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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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Creating Theory: Moving Tutors to the Center.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Dinitz, Sue; Kiedaisch, Jean – Writing Center Journal, 2003
Presents three tutors' contributions to writing center theory. Shows how writing center theory can be enriched by including tutor voices and perspectives. Discusses the importance of including tutors in the construction of writing center theory. (SG)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Theories, Tutors, Writing Laboratories
Learning More from the Students.
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Kiedaisch, Jean; Dinitz, Sue – Writing Center Journal, 1991
Discusses the results of questionnaires from 376 writing center sessions in which both students and tutors rated their satisfaction. Finds significant relationships between client satisfaction and year in college, learning disabilities, English as a Second Language, the major of the tutor, the course the paper was written for, and gender. (SR)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Peer Teaching
"Look Back and Say 'So What'": The Limitations of the Generalist Tutor.
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Kiedaisch, Jean; Dinitz, Sue – Writing Center Journal, 1993
Considers the importance of having writing center tutors with specific knowledge of disciplines. Examines videotapes of tutors with students in specialized fields such as engineering and business. Concludes that the "ignorant" or generalist tutor sometimes has limitations as a writing tutor. (HB)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Higher Education, Tutors, Writing Across the Curriculum