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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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Will It Work Both Here and There? The AISP Model in Various Institutional Contexts
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McClellan, George S.; Eklund-Leen, Susan J.; Gatti, Robert M.; Kindle, Joan L. – New Directions for Student Services, 2009
The work of Ursula Delworth and her colleagues 20 years ago in describing the Assessment-Intervention of Student Problems (AISP) model and offering insights into its application (Delworth, 1989) is as timely to the practice of student affairs and the support of student success today as it was when the work first appeared. This is not to say,…
Descriptors: Student Problems, Student Personnel Services, Context Effect, Models
Gambling: An Old School New Wave Challenge for Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century
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McClellan, George S.; Winters, Ken C. – New Directions for Student Services, 2006
Gambling is a part of human history, and it is currently enjoying unparalleled popularity around the world. This chapter gives a brief definition and history of gambling, information about the rate of participation by college students, and suggestions for practice and future research. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: College Students, Risk, Game Theory, Historical Interpretation
Where We Have Been: A History of Native American Higher Education
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Fox (Comanche), Mary Jo Tippeconnic; Lowe (Navajo), Shelly C.; McClellan, George S. – New Directions for Student Services, 2005
This chapter provides an overview of the three eras in the history of Native American higher education in the United States: the colonial, federal, and self-determination eras.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational History, American Indians, American Indian History
Native American Student Retention in U.S. Postsecondary Education
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Larimore (Comanche), James A.; McClellan, George S. – New Directions for Student Services, 2005
This chapter surveys the literature on Native American student retention, framing the discussion in the context of the broader body of literature on retention.
Descriptors: School Holding Power, High Risk Students, Academic Persistence, American Indians
From Discussion to Action
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McClellan, George S.; Fox, Mary Jo Tippeconnic; Lowe, Shelly C. – New Directions for Student Services, 2005
This chapter describes nine of this volume's themes and offers summary recommendations stemming from those themes.
Descriptors: American Indians, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, Cultural Awareness