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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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Constructions of Professional Identity in a Dynamic Higher Education Sector
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Lewis, Kenton – Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 2014
The expansion and specialisation of "non-academic" higher education roles, in response to increased regulation, monitoring and measurement of the sector, can be attributed to a rise in neoliberal manageralism and globalisation. Such changes have challenged the professional status of the academy, potentially…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professional Identity, Higher Education, Neoliberalism
In Challenging Times, Might the Equality Act 2010 Assist Universities in Embracing and Embedding Widening Participation?
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Lewis, Kenton; Hammond, John; Horvers, Kea – Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 2012
Not for the first time in its history, the UK Higher Education sector finds itself in a position of significant financial constraint. The current coalition Government's actions to address the budget deficit have led to sweeping cuts across many public sector departments, but it is higher education that has seen the most draconian reduction in…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Audits (Verification), Public Sector, Financial Support