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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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Smith, Steve – Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 2010
This article represents a lecture given by Professor Steve Smith at the Association of University Administrators Annual Lecture on 20 October 2009. There has been considerable change in the sector since the lecture was delivered, however, the Editor and author felt that the issues still pose significant challenges to higher education (HE), and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Social Mobility, Foreign Countries, Information Technology
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Thackwray, Bob – Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 2007
This paper is based on a keynote speech delivered to the AUA Annual Conference, Belfast, April 2006. It discusses the concept of organisational development as it applies to universities, where internally developed approaches applying some of the core principles of standard frameworks are the norm. The author discusses several organisational…
Descriptors: Politics of Education, Organizational Development, Higher Education, Attitude Change
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Hodgson, Patricia – Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 2006
This paper discusses the cost and purpose of regulation in the higher education sector in the United Kingdom. Higher education is changing fast, facing competition from around the world and offering new economic drive in Britain's regions. Tuition fees bring much needed investment to this growing sector. This means a new challenge for funding…
Descriptors: Accountability, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Quality