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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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Arizona State Board of Directors for Community Colleges, Phoenix. – 1982
This curriculum guide contains a listing of all common-core competencies that should be taught in Arizona community colleges in order to prepare students to meet the requirements of basic and refresher emergency medical technician training. Identified through a statewide project, the competencies cover the following topics: introduction to…
Descriptors: Accidents, Behavioral Objectives, Community Colleges, Competence
Harrell, Brenda McCane – 1987
A study was conducted to identify teaching strategies that may be used by nursing faculty in teaching middle-aged and older nursing students. Four first- and second-year instructors of the Long Beach City College (California) Associate Degree Nursing Program were chosen as the panel of experts to participate in the investigation. A thorough review…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Andragogy, Classroom Techniques
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Academic Senate. – 1996
Although both the University of California and the California State University systems have the option to use plus or minus grades in student evaluations, the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges (CCC) does not allow the use of such a grading system. Since 1985, the CCC's Academic Senate has lobbied the Board to allow local…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Educational Change, Educational Policy
Carraway, Cassandra Todd – 1987
It has been repeatedly demonstrated that persons who experience a high degree of test anxiety also experience decrements in performance in evaluative situations. A study was conducted to develop a test anxiety questionnaire for student nurses in order to identify test anxiety. A 40-item, self-report questionaire was developed by two panels of…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Nursing Education, Nursing Students
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Steger, William F.; Willging, Gretchen – Two-Year College Mathematics Journal, 1976
Details are given concerning the steps used in designing and implementing a modularized liberal arts course in mathematics. (DT)
Descriptors: Class Organization, College Mathematics, Curriculum, Liberal Arts
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Ryan, Mary – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1988
An analysis of the Washington Center internship program suggests that powerful and appropriate learning results when internships give students an experience of intense involvement, coupled with sustained, systematic reflection. The Washington Center works in partnership with over 600 institutions and internship sites in Washington, D.C. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Students, Experiential Learning, Higher Education, Internship Programs
Abood, Nancy V.; LeBlanc, William – 1985
A narrative account highlighting the achievements of the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) during the 1983-84 academic year and fall 1984 semester is presented in this report along with historical and current data on enrollments, programs, staff, and finances. First, the annual report of the college president provides an overview of…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Programs, Community Colleges, Educational Facilities
Hale, Toussaint L., Jr. – 1996
The System Funding Task Force (SFTF) of the Illinois Community College Board was formed to review the recommendations and framework for modifying the state's funding plan developed by the Board's President's Council. This report presents the SFTF's review of the Council's findings and presents the Task Force's own recommendations for funding.…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Community Colleges, Educational Change, Educational Finance
Clegg, Ambrose A.; And Others – 1988
A study was conducted in Cuyahoga Community College's (Ohio) Principles of Economics classes to determine: (1) whether microcomputer-assisted instruction using tutorial/drill programs would significantly increase students' learning of economic concepts as measured by pre- and post-tests; (2) the relationship between demographic variables and pre-…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction
Thomasson, John E.; Conrad, Clifton F. – 1985
The responses of graduate-level humanities departments to the oversupply of Ph.D.s and strategies that have been most effective in placing new Ph.D. graduates were investigated. Based on randomly selecting a representative cross-section of departments, a telephone survey was undertaken with 32 English departments, 32 history departments, and 22…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Change Strategies, College Graduates, College Programs
Rodriguez, Felix; Colon, Elsie M. – 1995
The Industry-Academia Partnership Pilot Project (IAPPP) was undertaken by Huertas Junior College (HJC), in Caguas, Puerto Rico, to improve advanced technical education, enhance the competitive capabilities of the region, and reduce the region's unemployment rate. The project consisted of three basic components: professional growth opportunities…
Descriptors: Career Development, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Educational Improvement
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International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, Stockholm (Sweden).
In 1965 the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) inaugurated a cross-national survey of achievement in six subjects: Science, Reading Comprehension, Literature, English as a Foreign Language, French as a Foreign Language, and Civic Education. The overall aim of the project was to use international tests in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Bound Students, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies
Hisle, W. Lee; Iglehart, Toma; Smith, Richard L.; Peloquin, Margaret – 1997
The Learning Resource Service (LRS) provides information and instructional support services to Austin Community College (ACC) (Texas). From 1998 to 2002, a new LRS strategic plan will allow for continued and enhanced support, the goals of which include improved service, resources, and instruction/learning. To accomplish this mission, LRS will: (1)…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Change Strategies, Community Colleges, Educational Planning
Johnson County Community Coll., Overland Park, KS. Office of Institutional Research. – 1994
To gather data on the current and future educational needs of local high school students, Johnson County Community College (JCCC), in Kansas, conducted a study of county students' career and educational interests. Questionnaires were administered to 9th through 12th graders in selected classes in local high school districts, resulting in 13,966…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Community Colleges, High School Students, High Schools
Wenger, Gary E.; Lemme, Ronald – 1987
The College of DuPage (CD), a community college enrolling 28,890 students and employing 2,400 faculty, staff, and part-time student employees, decided to develop a plan for computing in order to inventory computing resources on campus; justify resources based on current capacities and limitations; identify opportunities for effective resource…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Planning, Community Colleges, Computer Managed Instruction
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