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Easterly, R. G., III; Stripling, Christopher T.; Myers, Brian E. – Journal of Career and Technical Education, 2018
The purpose of this study was to examine the nation's baccalaureate agriculture teacher education programs of study to synthesize current coursework requirements. Sixty-five baccalaureate programs of study were analyzed. The mean number of semester credit hours was 125.2, and the mean number of credit hours in the areas of professional knowledge,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Teacher Education Programs, Preservice Teacher Education, Agricultural Education
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Williams-Diehm, Kendra L.; Rowe, Dawn A.; Johnson, Margaret C.; Guilmeus, Jean Francois – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2018
The field of secondary special education and transition has long advocated for quality training at the preservice level. However, transition-focused coursework is not required for all special education licensure programs. Licensure programs requiring this coursework do not cover all transition-related knowledge and skills needed for teachers to…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Special Education, Transitional Programs, Teacher Certification
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Guloy, Sheryl; Hum, Gregory; O'Neill, D. Kevin – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2020
The comprehensive examination is a customary, yet relatively unexamined, requirement in North American doctoral education. This case study explored the purpose of a comprehensive examination as perceived by faculty members and students in a Faculty of Education program, at a Western Canadian University. We found that, in addition to the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Doctoral Students
Holley, Tracey M. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
In response to the rising cost of higher education, as well as the average time of six years to obtain a 4-year bachelor's degree, lawmakers, educators, and students have turned to credit-based collegiate programs as a potential solution. Dual credit is the most popular means to accumulate college credits at a lower cost. The body of research is…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, College Credits, Articulation (Education), Academic Degrees
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Wilson, Heather; Leydon, Joseph; Wincentak, Joanna – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2017
This paper investigates the prevalence of fieldwork in undergraduate Geography programs in Canada. It examines the presence of fieldwork, provided through both field courses and courses that include fieldwork components, by reviewing program requirements and course offerings in undergraduate geography programs. The research explores the extent to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geography Instruction, Undergraduate Study, Field Experience Programs
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Viskupic, Karen; Egger, Anne E.; McFadden, Rory R.; Schmitz, Mark D. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2021
A goal of undergraduate geoscience programs is to prepare students for the geoscience workforce. In order to understand the extent to which programs succeed at this goal, we identified desired workforce skills, compiled undergraduate geoscience program requirements, and mapped workforce skills onto faculty responses to the 2016 National Geoscience…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Thinking Skills, Mathematics Skills, Communication Skills
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Amponsah, Kwaku Darko; Adasi, Grace Sintim; Mohammed, Salifu Maigari; Ampadu, Ernest; Okrah, Abraham Kwadwo – Cogent Education, 2020
This research examined the stressors that teacher education students of the University of Ghana usually encounter and the coping stratagems that they frequently embrace. Random sampling technique was employed to select 270 s and third year undergraduate students in 2018/2019 academic year to answer a survey questionnaire with closed-ended and…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Coping, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education
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Hong, Phan Y.; Lishner, David A.; Ebert, Alexandria; Zimmerman, Caileigh; Oechsner, Markus; McCann, Lee I. – Teaching of Psychology, 2019
Undergraduate psychology majors (n = 277) completed a survey assessing their rationale for pursuing either a Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Science (BS) degree. Only 52.9% correctly identified the differences in degree requirements. Of those, BA students indicated greater science anxiety and avoidance than those pursuing a BS. BS students…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Bachelors Degrees, Psychology
Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training, 2021
This is the thirty-sixth edition of the Articulation Handbook for British Columbia's public postsecondary institutions. It has been updated for 2021-2022 through the dedicated efforts of the educators who participate in the working and steering committees. Articulation is a dynamic process that will never be completed. It brings order to the Adult…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Basic Education, Public Colleges, Articulation (Education)
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Mason-Williams, Loretta; Wasburn-Moses, Leah – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2016
Many special educators seek opportunities to learn more and to make systemwide changes. These educators, however, may not know what else to do or where else to look for answers to challenges they experience within their current roles and settings. Rather than continuing to search for answers within their current position, some special educators…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Faculty Development, Special Education Teachers, Interests
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Fong, Bonnie L. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2017
To more fully support PhD students, librarians must be mindful of and responsive to changing dissertation requirements. Based on input obtained through an online questionnaire from directors of chemistry, political science, and English doctoral programs and from details on department websites, this paper examines what alternate forms of…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Academic Libraries, Library Services, Change
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Martin, Justin D. – Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, 2017
This essay presents data from a census of statistics requirements and offerings at all 4-year journalism programs in the United States (N = 369) and proposes a model of a potential course in statistics for journalism majors. The author proposes that three philosophies underlie a statistics course for journalism students. Such a course should (a)…
Descriptors: Journalism Education, Models, Degree Requirements, Majors (Students)
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Barneva, Reneta P.; Hite, Penny D. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2017
We study the breadth of inclusion of information technology in sport management (SM) programs, surveying program sponsoring colleges and universities within a prominent state-university system. Our results indicate a very low number of SM programs require any type of information technology courses as part of their core requirements. In fact, only…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Degree Requirements, Physical Education, Courseware
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Boyce, B. Ann; Napper-Owen, Gloria; Lund, Jackie L.; Almarode, Danielle – Quest, 2019
In this article, we examined Kinesiology Doctoral Students' (DS) perspectives on their doctoral programs and departments. Using the Kinesiology Doctoral Student (KDS) survey, 121 current and past DS provided information on 10 different aspects related to teacher training. Specifically, the items consisted of measures of DS perceptions on: (a)…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Student Attitudes, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Study
Advance CTE: State Leaders Connecting Learning to Work, 2019
College enrollment has increased over the past 10 years and is projected to continue growing over the next 10 for both full- and part-time students. At the same time, institutions face low retention and graduation rates. One policy that shows promise in increasing completion rates, especially for adult learners and those who served in the…
Descriptors: College Credits, Prior Learning, College Students, Educational Policy
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