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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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Daniels, Lia M.; Stewart, Tara L.; Stupnisky, Robert H.; Perry, Raymond P.; LoVerso, Tatiana – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2011
As educators and mentors, we often focus on helping undergraduate students make career decisions. However, there is also value in helping alleviate career anxiety and indecision, both of which impede decision-making and are not automatically resolved once a decision is made. This research examined the role of individual differences (age, gender,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Anxiety, Career Choice, Individual Differences
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Haynes Stewart, Tara L.; Clifton, Rodney A.; Daniels, Lia M.; Perry, Raymond P.; Chipperfield, Judith G.; Ruthig, Joelle C. – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2011
Failing a course is an acutely negative event for first-year university students, and a major contributor to high attrition rates at North American universities. Despite its prevalence, course failure receives relatively little research attention. What can be done to reduce course failure and help first-year students remain in university? This…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Academic Failure, Introductory Courses, Psychology
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Ruthig, Joelle C.; Haynes, Tara L.; Stupnisky, Robert H.; Perry, Raymond P. – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2009
The first year of college presents numerous challenges experienced as overwhelming by some freshmen who may become overly stressed and depressed. This longitudinal study examined perceived academic control (PAC) as a mediator of optimism and social support's buffering effects on freshman students' psychological health. Multiple regressions…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), College Freshmen, College Environment, Longitudinal Studies