LEADER 02980oam 2200601 450 001 9910795796503321 005 20220304163315.0 010 $a1-00-344386-9 010 $a1-003-44386-9 010 $a1-62036-944-3 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6883524 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6883524 035 $a(CKB)21069079700041 035 $a(EXLCZ)9921069079700041 100 $a20220210d2022 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcz#---auuuu 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCredentials $eunderstand the problems. Identify the opportunities. Create the solutions /$fPaul L. Gaston and Michelle Van Noy ; foreword by Peter Ewell 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aSterling, Virginia :$cStylus,$d2022. 210 4$dİ2022. 215 $a1 online resource (278 pages) 311 08$aPrint version: Gaston, Paul L. Credentials Bloomfield : Stylus Publishing, LLC,c2022 9781620369425 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aForeword / Peter Ewell -- The purposes of credentials : how they work -- The promise of abundance : an opportune environment -- The problems of proliferation : a risky environment -- The associate degree -- The bachelor's degree -- The master's degree -- The doctorate -- Nondegree credentials : certificates -- Nondegree credentials : certifications, licenses, and other options -- Apprenticeships : a special case -- Quality and equity in the credentials marketplace -- Academic leadership at a critical time. 330 $a"The credentials environment grows more complicated by the day, but this book answers key questions which help us understand why we must grapple with those complexities. The authors offer a broad view of the credentials environment, focus on categories of credentials, from the associate degree to doctoral degrees to non-degree credentials, and consider the implications for higher education leadership in volatile times"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aDegrees, Academic$zUnited States 606 $aUniversities and colleges$xAccreditation$zUnited States 606 $aCompetency-based education$zUnited States 606 $aVocational education$zUnited States 606 $aCollege graduates$xEmployment$zUnited States.6 606 $aEducation, Higher$xAims and objectives$zUnited States 615 0$aDegrees, Academic 615 0$aUniversities and colleges$xAccreditation 615 0$aCompetency-based education 615 0$aVocational education 615 0$aCollege graduates$xEmployment 615 0$aEducation, Higher$xAims and objectives 676 $a378.20973 700 $aGaston$b Paul L.$01122047 702 $aVan Noy$b Michelle 702 $aEwell$b Peter 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910795796503321 996 $aCredentials$93832418 997 $aUNINA