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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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The Role of HE in Professional Development: Some Reflections on a Foundation Degree for Teaching Assistants
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Edmond, Nadia – Teaching in Higher Education, 2010
Rapid change in higher education (HE) has lead to a reappraisal and debate about the role and "mission" of the university and the university teacher. In the diversification of the HE sector, it is possible to see a shift away from the "advancement of knowledge" as the primary purpose of the HE sector as a whole. This article focuses on a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Role of Education, Professional Development
Can Co-Curricular Activities Enhance the Learning Effectiveness of Students?: An Application to the Sub-Degree Students in Hong Kong
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Leung, Chi-Hung; Ng, Chi Wing Raymond; Chan, Po On Ella – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2011
A total of 575 students from the Associate Degree Foundation Program and the Associate Degree Program participated in this study. The two purposes of this study were to use the time series between/within experimental design to examine whether participation in co-curricular activities could (1) enhance student learning effectiveness and (2) have…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Associate Degrees, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
Learning Assistants Program: Faculty Development for Conceptual Change
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McHenry, Nadine; Martin, Andrea; Castaldo, Annalisa; Ziegenfuss, Donna – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2010
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a student-centered faculty development model on the conceptions of teaching of participating US Arts and Sciences faculty members. "Student-centered learning models are widely accepted as catalysts for improved learning and psychosocial outcomes, and their use is especially important in…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Pilot Projects, Learning Modules, Educational Change