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Direct linkCampbell, Emily B.; Clayton, Ashley B. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2022
This article provides an overview of community colleges as an access point to higher education, specifically for individuals without a high school diploma. The article highlights how one community college system is addressing both postsecondary access and workforce demands through policy and practice change. The Louisiana Community and Technical…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, High School Students, Credentials
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
Download full textJames, Ted; Cowin, Bob – British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer, 2020
Permitting students to transfer credits earned in one program towards another program lies at the heart of the BC post-secondary transfer system, maximizing student mobility through credit portability. This study focused on situations where students seek to apply credits to multiple credentials that are "lateral" (for example, where a…
Descriptors: College Credits, Credentials, Foreign Countries, Transfer Policy
James, Richard, Ed.; French, Sarah, Ed.; Kelly, Paula, Ed. – Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, 2017
The future of Australia's tertiary education sector is the subject of a new collection of essays by some of the country's leading education researchers. Produced by the Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Melbourne, "Visions for Australian Tertiary Education" presents a progressive and provocative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Postsecondary Education, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis
US Department of Education, 2022
The components within this Strategic Plan reflect the Administration's and Department's priorities for the direction of the Department and the future of education in the nation. The priorities, such as improving educational equity and meeting the needs of students, are highlighted and woven throughout this Strategic Plan and require…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Educational Planning, Federal Government, Public Agencies
Rosenberg, Mark B., Ed.; Hilton, Margaret L., Ed.; Dibner, Kenne A., Ed. – National Academies Press, 2018
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professionals generate a stream of scientific discoveries and technological innovations that fuel job creation and national economic growth. Ensuring a robust supply of these professionals is critical for sustaining growth and creating jobs growth at a time of intense global competition.…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Progress Monitoring, Undergraduate Students, STEM Education
Language Australia, Melbourne (Victoria). Adult Education Resource and Information Service. – 2002
The Certificates in General Education for Adults (CGEA) provide a range of educational opportunities for Australian adults who have not completed secondary education to improve their literacy, numeracy, and general education skills. The CGEA was first accredited in 1992 and is currently accredited for January 2002-December 2006. The CGEA is…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs
Westerhuis, Anneke – 2001
European structures of qualification levels were examined through a review of reports on recent developments in Germany, Spain, France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The examination focused on the following topics: the scope of the national frameworks; the definition of standards and qualifications; the definition of levels in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Certification, Classification
Heitmann, Gunter – 2001
Recent trends and developments related to the structures of qualification levels in Germany, Spain, France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom were examined in a quasi-experimental study that was part of a more comprehensive study on the same topic. The study focused on standards, qualifications, and classifications at the tertiary level of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Articulation (Education), Certification
