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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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Palola, Ernest G.; And Others – 1977
Program Effectiveness and Related Costs (PERC), a comprehensive data management plan developed at Empire State College, is the subject of this explanatory report. Chapter 1 presents the conceptual framework of the program which incorporates data on outcomes, costs, programs, students, and faculty, and also incorporates a "multiple perspectives…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Faculty, Cost Effectiveness, Data Analysis
Hansen, M. Eileen – 1993
This handbook provides guidance for implementing orientation activities for international students at Middlesex County College (MCC), in New Jersey. An introduction describes the development of MCC's orientation plan, indicating that, in response to problems faced by international students, the college developed an overnight orientation and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cultural Awareness, Foreign Students, Leadership Training
Richards, Lillian S. – 1974
In order to assess the needs of women at Fresno City College (FCC), a questionnaire was distributed to 133 female day students during regular class sessions. Results showed that: (1) 87.2 percent were 18-24 years old; (2) 57.2 percent were White; (3) 77.8 percent were single; (4) over 60 percent needed information on careers, graduation…
Descriptors: Community Services, Day Care Centers, Educationally Disadvantaged, Females
ARNOLD, WALTER M. – 1966
THE APPRENTICE TRADES BUILDING AT SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE WAS ERECTED WITH COOPERATIVE FINANCING BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (UNDER THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACT OF 1963), THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL SYSTEM, LABOR UNIONS, AND INDUSTRY. THE STRUCTURE AND SITE COST OF $339,000 WAS PROVIDED FROM FEDERAL AND SCHOOL DISTRICT FUNDS, WHILE THE EQUIPMENT, WORTH…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, College Buildings, Educational Facilities, Retraining
Desmarais, Armand; And Others – 1974
In order to investigate the use of Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) as a means of implementing an alternative method of learning for Bristol Community College students, a nationwide survey of 31 educational institutions was undertaken in 1973 (66 percent response rate). On the basis of survey responses, this document describes the CAI systems…
Descriptors: Budgets, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Program Costs
Fast, Margaret; And Others – 1992
The Bibliographic Instruction Committee of the Wichita State (Kansas) University Libraries recommended changes to improve the current bibliographic instruction program for lower division undergraduates. The shortcomings of the current program, one class period in a required English course, were analyzed; and suggestions were made to improve the…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Bibliographies, College Faculty, College Libraries
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Crowhurst, Marion – Research in the Teaching of English, 1987
Uses Halliday and Hasan's taxonomy of cohesive devices to examine the kinds of cohesive ties used in arguments and narratives at grades 6, 10, and 12. Investigates whether there are differences between both grade levels and modes. (AEW)
Descriptors: Cohesion (Written Composition), Discourse Analysis, Grade 10, Grade 12
Wright, Ted – 1985
There are two conditions that result in the academic suspension of students from Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC). In the first case, students are suspended if they have attempted more than 30 credits and earned less than a 1.5 cumulative grade point average (GPA). In the second case, students who have registered for more than 45 credits, but…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Academic Standards, Black Students, Community Colleges
Rothlisberg, Allen P. – 1988
This paper presents a short history of the development of the only library/media technology program in the state of Arizona that offers courses especially designed for library technicians. A description is given of how the program evolved after a needs assessment was conducted in 1986, and approval was given by the Arizona State Community College…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Community Colleges, Curriculum Design, History
Beach, Richard – 1977
Many students view writing as limited to utilitarian ends: writing to please a teacher or to pass a composition course. They often perceive little inherent value in their writing. However, experience teaching high school and college students reveals that many students recognize some inherent value in writing when it is used as a means of…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Characterization, English Instruction, Higher Education
Allen, O. Jane – 1982
The process-oriented advanced technical writing course described in this paper leads students progressively through the writing and editing processes while involving them in the technical writing of their respective disciplines. The readings, exercises, and report assignments used in the course are discussed to show how these activities awaken…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Assignments, Classroom Techniques, College English
Banks, Debra L. – 1992
A study was conducted to identify the environmental conditions and relationships between external and institutional conditions that have a significant effect upon student transfer activity. A sample of 78 colleges in 15 states were selected from institutions participating in a national transfer project; 42% were located in Texas or California. The…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Articulation (Education), College School Cooperation, College Transfer Students
Goozee, Gillian – 2001
This document traces the development of Australia's technical and further education (TAFE) system, which offers a wide range of courses providing education and training for employment at the operative, trade, and paraprofessional levels, as well as general education and literacy programs. The following are among the topics discussed: (1) general…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Advisory Committees, Articulation (Education), Colleges
Lefforge, Orland S. – 1971
This plan for improving community college instruction uses an in-service training program as a primary vehicle for change. The objectives to be achieved are: (1) develop a climate for educational innovation, (2) develop individual initiative in professional growth, (3) coordinate training resources, faculty efforts, and college goals, and (4)…
Descriptors: Inservice Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Improvement, Student Teacher Relationship
Little, Doric – 1989
The issues of sexual harassment and appropriate sexual conduct have caused nationwide interest in ethics in academia. Questions of the appropriateness of sexual relationships between faculty and students, and between supervisors and employees, are both legal and ethical in nature. The Supreme Court has ruled that the most important factor in…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Community Colleges, Employer Employee Relationship, Interpersonal Relationship
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