ERIC Number: ED508968
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Oct
Pages: 217
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Study of State Certification/Licensure Requirements for Secondary Career and Technical Education Teachers
Zirkle, Christopher J.; Martin, Lindsey; McCaslin, N. L.
National Research Center for Career and Technical Education
Teacher certification/licensure requirements across the United States are in constant flux. Career and technical education (CTE), with its many subject disciplines, has historically had two pathways to certification/licensure: a traditional degree-based program of courses, field experiences, and exit exams, and an alternative pathway based primarily on work experience. For the purposes of comparison, potential state certification/licensure updates, program revision, and perhaps policy changes, this study examined the state-by-state requirements for all CTE fields in both pathways. Appendices include: (1) State Contact List; (2) Sample Initial E-mail; (3) Sample Follow-Up E-mail; (4) Phone Script; (5) Data Collection Sheet; (6) E-mail Questionnaire; (7) Alternative Pathway List; (8) Traditional Pathway Degree/Preparation Program Requirements; (9) Alternative Pathway Degree/Preparation Program Requirements; (10) Traditional Pathway Testing Requirements; (11) Alternative Pathway Types by State; (12) Alternative Pathway Testing Requirements; (13) Traditional Pathway Other Requirements; (14) Alternative Pathway Other Requirements; (15) Requirement Differences Between CTE and Other Disciplines; (16) Traditional Pathway Renewal Requirements; (17) Alternative Pathway Renewal Requirements; (18) Traditional Pathway Upgrade Requirements; (19) Alternative Pathway Upgrade Requirements; (20) Traditional Pathway Substitute/Temporary Requirements; (21) Alternative Pathway Substitute/Temporary Requirements; and (22) State Requirements Summaries. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Exit Examinations, Teacher Certification, Technical Education, State Surveys, State Standards, Alternative Teacher Certification, Teacher Education Programs, Mail Surveys, State Officials, Conventional Instruction, Web Sites, Content Analysis, Graduation Requirements, Academic Standards, Vocational Education
National Research Center for Career and Technical Education. Available from: The National Dissemination Center for Career and Technical Education. 1900 Kenny Road, Columbus, OH 43210-1090. Tel: 800-678-6011; Tel: 614-292-9931; Fax: 614-688-3258; e-mail: ndccte@osu.edu; Web site: http://www.nccte.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED)
Authoring Institution: National Research Center for Career and Technical Education
Identifiers - Location: United States
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