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Trent Brown – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2025
Recent research on vocational training in the global South suggests training may have the effect of unrealistically inflating trainee expectations of remunerative employment and upward social mobility. These studies, however, have focused almost exclusively on training for formal sector employment. The present paper, by contrast, explores how…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Career and Technical Education, Agricultural Education, Employment Potential
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Bahr, Peter Riley; Columbus, Rooney; Chen, Yiran – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Research points to an age disparity in college completion, with adult community college students (ages 25 years and older) being less likely to complete postsecondary credentials than their younger peers. However, research also demonstrates that adult community college students are more likely to report educational goals that do not culminate in a…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Community College Students, Educational Attainment, Adult Students
Daugherty, Lindsay – RAND Corporation, 2021
Individuals in the United States can pursue a variety of different types of postsecondary education credentials. This Perspective describes four common types: degrees, certificates, industry certifications and licenses, and apprenticeships. Bachelor's degrees are the most commonly awarded postsecondary credential in the United States…
Descriptors: Credentials, Postsecondary Education, Academic Degrees, Certification
Paye, Olando – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this study was to determine students' success by examining the effects of certain demographic variables (gender, race/ethnicity, age, GPA, and course pass rate) on degree completion (certificates and associate degrees) at a suburban community college in the Mid-Atlantic region over a period of seven years (from 2012 to 2018). In…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Educational Attainment, Associate Degrees
Griffith, Atiba David – Online Submission, 2022
The purpose of this quantitative study was to provide statistical evidence to support that if males take the Caribbean Certificate of Secondary Level Competence (CCSLC) mathematics examination before the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) mathematics examination, they will have a statistically significantly higher average score than…
Descriptors: Males, Secondary School Mathematics, Educational Certificates, Gender Differences
Griffith, Atiba David – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this quantitative study was to provide statistical evidence to support that if males take the Caribbean Certificate of Secondary Level Competence (CCSLC) mathematics examination before the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) mathematics examination, they will have a statistically significantly higher average score than…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Males, Secondary School Mathematics, Educational Certificates
David Blazar; Wenjing Gao; Seth Gershenson; Ramon Goings; Francisco Lagos – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
Local teacher recruitment through "grow-your-own" programs is a prominent strategy to address workforce shortages and ensure that incoming teachers resemble, understand, and have strong connections to their communities. We exploit the staggered rollout of the Teacher Academy of Maryland career and technical education certificate program…
Descriptors: Teacher Shortage, Program Effectiveness, Vocational Education, Educational Certificates
Wall, Katherine – Statistics Canada, 2021
Although completing a college certificate or diploma program after a bachelor's degree has long been a topic of interest for federal policy makers and academic organizations, its prevalence and nature have not been clearly characterized to this day. Many of the studies exploring this issue have been limited to a single institution or a single…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Foreign Countries, Educational Certificates, Academic Degrees
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning, 2020
This report presents academic year 2017 through 2020 degrees awarded and top-ten degrees at Mississippi institutes of higher education, along with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) degrees awarded and top-ten degrees, and August 2020 academic program summary for Mississippi. The following institutes of higher education are…
Descriptors: State Universities, STEM Education, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees
Vidal Rodeiro, Carmen; Vitello, Sylvia – Cambridge Assessment, 2020
In 2010, the government announced their latest drive to raise the status of vocational qualifications in secondary education. This overhaul was subsequently enacted based on recommendations made by Alison Wolf in her review of vocational education. As a result, the Department for Education (DfE) introduced four new categories of vocational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Qualifications, Secondary Education
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Patterson, Margaret B. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2021
Nearly all incarcerated adults will eventually be released to reenter communities and rebuild their lives. The literature indicates half of re-entering adults return to prison within five years and recidivism is higher for adults with low education attainment. The aim of this paper is to add to existing knowledge on incarcerated adult…
Descriptors: Recidivism, Correctional Education, Adult Education, Institutionalized Persons
Stevens, Ann Huff; Kurlaender, Michal; Grosz, Michel – Grantee Submission, 2019
Career technical education (CTE) programs at community colleges are increasingly seen as an attractive alternative to four-year colleges, yet little systematic evidence exists on the returns to specific certificates and degrees. We estimate returns to CTE programs using administrative data from the California Community College system linked to…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Outcomes of Education, Income
Vidal Rodeiro, Carmen – Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2021
Cambridge Technicals are vocational qualifications offered by OCR at Levels 2 and 3, for students aged 16 and above. They are designed with the workplace in mind and provide an alternative to A levels. The successful completion of a Cambridge Technical can provide opportunities to progress into employment, onto professional development programmes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employment Qualifications, Certification, Job Skills
Liu, Q.; Ryu, M.; Shapiro, D. – National Student Clearinghouse, 2020
The "Undergraduate Degree Earners" report series, published annually, provides a demographic and education profile for all students graduating with an undergraduate credential, which may include associate and bachelor's degrees and certificates. In this report, the authors profile graduates in the 2018-19 academic year, with a focus on…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Bachelors Degrees, Associate Degrees, Academic Degrees
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Daugherty, Lindsay; Anderson, Drew M.; Kramer, Jenna W.; Bozick, Robert – RAND Corporation, 2021
Instead of enrolling for four or more years to get a bachelor's degree, what if individuals could work their way toward a degree gradually? First, they would attend college or a trade school for six months or a year and earn a certificate that prepares them for an entry-level job in various fields. Then, they would pursue additional knowledge and…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Manufacturing Industry, Engineering Education, Information Technology
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