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Illuminating Pathways: A Qualitative Exploration of Resources and Support Requirements for Alternatively Certified SBAE Teachers in Ohio
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Stephanie N. Jolliff – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This qualitative study, utilizing Expectancy Value Theory (EVT) as a guiding framework, delves into the motivations and preferences of alternatively certified School-Based Agricultural Education (SBAE) teachers in Ohio regarding their engagement with Teacher Professional Development (TPD). Through individual interviews with 10 alternatively…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Agriculture Teachers, Agricultural Education, Faculty Development
Training Trends Signal a Middle-Skill Gap: A Quantitative Study of Training Dollars Spent in Central Ohio
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Kelly O'Donnell – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This study aimed to identify if Central Ohio employers closed the middle-skill gap by investing in training. Middle-skill jobs are those that require at least one of the following: a month of On-the-Job training, previous work experience in a related occupation, an apprenticeship, a certification, and some college but not a 4-year degree (Young…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Credentials, Job Skills, On the Job Training
Work-Integrated Learning in Closing Skills Gap in Public Procurement: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study
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Allen L. Culver – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The United States economy currently suffers a significant skills gap in its workforce, one that approaches crisis proportions. This skills gap (Christo-Baker et al., 2017; King et al., 2017; Laboissiere & Mourshed, 2017) will have profound effects on future U.S. economic growth and, by extension, on global economic growth. Researchers have…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Labor Force Development, Work Experience Programs, Experiential Learning