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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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Caston, Geoffrey – Oxford Review of Education, 2006
This study considers the influence on British education (particularly schools) of Alan Bullock, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1969 to 1973 and distinguished contemporary historian. It quotes extensively from Bullock's own writings, including his developing personal views on education, and reflections on his own experiences. Following a…
Descriptors: Biographies, Historians, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy
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Caston, Geoffrey – Oxford Review of Education, 1979
Compares problems and practices of British public universities with those of the University of California. Topics discussed include administrative and authority patterns, decision-making processes, student characteristics, and planning objectives. (DB)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Educational Needs
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Caston, Geoffrey – Oxford Review of Education, 1982
Traces the history of tenure plans in U.S. universities since the late 1800s and the response of university faculties to retrenchment efforts. Legal decisions concerning the university's rights to dismiss tenured professors because of funding cutbacks are discussed. (AM)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational History, Faculty College Relationship, Higher Education
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Caston, Geoffrey – Oxford Review of Education, 1989
Examines academic freedom in Fiji after a military coup in 1987. Describes how universities are viewed in developing nations by totalitarian regimes. Discusses the university's visibility, cost, and role in economic development. Refers to numerous studies on the complexity and intensity of relations between the university and the power structure.…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, Civil Liberties, Cross Cultural Studies