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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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Reaching the Critical Mass: The Twenty Year Surge in High School Physics. Findings from the 2005 Nationwide Survey of High School Physics Teachers. AIP Report. Number R-442
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Neuschatz, Michael; McFarling, Mark; White, Susan – Statistical Research Center of the American Institute of Physics, 2008
This report traces the growth of high school physics in American school over the past twenty years. Highlights of the report include: (1) Enrollments in high school physics continue to grow; (2) Increase in number and proportion of physics teachers; (3) Number of students taking honors, advance placement or second-year physics course has nearly…
Descriptors: High Schools, Physics, Educational History, Science Instruction
Graduate Student Report: First-Year Physics and Astronomy Students in 2002 and 2003. AIP Report, Number R-207.34
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McFarling, Mark; Neuschatz, Michael; Mulvey, Patrick J. – Statistical Research Center of the American Institute of Physics, 2004
The American Institute of Physics has regularly reported information about physics and astronomy graduate students since 1968. In more recent years the survey has shifted to focus on first-year graduate students, with a survey of the full population of graduate students every few years. This report covers surveys of first-year students for the…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Astronomy, Physics, Doctoral Programs