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Steinhoff, Kraig; De Jong, David; Curtin, Susan; Chesnut, Steven; Steiner, Cory J. – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2022
This study examined why schools and districts transitioned from traditional education systems to competency-based, the challenges and benefits school experienced, and characteristics needed in a leader for the shift in education. The study used a quantitative approach informed by survey and correlational research. The participants in this study…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Administrator Attitudes
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Gharis, Laurie; Franzen, Rebecca L.; Liddicoat, Kendra; Remington, Taylor N. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2020
The North American Association for Environmental Education encourages state environmental education associations to develop professional certifications for individual environmental educators. To understand perceptions in Wisconsin, the authors distributed an online survey. Survey questions encompassed participant demographics; certification…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Science Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Certification
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Specht-Boardman, Ryan; Chalasani, Suresh; Kostka, Kim; Kite, Laura; Brower, Aaron – Journal of Competency-Based Education, 2021
COVID-19 has accelerated changes that were already underway in the American economy, such as the increasing displacement of workers by automation, the exponential evolution of industries due to technical advancements (the Fourth Industrial Revolution), and a widening skills gap and attainment deficit in the American workforce. As a result, adult…
Descriptors: Universities, Competency Based Education, Flexible Scheduling, Integrated Curriculum
Patrick, Susan; Chambers, Alexis – Aurora Institute, 2020
States are grappling with policy strategies to determine attendance in the era of COVID-19 school closures and remote learning. Allowing districts and schools to develop an attendance policy using a combination of options to determine attendance can offer maximum flexibility. These options include, but are not limited to: (1) time on task (task…
Descriptors: Attendance, Educational Policy, School Closing, COVID-19
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Mayeshiba, Matthew; Jansen, Kay R.; Mihlbauer, Lisa – Online Learning, 2018
Nonterm, direct assessment competency-based education (CBE) represents a significant reimagining of the structure of higher education. By regulating students' progress through the program based on their mastery of tightly defined competencies rather than on the time spent learning them, this learning environment affords students far greater…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Competency Based Education, Electronic Learning, Conventional Instruction
Dunagan, Alana – Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation, 2017
The history of American higher education has long been dominated by a battle of sustaining innovation. This paper highlights five diverse institutions that are tackling a broad range of problems in their efforts to innovate and sustain: (1) Arizona State University's open-access Global Freshman Academy creates a new pathway into the institution,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Attainment, Sustainability, College Freshmen
Jobs for the Future, 2019
This brief highlights examples of career pathway models funded by TAACCCT [Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training] that were designed for adult students who require accelerated timelines because they are often under pressure to enter or reenter the workforce quickly to support their families. In each of the cases chosen,…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Acceleration (Education), Vocational Education, Community Colleges
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Barakat, Maysaa; Reames, Ellen; Kensler, Lisa A. W. – Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 2019
The demographic profile of the United States has been rapidly changing; by 2020, minority students will constitute the majority of the public school student population nationwide. This makes cultural competence a necessity for today's school leaders. Educational leadership preparation programs are responsible for preparing culturally competent…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Student Diversity, Public Schools, Cultural Awareness
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Burnette, Diane M. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2016
Although competency-based education (CBE) has existed since the early 1970s adult-focused degree programs, interest in CBE has spiked in recent years due to the increased attention on higher education affordability and accountability. This article reviews the extant literature on CBE to address the following questions: (a) What are the definitions…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Literature Reviews, Definitions, Program Descriptions
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Schejbal, David – Journal of General Education, 2017
Public perception of the liberal arts is declining. Yet the cognitive skills that a liberal education aims to engender are the key skills that employers and the public value most. To address this seeming paradox, we must redesign the general education core and focus squarely on essential outcomes. Specifically, we must ensure that when students…
Descriptors: General Education, Liberal Arts, Curriculum Design, Skill Development