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Montecinos, Carmen; Galdames, Sergio; Flessa, Joseph; Valenzuela, Juan Pablo – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2022
This scoping review of the international literature published over the last 50 years in educational leadership and management journals provides a thematic exploration of factors influencing pathways at the pre-entry stage of a principal's career. Findings from a thematic analysis of 68 publications show that attention to prospective principals…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Education, Disproportionate Representation, Females
Dougherty, Shaun M.; Kamin, Samuel J.; Klein, Steve – Grantee Submission, 2020
Nationwide in 2013, more than half of all high school graduates (58%) earned two or more credits in a career and technical education (CTE) subject area. Among college students, more than two thirds of all undergraduate credentials (68%) were awarded in an occupational area. Yet although CTE is well subscribed, little is known about the efficacy of…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Measurement Techniques, Improvement, Educational Research
Bridgeland, John; Bruce, Mary – College Board Advocacy & Policy Center, 2011
Across the country, large numbers of young people are dreaming about and planning on attending college. A poll released in 2005 showed that 87 percent of all young people want to go to college. Often, however, parents' and students' dreams for the future are not being realized. Many young people never enroll in a postsecondary institution, and of…
Descriptors: Expertise, Credentials, Labor Market, Skilled Workers
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White, David M.; Francis, Richard L. – Georgetown Law Journal, 1976
Examines effects of a Supreme Court decision (Gribbs vs Duke Power Co., 1971) stating that job applicants need neither pass an intelligence test nor possess particular educational credentials unless they are directly related to the requirements of the job. Journal available from Georgetown University Law Center, 600 New Jersey Ave., NW,…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Court Cases, Court Role, Credentials
Holzer, Harry J.; Neumark, David – Institute for Research on Poverty, 2006
In this paper we review the research evidence on the effects of affirmative action in employment, university admissions, and government procurement. We consider effects on both "equity" (or distribution) as well as "efficiency." Overall, we find that affirmative action does redistribute jobs, university admissions, and…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Employment, College Admission, Contracts
Richards, Greg – 2001
The extent of cross-border mobility in the tourism sector of the European Union (EU) was examined, along with its relationship to the transparency and recognition of qualifications. The study focused on the current and historical levels of mobility in the tourism industry, policies on transparency and recognition of qualifications, and existing…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Career Change, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis