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Chris Zirkle; Caleb Thompson – Career and Technical Education Research, 2023
In this study, we examined the requirements for career and technical education administrators across all 50 states. The decline in the number of states that require a specific career-technical administration certification/licensure to oversee secondary career and technical education (CTE) programs has continued for decades. Most states have moved…
Descriptors: Career Education, Technical Education, Administrators, Certification
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Zirkle, Chris – Journal of Vocational Education Research, 1998
Responses from all 50 states indicated that 49 require administrator certification; 20 require specific vocational administration certification; two-thirds require master's degrees for administrators; 20 states have no vocational administration certification and no university-based certification programs. (SK)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Certification, Educational Trends
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Zirkle, Chris; Cotton, Sam – Tech Directions, 2001
The number of career and technical education (CTE) teacher preparation programs is decreasing, certification requirements for administrators are in flux, and the desirability of administrative careers has diminished. The leadership shortage in CTE must be addressed by advocating for change in state licensure, providing professional development,…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Certification, Educational Administration, Labor Needs