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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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Fink, L. Dee – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1984
An in-depth study of the problems and achievements of 100 new college teachers is reported and discussed, covering teacher training and experience; situational factors found to affect their teaching; the varying quality of performance; and recommendations for the teachers, departments hiring them, graduate students, and graduate departments. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Departments, Entry Workers
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Olsen, Deborah; Sorcinelli, Mary Deane – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1992
A 5-year (still ongoing) study of new faculty (originally 54) has found such changes as declining amount of time spent on teaching preparation; teaching increasingly perceived as more satisfying and less stressful than research; increasing time spent on research; increased stress about research productivity; and increased perception of work…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty Publishing, Higher Education, Longitudinal Studies