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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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Fielden, John – Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 2013
This paper assesses the growing UK private sector in education and questions whether it is, as its supporters suggest, a valuable addition to an already diverse national system. An earlier "Perspectives" paper (Woodfield et al 2011) explored the emerging partnerships between public and private sectors. This follow-up explores the roles that the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Private Sector, Diversity (Institutional), Higher Education
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Woodfield, Steve; Fielden, John; Middlehurst, Robin – Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 2011
Higher education systems worldwide are currently facing a trio of competing challenges: increasing access and absorbing demand; promoting and safeguarding quality; and reducing and minimising costs to students, taxpayers and other investors. The growth of private (profit and not-for-profit) educational provision worldwide, in addition to other…
Descriptors: Evidence, Higher Education, Institutional Administration, Quality Control