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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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Faculty Salary Analyses by Region, Rank, and Discipline from 1977-78 to 1983-84.
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Mohanty, Danell Q.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1986
An analysis of state college and university faculty salaries by region, rank, and discipline during a seven-year period is reported. It reveals that the ranges among salaries have been increasing. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), College Faculty, Economic Change, Economic Status
Changing Patterns of Degree Selection among Women: 1970-78.
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Roemer, Robert E. – Research in Higher Education, 1983
Patterns of degree selection in 1970-71 and 1978-79 are compared with each other and with that of men. The rate at which women's representation in a field changes is judged by an index of rate of change, and the redistribution of women among fields is analyzed. Possible explanations are offered. (MSE)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Degrees (Academic), Educational Trends, Females
Rating of Scholarly Journals by Chairpersons in the Social Sciences.
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Nelson, T. M.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1983
Ratings of scholarly journals by department heads in seven disciplines (anthropology, economics, geography, history, philosophy, political science, sociology) are presented by journal title, and criteria and methods for assessing journal quality and visibility are examined. Possible use of such information in institutional personnel decisions is…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Anthropology, Classification, Department Heads
Migration Patterns of First-Time Freshmen in the United States.
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Johns, Virginia; Viehland, Dennis W. – Research in Higher Education, 1989
A place-to-place migration pattern study shows patterns for first-time college students, especially freshmen, for each state and the District of Columbia in fall 1986. State-to-state matrix tables show patterns by sector (private and public). (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Students, Higher Education, Migration Patterns