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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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Highhouse, Scott – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1999
Describes the contributions of Elton Mayo and the Hawthorne research team at Western Electric to the foundations of employee counseling; characteristics of 1940s-1950s counseling programs; and the historical role of mental health in industrial/occupational psychology. (SK)
Descriptors: Employee Assistance Programs, Industrial Psychology, Mental Health, Organizational Climate
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Sharf, James C. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1988
Reviews history and application of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to argue that adverse impact definition of test discrimination embodied in unanimous 1971 Supreme Court decision in Griggs versus Duke Power Company and its progeny is the product of successful advocacy of unelected bureaucrats rather than a product of public…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Definitions