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Download full textMahlman, Robert A.; Austin, James T. – 2002
Career-technical educators face three issues in credentialing through assessment. First, the occupational credentialing domain is large and evolving, and a clear understanding of it is a prerequisite to considering adoption of a credential. Three types of credentialing are registration, certification, and licensure. Credentialing organizations are…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Role, Competency Based Education, Compliance (Legal)
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
Westerhuis, Anneke – 2001
This document contains reports on the structures of qualification levels in Germany, Spain, France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom that were commissioned during a study to identify trends and developments in the European Union related to national certification frameworks. Each country report examines the following topics: the history of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Building Trades, Case Studies
Gray, Kenneth C.; Walter, Richard A. – 2001
The preservice licensure and preparation of career and technical education (CTE) teachers was examined to determine whether changes in CTE teacher licensure requirements are necessary. Two overarching missions of CTE were identified. The first was traditional/tech prep (leading to employment). The second was a more general combination of education…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Articulation (Education), Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis
Karp, Melinda Mechur; Jacobs, James; Hughes, Katherine L. – 2002
The question of how to best prepare nurses for practice continues to be debated extensively. The crux of the debate is whether a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) should be required of all registered nurses in the United States or whether an associate degree in nursing (ADN) and diploma programs adequately prepare novice nurses for practice.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Accreditation (Institutions), Associate Degrees
