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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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Leading the Way...State Initiatives and Mentoring.
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Giebelhaus, Carmen – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 1999
As states begin mandating induction-year programs as part of teacher preparation and certification, three issues have surfaced: the lack of consistency in definitions of mentoring among stakeholders, both between and within states; the need for the development of appropriate and effective models of mentoring; and the need for adequate funding to…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Financial Support
Nontraditional Students in Higher Education: Meeting Their Needs As Learners.
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Bendixen-Noe, Mary K.; Giebelhaus, Carmen – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 1998
Reviews the research on nontraditional (adult) college students. Discusses the recent growth of this student population, adult student characteristics and life situations, learning motivation and achievement of adult students, adult students' preferences in the classroom, and principles of andragogy. Contains 61 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Andragogy, College Students
Mentoring: Help or Hindrance? Research Alive.
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Giebelhaus, Carmen; Bendixon-Noe, Mary – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 1997
The research literature shows mentoring programs for beginning teachers to be highly complex and situational. Despite potential advantages for both mentor and novice teacher, the effective widespread use of mentoring in beginning teacher induction is limited by problematic issues related to the lack of definition of mentoring, mentor training, and…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education