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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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Hurt, Robert L.; McLaughlin, Eric J. – NACADA Journal, 2012
Academic advising research aids faculty members and advisors in detecting, explaining, and addressing macro-level trends beyond their local campus. It also helps legitimize the professional nature of academic advising, moving it beyond mere prescriptive models that focus on rules and course selection. Due to the erroneous belief that skills in…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Research Methodology, Academic Advising, Statistical Analysis
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Hurt, Robert L. – NACADA Journal, 2007
In every way that matters, advising is a form of teaching. Using Bloom's (1956) taxonomy of educational outcomes, I explain how to develop learning objectives within advising contexts. The article also suggests commonly available educational materials, such as university catalogs, as content delivery mechanisms for students; in addition, it offers…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Educational Objectives, Academic Advising, Student Personnel Services
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Hurt, Robert L.; Barro, Frank – NACADA Journal, 2006
The accounting profession is in a state of flux--some might even say crisis. Recent ethical lapses, such as the Enron debacle, have called into question the professionalism of a few, tainting the reputation of many accountants. In this study, we examined the attitudes of accounting students at a comprehensive public university at the beginning and…
Descriptors: Accounting, Academic Advising, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation