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Nguyen Thi Ngoc Ha; Nina Van Dyke; Michael Spittle; Anthony Watt; Andrew Smallridge – Education & Training, 2024
Purpose: This study explores the perceptions of Australian employers regarding the benefits and challenges of micro-credentials within higher education and enablers of their effectiveness. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative approach that included 11 semi-structured interviews with employers affiliated with an Australian university was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employers, Employer Attitudes, Microcredentials
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Christopher Joseph Doss; Rebecca L. Wolfe; Miray Tekkumru-Kisa; Karen Christianson; Michelle D. Ziegler; Julia H. Kaufman – RAND Corporation, 2024
Micro-credentials are increasingly being adopted across a variety of industries and countries, including the kindergarten through grade 12 education system in the United States, as a way to identify workers with specific skills, knowledge, and competencies. This report presents the results of a study conducted by RAND researchers who investigated…
Descriptors: High School Teachers, STEM Education, Microcredentials, Program Implementation
Zachary R. Dane – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this Action Research study was to understand and enhance the perceived efficacy of micro-credentialing and digital badging for K-12 educators within a large urban school district. Cycle 1 of this research engaged over 150 educators and included 14 semi-structured interviews, seeking to identify the primary reasons for engaging…
Descriptors: Microcredentials, Recognition (Achievement), Program Evaluation, Elementary School Teachers
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David Rutledge; Paige Prescott; Raena Cota; Francis Vigil; Enrico Pontelli; Yolanda Lozano; Andrew Sedillo – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2025
Schools in underserved communities are less likely to be able to offer computer science (CS) classes and when available the teacher lacks a background in CS but is also new to the teaching profession (Banilower et al., 2018). CS teachers without the proper preparation in the content area struggle to support their students including ways of…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Computer Science Education, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Collaboration