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Direct linkForhad, Md. Abdur Rahman; Alam, Gazi Mahabubul; Haque, Afruza; Khan, Md. Sawgat; Rashid, Mamunur – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2023
Purpose: This study examines whether students graduating from SSC-VOC perform better in diploma engineering programs. Design/methodology/approach: This study uses quantitative and qualitative methods to examine how secondary school certificate-vocational (SSC-VOC) graduates perform in their subsequent vocational programs. Findings: Despite having…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Competence, Engineering Education, Certification
Farhana Borg; Mikael Winberg; Niklas Gericke; Johan Borg – Environmental Education Research, 2025
Although preschool principals are important for integrating sustainability, studies on this topic are scarce. Using an embedded mixed methods approach, this study explored and compared 50 principals' views and actions relating to sustainability in the operations of 25 eco- and 25 non-eco-certified randomly sampled preschools from 25 municipalities…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Principals, Administrator Attitudes
Ashebir Tekle; Solomon Areaya; Getachew Habtamu – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2025
Purpose: This research aims to explore stakeholder perspectives on Ethiopia's occupational competency assessment and certification systems. Design/methodology/approach: The study utilized a mixed-methods strategy within a concurrent embedded design and adopted a pragmatic perspective. Data collection involved questionnaires, interviews, and focus…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Career and Technical Education, Certification, Competency Based Education
Leaf, Justin B.; Leaf, Ronald; McEachin, John; Bondy, Andy; Cihon, Joseph H.; Detrich, Ronnie; Eshleman, John; Ferguson, Julia L.; Foxx, Richard M.; Freeman, B. J.; Gerhardt, Peter; Glenn, Sigrid S.; Miller, Megan; Milne, Christine M.; Mountjoy, Toby; Parker, Tracee; Pritchard, Joshua; Ross, Robert K.; Saunders, Melissa S.; Streff, Todd – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
The Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB®) created a third level of certification, the Registered Behavior Technician™ (RBT®) in 2014. The RBT® was created based upon the requests of stakeholders who wanted to credential those individuals who make direct contact with clients under the supervision of a Board Certified Behavior Analyst®. There…
Descriptors: Professional Personnel, Certification, Applied Behavior Analysis, Specialists
Melissa Itzel Virrueta-Ayala – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Racial disproportionality in special education reflects the manifestation of modern-day segregation in our education systems (Anyon, 2009; Artiles et al., 2016; Artiles, 2022). Due to their specialized training and positionality as key stakeholders in special education eligibility processes, school psychologists are uniquely suited to impact…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Counselor Training, Credentials, Certification
Rachele Elizabeth Maddox – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Board-Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) are master's level practitioners who typically provide assessments, write programs, monitor, and oversee implementation of behavior plans, and monitor a learner's progress over time to address skill acquisition and reduce challenging behaviors. BCBAs typically work in ABA clinics, in a learner's home, in…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Applied Behavior Analysis, Behavior Modification, Masters Degrees
Sara Jane Blackman – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this study was to use a Constructivist Grounded Theory methodology to understand the learning experiences of trainers who completed a professional development trainer certification. Specifically, this study explored how trainers described their learning experiences, the catalysts trainers identified as instrumental to their…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Professional Development, Trainers, Certification
Robert Chapa – ProQuest LLC, 2024
While the cybersecurity landscape continually evolves, with new technologies, attack vectors, and defense mechanisms emerging regularly, cybersecurity certificate programs remain challenged to stay current and relevant, often resulting in the delivery of outdated course content in existing programs. Scholars note that the absence of standardized…
Descriptors: Program Development, Computer Security, Electronic Learning, Certification
Download full textIowa Department of Education, 2024
The Iowa Department of Education collects information on joint enrollment from Iowa's 15 community colleges. Jointly-enrolled students are high school students enrolled in community college credit coursework. Most jointly-enrolled students enroll through Senior Year Plus programs, such as concurrent enrollment. Other students enroll independently…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Enrollment, Dual Enrollment, High School Students
Jared S. Soileau; Gregory P. Tapis; Spencer C. Usrey; Thomas Z. Webb – Accounting Education, 2025
While the CPA exam is uniform for all jurisdictions, individual jurisdictions are allowed to set the requirements to sit for the exam. These requirements vary by jurisdiction, with some being more restrictive than others. We analyze the decision process of international candidates to proxy for candidates that can choose jurisdictions with less…
Descriptors: Accounting, Foreign Students, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Certification
Martha Buell; Stephanie Kuntz – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2025
Decades of research has documented the negative effects of physical punishment, including spanking (Heilmann et al., 2021). Since 1998, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has endorsed the use of time out from positive reinforcement (TO) as an alternative to corporal punishment (Sege et al., 2018). Despite urging at the federal level…
Descriptors: Child Care, Certification, Punishment, Positive Reinforcement
Gonzalez Hernandez, Vanessa – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2023
M-DCPS had 20,833 graduates in the 2021-2022 academic year as of June 2022. Most students, 89%, achieved a standard diploma (24 credits). Some students chose an alternative curriculum where 857 (4%) achieved an Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) diploma and 454 (2%) achieved an International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma. An…
Descriptors: Public Schools, High School Graduates, Graduation Requirements, Advanced Placement Programs
Sargent, Julia; Rienties, Bart; Perryman, Leigh-Anne; Fitzgerald, Elizabeth – Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2023
There is increasing interest around the use of microcredentials for upskilling, employability, professional development, and reaching a wide range of learners. However, little discussion exists around the use of microcredentials to contribute towards broader qualifications and accreditation. This paper investigates the use of a series of…
Descriptors: Microcredentials, Qualifications, Certification, Credits
Rõõm, Marili; Luik, Piret; Lepp, Marina – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
Learners' success in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and the factors influencing it have previously been examined mainly upon completion of the course. This approach does not reveal whether learners are fulfilling their initial intentions regarding MOOCs and which factors affect it and thus the individual success of the learners. This…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, MOOCs, Programming, Computer Science Education
Felten, Peter; Geertsema, Johan – Innovative Higher Education, 2023
Much if not most work in the scholarship of teaching and learning is focused on measuring student learning and improving teaching quality. This is valuable, but a careful reading of foundational texts in the field shows that from the beginning another guiding motivation in SoTL went beyond the "didactic" yet is less apparent today: a…
Descriptors: Scholarship, Instruction, Learning, Role of Education
