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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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Bedini, Leandra A.; Stone, Charlsena F.; Phoenix, Terri L. – SCHOLE: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 2000
Presents a case study on the recruitment and retention of students from underrepresented minority groups into recreation, parks, and leisure studies programs. Strategies that can be implemented by other recreation and leisure studies departments are outlined, which include: develop mentor programs, provide student funding, connect students to role…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Students, Diversity (Student), Educational Environment
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Freysinger, Valeria; Bedini, Leandra A. – Schole: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 1994
Explores ideas to help college educators empower students through their teaching. The article discusses assumptions of power and privilege that underlie empowerment, providing examples of how educators can disempower. Biological, psychological, and sociocultural processes of empowerment as related to race, gender, and disability are examined. (SM)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, College Faculty, College Students, Cultural Differences