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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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Liddell, Debora L. – New Directions for Student Services, 2012
This article explores three dimensions in moral development: (1) morality as an individual construct; (2) facilitated by powerful relationships; and (3) in the context of the organization. The goal in this article is to orient the educator to the mind of the learner and suggest strategies and approaches that facilitate learning. (Contains 1…
Descriptors: Moral Development, Self Concept, Psychological Patterns, Reflection
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Perez, William; Cortes, Richard D.; Ramos, Karina; Coronado, Heidi – New Directions for Student Services, 2010
This chapter examines the socioemotional experiences and characteristics of undocumented Latina and Latino college students. The authors look at how these students' socioemotional experiences compare to those of their undocumented peers in relation to their academic and mental health outcomes. In addition, they highlight how undocumented students…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, College Administration, Undocumented Immigrants
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Bauman, Mark – New Directions for Student Services, 2009
Some reserve and National Guard personnel are enrolled in college. Much like those who choose not to attend college, reservists and Guard members who are students are challenged by issues of separation from family and employment. However, members of the reserves and National Guard who are college students must also separate from their educational…
Descriptors: Military Service, Undergraduate Students, Stopouts, Academic Persistence
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Blumenfeld, Warren J.; Klein, Jacqueline R. – New Directions for Student Services, 2009
The Jewish student population has received little attention on campuses and has indicated their disappointment with college administrators and faculty who do not understand their identity. Jewish undergraduates face many identity issues related to being Jewish, yet they have limited opportunities to learn about the impact of religion on their…
Descriptors: Campuses, Jews, Undergraduate Students, Student Adjustment
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Servaty-Seib, Heather L.; Taub, Deborah J. – New Directions for Student Services, 2008
Scholarship about campus responses to death-related events emphasizes the need for members of the campus community to be open to discussing grief-related issues. Faculty members and resident assistants (RAs) are ideally situated to observe and respond to bereaved students. Faculty--tenure-track, adjunct, and teaching assistants--have regular…
Descriptors: Resident Advisers, Grief, Teaching Assistants, Coping
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Cotten, Shelia R. – New Directions for Student Services, 2008
This chapter reviews technology use patterns and the social impacts of technology on well-being among college students. It provides empirical evidence delineating the processes through which Internet use affects well-being among college students, and provides suggestions for ways to advance future studies in this area and for higher education…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Telecommunications, Social Networks, College Students