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Talal Alasmari; Abdulrahman Alzahrani – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2024
The purpose of this study is to explore the current status of micro-credentialing policies and practices in Middle Eastern and North African universities. Using a quantitative approach and a comprehensive questionnaire based on recent work by the Australasian Council on Open, Distance, and e-Learning (as reported by ACODE, Survey of…
Descriptors: Universities, Credentials, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy
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Moodie, Gavin; Wheelahan, Leesa; Bragg, Debra D. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2023
This article focuses on adult working learners who attend postsecondary institutions in Canada and the United States. We identify how these institutions deliver curriculum and instruction in the form of career-technical education (CTE) and vocational education offering occupational credentials. In British Columbia and the U.S., most vocational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Learning, Employees, Postsecondary Education
Wendy Kilgore – American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), 2024
Undergraduate credit for prior learning (CPL) is an important aspect of today's higher-education landscape. This report presents an in-depth look at the current state of undergraduate CPL in the United States and Canada. The primary objective of the report is to foment dialogue and action toward a more inclusive, effective higher-education system…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Access to Education, Inclusion, College Credits
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Allais, Stephanie – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2022
This paper examines three interrelated factors outside of formal provision of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in sub-Saharan Africa that have undermined TVET systems. The first is the process, pace, and levels of industrialisation, which has had a direct effect on TVET provision: low numbers of well-paying jobs requiring…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Technical Education, Industrialization
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Selvaratnam, Ratna Malar; Sankey, Michael David – Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 2021
Micro-credentials research, which includes digital badges, is a relatively new field of study that seeks to inform the implementation, portability and sustainability of the ecology of meaningful delivery. This paper reviews literature relevant to understanding connections between universities' intent to offer micro-credentials and the environment…
Descriptors: Credentials, Employment Qualifications, Awards, Models
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Farias-Gaytan, Silvia; Ramirez-Montoya, Maria-Soledad; Aguaded, Ignacio – Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2023
The dynamics of change in the work environment are becoming more dizzying, given that adopting new technologies generates new knowledge and jobs. This research analyzed a case study of a Mexican university implementing alternative credentials. The method was instrumental case study research, with exploratory and descriptive categories, applying…
Descriptors: Credentials, Foreign Countries, Universities, Colleges
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Bird, Jo; Charteris, Jennifer – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2021
Teacher performance assessments are positioned as a high stakes assessment that are aimed to ensure that preservice teachers are ready for professional practice in education contexts. The move to incorporate them in institutions has its origins in concerns that teacher education is a policy problem with varying standards of preparation across the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Evaluation, Early Childhood Teachers, Preservice Teachers
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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
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Hogan, Anna; Thompson, Greg; Chandra, Vinesh – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2022
This article examines attempts to professionalize the teaching workforce in the Pacific Islands (PI) in response to the United Nation Sustainable Development Goal 4c -- "Increase the Supply of Qualified Teachers in Developing Countries." The experience of PI educators provides insight into the clash between global standard agendas,…
Descriptors: Professionalism, Educational Policy, Sustainable Development, International Organizations
Cowin, Bob; James, Ted – British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer, 2019
The number of post-degree certificate and diploma programs offered by British Columbia (BC) post-secondary institutions, in addition to enrolment in graduate and first professional degrees, is perceived to have grown considerably over the past decade. This growth, however, has not been previously studied in a systematic manner. This study involved…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Development, Certification, Credentials
Kilgore, Wendy – American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), 2021
The academic credentialing landscape is rapidly evolving. Institutions of higher education must meet this critical moment in the evolution of how learning is delivered, assessed, and recognized. While some educational institutions have shifted to issuing Electronic Data Exchange (EDX), digitally signed PDFs or blockchain verifiable credentials,…
Descriptors: Credentials, Higher Education, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Mitterle, Alexander; Stock, Manfred – European Journal of Higher Education, 2021
In light of a global higher education expansion, the paper analyses the historic-structural conditions of this development for the German state(s) after World War II. Building on Talcott Parsons citizenship patterns, the analysis centres on two core institutions of the German higher education system: the state-organized system of entitlement…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Development, Educational History, Civil Rights
Martin, Michaela; Furiv, Uliana – UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning, 2022
When making study choices, students often find it challenging to identify their interests and strengths. Higher education (HE) systems that do not offer opportunities for reorientation and transfer run the risk of some students never completing their studies. This policy brief examines the different flexible pathways institutions can choose to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Interests, Educational Policy, Decision Making
UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning, 2021
Social demand for higher education has more than doubled in the past 20 years. However, only one-third of all countries' higher education systems are enrolling more than 50% of the traditional age cohort. Despite major advancements in achieving higher levels of access and participation, inequalities and inequities in higher education persist and…
Descriptors: Flexible Progression, Higher Education, Equal Education, Lifelong Learning
Martin, Michaela; Furiv, Uliana – UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning, 2022
The rapid worldwide expansion of enrolment in higher education (HE) has led to greater diversity among students, with more first-generation learners, HE returnees, and disadvantaged groups. Yet, inequalities in participation persist and have worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. The implementation of flexible learning pathways (FLPs) can help HE…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Informal Education, Flexible Scheduling, Disadvantaged
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