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Direct linkSally J. Saragusa – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this sequential exploratory mixed-method study was to discover the factors that lead to a school board hiring a non-traditional superintendent qualified through a Commission Qualification Letter over a superintendent qualified through a traditional Letter of Eligibility in Pennsylvania. The researcher used surveys and interviews to…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Personnel Selection, Administrator Characteristics, Boards of Education
Hole, F. Marvin; Cole, Lauretta – 1977
Focusing on the educational needs of health occupations education teachers and administrators, this study had three main objectives: (1) to assess needs regarding professional competencies and interests in continuing education programs; (2) to examine teacher certification criteria; and (3) to offer recommendations for teacher preparation. The…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Allied Health Occupations Education, Competency Based Teacher Education
Queeney, Donna S.; Shuman, Susan B. – 1988
This document provides a comprehensive, up-to-date compilation of data regarding professional and occupational practice requirements in Pennsylvania, focusing on the role of continuing professional education in the various credentialing processes. The material is designed as a resource for those serving Pennsylvania's practitioners through the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Education, Certification, Educational Needs
Queeney, Donna S.; And Others – 1984
This document is a report of a study that was conducted to provide a comprehensive, up-to-date compilation of data regarding professional and occupational practice requirements in Pennsylvania, focusing on the role of continuing professional education in the various credentialing processes. Following a discussion of the methodology and results of…
Descriptors: Certification, Continuing Education, Credentials, Educational Attitudes
Meinstereifel, Elizabeth B.; Armstrong, Ruth D. – 1978
To determine the need for shorthand instruction in business education programs, a study and literature review were conducted on the status of shorthand as a job requirement for secretaries and stenographers. The literature review covered studies published prior to 1976 and indicated that shorthand was still considered a necessary skill at that…
Descriptors: Business Skills, Educational Needs, Employment Qualifications, High Schools
Hole, F. Marvin; And Others – 1977
A study was done in Pennsylvania to identify the demographic characteristics and inservice needs of adult vocational teachers in five employment categories: full-time adult vocational teachers, part -time adult vocational teacher only, part-time adult vocational teacher/full-time secondary teacher, part-time adult vocational teacher/working…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Demography, Educational Experience, Educational Needs
Ciavarella, Michael A. – 1984
A project was conducted to implement six invitational counselor preparation workshops for the purpose of improving and updating counselors' skills and competencies in the areas of career development, guidance, and education. The following objectives were addressed during the project: to assess the present training practices of counselor education…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Career Guidance, Counselor Qualifications
Hole, F. Marvin; And Others – 1977
A study was done to determine demographic characteristics, inservice needs, and preferences toward inservice activities of part-time adult vocational teachers in Pennsylvania. A survey instrument was sent to 4,141 individuals currently teaching adult vocational classes in Pennsylvania. The respondents were asked for background information, their…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Adult Vocational Education, Demography, Educational Needs
Download full textGbomita, Victor K. A. – 1999
The preparation and qualifications of Pennsylvania vocational education (VE) teachers were examined in a statewide survey. Survey instruments were mailed to all 152 practicing VE teachers in Pennsylvania who had received a Pennsylvania Vocational Instructional II Certificate in 1990-1998. Thirty-four (22.37%) of the VE teachers completed…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment, Educational Needs
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. Inst. for the Study of Adult Literacy. – 1999
The Framework of Work Based Foundation Skills Project was undertaken to facilitate development of Pennsylvania's new workforce investment system Team PA CareerLink by identifying and developing common definitions of the foundation skills all workers need to function effectively in any workplace. A framework of 19 work-based foundation skills and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Basic Skills, Competence
Hole, F. Marvin; And Others – 1977
A research project examined adequacy and appropriateness of traditional means of teacher preparation for health occupations programs and made recommendations for change. Its specific task was to survey (via questionnaires) all personnel involved in health occupations programs at the secondary, postsecondary, and adult levels in various educational…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrator Education, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
Psilos, Phil – 2002
Research examining the impact of arts education on workforce preparation has confirmed that programs incorporating the arts can be educational, developmentally rich, and cost-effective ways of providing students with the skills needed for productive participation in today's economy. Arts education has been shown to help students develop basic,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Art Education, Cost Effectiveness, Economic Change
Mitchell, Robert B., Ed. – 1996
The following are among the 34 papers included: "An Assessment of Support Staff Training in Public Two-Year Colleges" (Kuceyeski); "Attitude and Motivation of Vocational Student Teachers toward Teaching Commerce and Entrepreneurship" (Pihie, Elias); "Barriers Adult Office Education Students Encounter in Pursuit of…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Education, Adult Students, Advisory Committees
