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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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Comyn, Paul; Barnaart, Antoine – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2010
The introduction of outcomes-based vocational education in schools can have significant impact on the management and delivery of education and training. These impacts are not limited to classroom practice, and extend to the fields of policy and system coordination. This article reports on the results of a major trial of outcomes-oriented…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Competency Based Education, Vocational Education, Educational Change
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Comyn, Paul – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2009
The introduction of national qualification frameworks (NQFs), including frameworks specifically for the vocational sector (NVQFs), are policy initiatives that have far reaching implications for the management and delivery of education and training. Despite the caution called for by researchers and the challenging reality of implementation in both…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Qualifications, National Standards
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Smith, Erica; Comyn, Paul – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2004
The article reports on a research project about employability skills in novice workers. The findings were drawn from case studies in 12 enterprises across Australia that employed young people in their first jobs, in full-time work and/or in part-time work whilst at school. The research focused upon the processes by which employers developed…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Job Skills, Skill Development, Entry Workers