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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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Four Courses within a Discipline: UGA Unified Core
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Powell, Gwynn M.; Johnson, Corey W.; James, Joy; Dunlap, Rudy – Schole: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 2013
This article introduces the reader to the Unified Core Curriculum model developed and implemented at the University of Georgia (UGA). Four courses are taught as one course to the juniors coming into the Recreation and Leisure Studies major. An overview of the blended course and sample assignments are provided, as well as a discussion of challenges…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Integrated Curriculum, Interdisciplinary Approach, Recreation
With Their Permission: Skeptics, Resisters, and Supporters
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Powell, Gwynn M.; James, Joy; Johnson, Corey W. – Schole: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 2013
No major change in thought or action occurs without mistakes, casualties and growth. This article is designed to examine the implementation of integrated curriculum design from a more critical perspective. While the integrated curriculum innovators were confident about the design and their process, not all of their colleagues were interested in…
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, Higher Education, Educational Innovation, College Faculty