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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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Block, Betty Ann; Tietjen-Smith, Tara; Estes, Steven G. – Quest, 2015
In this age of postmodern supercomplexity, universities face increased demands from many precincts in our society to respond to such issues as broader access, graduation rates, costs, and relevance, to name just a few. The cultivation of professional conditions that will help higher education and its kinesiology professoriate to not only to…
Descriptors: Exercise Physiology, Kinetics, Higher Education, Decision Making
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Block, Betty Ann – Quest, 2014
Scholars have sought to identify the complexity and multidimensionality of the phenomenon of sexual identity formation since the American Psychiatric Association declassified homosexuality as a mental disorder in 1973 (Bayer, 1981). This article addresses the manner in which the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer [LGBTQ]…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity, Physical Education
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Block, Betty Ann – Quest, 2014
This article discusses the need for chairs to recognize the changing and interconnected nature of postmodern times by engaging with policy makers, politics, and coalitions in this age of supercomplexity. Chairing a kinesiology department is a rewarding and complex position fraught with uncertainty; nevertheless, tolerating and planning for…
Descriptors: Department Heads, Exercise Physiology, Physical Education, School Policy
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Block, Betty Ann; Weatherford, Gwendolyn M. – Quest, 2013
Presenting research well with regard to persons with disabilities is as important as conducting research well. Disembodied, technical writing does not accurately represent the dramas of athletes, fans, and people who are trying to exist in damaged or violated bodies. Our stories are left incomplete if we omit the metaphoric and symbolic codes we…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Education, Educational Research, Personal Narratives