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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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Acquah, Daniel K.; Huddleston, Prue – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2014
By 2015, all young people must participate in some form of education and training until they are aged 18. This review discusses the challenges and opportunities involved if vocational education and training is to contribute to this raising of the participation age. We argue that as well as ensuring that young people who have made a full-time…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Access to Education, Case Studies
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Huddleston, Prue – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2010
This paper questions the assumption underpinning recent government initiatives, both at national and international level, that the Further Education Sector is "an enterprise free zone". As part of the drive for global competitiveness policies to improve the business start-up rate as well as engender enterprise skills and capabilities within young…
Descriptors: Colleges, Entrepreneurship, Teaching Methods, Competition
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Maguire, Sue; Huddleston, Prue – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2009
The current policy intention, that all young people remain in some form of accredited education or training to the age of 18 by 2015, poses significant challenges. The jobs without training (JWT) group includes young people who are in full-time work and not in receipt of training leading to National Vocational Qualification level 2 (or above);…
Descriptors: Job Placement, Employer Attitudes, Labor Market, Young Adults