Suggestions for Utilizing the 2008 EPAS in CSWE-Accredited Baccalaureate and Masters Curriculums--Reflections from the Field, Part 2: The Implicit Curriculum
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Petracchi, Helen E.; Zastrow, Charles – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2010
This article is Part 2 in a 2-part series discussing the new guidelines for Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) issued in April 2008 by the Council on Social Work Education. The 2008 EPAS shifted the focus of assessment for accreditation or reaffirmation from the evaluation of program objectives to assessment of educational…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Program Effectiveness, Educational Policy
Advanced Standing Revisited: Current Status, Structure, and Issues
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Bremner, Judith; Zastrow, Charles – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2008
A 2004 national survey of CSWE-accredited MSW programs addresses three major questions. (1) Do advanced standing students perform as well as (or better than) traditional social work graduate students? (2) What should be the educational continuum between undergraduate and graduate programs? (3) What is the current status and structure of advanced…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Performance, Social Work, Masters Programs