The Applied Baccalaureate: What We Know, What We Learned, and What We Need to Know

Autor/inn/en	Ruud, Collin M.; Bragg, Debra D.
Institution	Illinois University, Office of Community College Research and Leadership
Titel	The Applied Baccalaureate: What We Know, What We Learned, and What We Need to Know
Quelle	(2011), (30 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Conferences (Gatherings); Semiskilled Workers; Trade and Industrial Education; Vocational Education; Community Colleges; College Role; Credentials; Bachelors Degrees; Transfer Students; Articulation (Education); Human Capital + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Semi-skilled worker; Semi-skilled workers; Semiskilled worker; Ungelernter Arbeitnehmer; Angelernter Arbeitnehmer; Gewerblich-industrielle Ausbildung; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Community college; Community College; Studienbuch; 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; Hochschulwechsel; Schulwechsel; Studienortwechsel; Articulation; Artikulation (Ling); Artikulation; Aussprache; Humankapital
Abstract	The evolution of AB degrees has been influenced by an increased emphasis on workforce development, baccalaureate degree attainment, and transfer on the state and institutional levels. Beginning as primarily programmatic decisions made by a few institutions, over time AB degree program decisions have involved more institutions, and eventually states. Led by Barbara Townsend until her untimely death on June 11, 2009, the authors' research team surveyed education agencies in all 50 states and found that as of 2008, AB degrees were offered in at least one public 4-year institution in 39 states. Lumina Foundation's "Big Goal 2025" (n.d.) focuses on increasing the percentage of Americans with postsecondary credentials to 60% (compared to 39% at the start of Big Goal 2025) and advocates for a policy agenda designed to improve the credentialing of adult and transfer students in the nation. To that end, Lumina encouraged and supported a "Convening" on the AB degree to bring together policy experts, practitioners, and researchers to discuss the status of the AB degree, draw on the authors' research, and encourage dialogue on the potential of and challenges to AB degrees in the future. This paper summarizes some of the most salient themes that emerged during the Convening from sharing the authors' research, hearing from panelists and presenters, and participating in discussions among attendees. In reflecting on the dialogue among participants in the Convening, four primary themes emerged that deserve further exploration in this paper: (1) Defining the AB; (2) Clarifying the relationship between the AB and the CCB; (3) Defining a baccalaureate education; and (4) Accrediting the AB degree. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Office of Community College Research and Leadership. 51 Gerty Drive Room 129, Champaign, IL 61820. Tel: 217-244-9390; Fax: 217-244-0851; e-mail: occri@uiuc.edu; Web site: http://occrl.ed.uiuc.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10