This study examined the implementation of an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) as a competency-based assessment in a graduate speech-language pathology program. Although OSCEs are widely used in health professions education, they remain less common in speech-language pathology. OSCEs provide opportunities to assess clinical skills…

Background/purpose: This study investigates the impact of initial public offerings (IPOs) on the economic performance of Moroccan companies operating in the vocational training and sectoral education markets, specifically in the health, finance, and business sectors. The objective is to evaluate how going public influences firm-specific variables…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to establish a moderated mediation model to examine the paradoxical effect of new college graduates' employability on their career decision-making difficulties, with the mediating role of perceived overqualification. We also examined the moderating role of perceived COVID-19 crisis strength to strengthen this…

Purpose: The evidence on the effects of apprenticeship remains inconclusive due to the divergence in the findings from different countries. Additionally, there is a lack of systematic reviews synthesizing the existing evidence of apprenticeship's influence on youth's economic outcomes. This systematic review sought to help fill the empirical gap…

Purpose: This study aimed to empirically examine the factors influencing career choices among students in Somali private universities, guided by expectancy theory. Specifically, it examined the impact of external influences, self-efficacy, perceived social status, career opportunities and students' interest in career choices.…

With the Chinese government's dedication to equalizing the development of vocational and general education, it is significant to examine how macro-environmental factors in vocational education impact learning processes and outcomes. The paper examines whether social acceptance of vocational education influences learning gains via learning…

This research scrutinises the nuanced factors shaping the decisions of pre-service teachers to opt for governmental teaching positions and their sustained commitment to the profession. A comprehensive sample comprising 1017 pre-service teachers drawn from diverse educational institutions in Thailand ensures representation across varied teacher…

This study introduces Pedagogic Causal Mechanisms (PCMs) in vocational education as a way to analyse and improve teaching and learning. PCMs are specific processes that directly connect educational inputs to learning outcomes. This paper uses an automotive mechanics lesson in Eswatini to show how PCMs work, focusing on Variation Theory as an…

This study examined the issue regarding the disparity of female public-school superintendents. The findings contribute to the current knowledge base regarding the underrepresentation of women in the chief executive position for a school district. It utilized Lent, Brown & Hackett's (2002) social cognitive career theory as its conceptual…

Background: While capstone courses are popular among psychology programs, the capstone course design at a small private Midwestern university seems less conventional. Objective: Along with meeting five course objectives, the course addresses understanding vocation, identifying academic and career strengths and weaknesses, identifying talents and…

There is increasing reliance on graduate student teaching assistants (GTAs) in undergraduate education, yet the impact of this role on graduate students is understudied. Previous research has focused on tangible outcomes such as skill development, rather than how GTAs value or find meaning in this role. Our study used a phenomenological approach…

This paper reports on comparative performance of the 2020-commencing cohort using data sourced from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) "Total VET students and courses" data hub website. Qualifications generally have a volume of learning of between one to two years, with those undertaken as part of a recognised…

The Essential Practices for College and Career Ready Instruction framework identifies research-based instructional strategies for use in early college high school programs, as well as other educational settings where educators seek to build a rigorous and engaging culture of learning grounded in student ownership of the learning process. The early…

Purpose: Challenges associated with transitioning from graduate to employee are often attributed to a lack of "work readiness". A useful tool to address this issue is a valid and reliable measurement scale for graduate work readiness (GWR), which is the purpose of this study. Design/methodology/approach: Using a mixed-method exploratory…

To provide insights into how institutions can scaffold institutional researchers' construction of strong professional identities, we employed a qualitative approach, rooted in the constructivist paradigm, which involved conducting semi-structured interviews with 11 IR professionals regarding how they conceptualized their professional identities.…