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:*'''[[Elementary school]]''' ([[primary school]]). An [[educational institution]] that offers initial or primary [[compulsory education]], in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]], from the age of about seven to twelve. Students usually attend [[elementary school]] after [[preschool]] and before [[secondary school]].
 
:*'''[[Elementary school]]''' ([[primary school]]). An [[educational institution]] that offers initial or primary [[compulsory education]], in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]], from the age of about seven to twelve. Students usually attend [[elementary school]] after [[preschool]] and before [[secondary school]].
 
:*'''[[Secondary school]]''' (in the [[United States]], a combination of [[middle school]] and [[high school]]). An [[educational institution]] that offers [[compulsory education]] beyond its primary level that is offered at [[elementary school]]. In the [[United States]] and [[Canada]], the students of [[secondary school]]s are from the age of about twelve to eighteen.
 
:*'''[[Secondary school]]''' (in the [[United States]], a combination of [[middle school]] and [[high school]]). An [[educational institution]] that offers [[compulsory education]] beyond its primary level that is offered at [[elementary school]]. In the [[United States]] and [[Canada]], the students of [[secondary school]]s are from the age of about twelve to eighteen.
:*'''[[Tertiary school]]''' ([[college]], [[university]], [[post-secondary school]]). An [[educational institution]] that offers [[education]] beyond its [[compulsory education|compulsory level]] and award [[academic credential]]s higher than [[high school diploma]]s.
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:*'''[[Tertiary school]]''' ([[college]], [[university]], [[post-secondary school]]). An [[educational institution]] that facilitates learning beyond [[compulsory education]] and awards [[academic credential]]s higher than [[high school diploma]]s.
:*'''[[Vocational school]]''' ([[trade school]], [[career center]], or [[vocational college]]). An [[educational institution]] that offers [[education]] beyond its [[compulsory education|compulsory level]], but not award [[academic credential]]s higher than [[high school diploma]]s. Instead, [[vocational school]]s concentrate on those [[KSA]]s that are needed in order to start working in a particular [[occupation]].</div>
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:*'''[[Vocational school]]''' ([[trade school]], [[career center]], or [[vocational college]]). An [[educational institution]] that facilitates learning beyond [[compulsory education]], but does not award [[academic credential]]s higher than [[high school diploma]]s. Instead, [[vocational school]]s concentrate on those [[KSA]]s that are needed in order to start working in a particular [[occupation]].</div>
  
 
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Revision as of 02:54, 17 January 2019

Introduction to Career Administration (hereinafter, the Lecture) is a lecture introducing the learners to career administration and related topics. The Lecture is the fifth of eight lectures of WorldOpp Orientation (hereinafter, the Orientation).


Outline

Introduction to Career Administration is the predecessor lecture.

Education (overview)

Education. The product and/or process of facilitating the acquisition of KSAs.

Educational methods

Educational method. An established procedure for one's education. These procedures can be grouped in three categories: narrated teaching, practical instruction, active learning, or some combination of those.
Narrated teaching. Any educational method that is based on some narration such as lecturing, storytelling, or demonstrating.
Practical instruction. Any educational method that is based on prescribed practical exercises related to the subject of learning.
Active learning. Any educational method that is based on experience that requires analysis, synthesis, and/or evaluation of the subject of learning.
Blended education. Any educational method that is based some combination of narrated teaching, practical instruction, and/or active learning.

Educational formats

Educational format. The layout of one's education. This layout include organization of roles, functions, technology, and other arrangements for the educational process.

Educational credentials

Educational credential. A credential that confirms one's education. Some educational institutions offer educational programs especially in creative arts and the medical field that combine credentialing of academic achievements and professional experience.
Academic credential. An educational credential that is issued by an educational institution or credentialing organization to certify specific academic achievements traditionally related to someone's knowledge.
  • High school diploma. An academic credential that certifies that someone has been graduated from a high school.
  • GED (General Equivalency Diploma). A credential that certifies that someone has successfully passed the test that covers United States or Canadian high school-level academic skills.
  • Diploma. A certificate or deed issued by an educational institution, such as college or university, that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study.
  • Associate degree (or associate's degree). An undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study intended to usually last two years or more.
  • Bachelor's degree. An undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to seven years depending on institution and academic discipline.
  • Master's degree. A graduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting one to three years beyond the coursework required by a Bachelor's degree.
  • PhD (Doctor of Philosophy, also known as PhD degree or Ph.D.). The highest, terminal academic degree awarded by universities in most countries. The requirements to earn a PhD regularly include comprehensive examinations and work on thesis or dissertation based on extensive research.
  • Professional degree. A degree that prepares someone to work in a particular profession, often meeting the academic requirements for licensure or accreditation.
  • Credentialism (educational inflation). The process of the devaluation of educational qualifications because of the needs of educational institutions to increase revenues and cut expenses, on one side, and increasing demands, on the other side.

Educational service providers

Educational institution. An enterprise, usually an organization or its constituent part, that exists in order to provide the public with education.
Self-directed learning.

Introduction to Careerprise Services is the successor lecture.

Materials

Recorded audio

Recorded video

Live sessions

Texts and graphics

Quiz questions

Sample true/false questions:
  1. Education is (not) the product and/or process of facilitating the acquisition of KSA's.
  2. Education can (not) be formal or self-directed.
  3. Formal education and self-directed learning can (not) be combined.
  4. Only acknowledged schools, colleges, and universities can (not) provide one with education.
  5. Only acknowledged schools, colleges, and universities can (not) provide one with proper education.
  6. Only acknowledged schools, colleges, and universities can (not) provide one with formal education.
  7. Only acknowledged schools, colleges, and universities can (not) provide one with self-directed learning.
  8. Any employer can (not) serve as an educational institution.
  9. Any organization can (not) serve as an educational institution.
  10. Better schools (do not necessarily) lead to better education.
  11. Formal education is (not) learning that is facilitated only by acknowledged schools, colleges, and universities.
  12. Formal education is (not) learning that is organized by a learner him- or her-self.
  13. Self-directed learning is (not) education that is facilitated only by acknowledged schools, colleges, and universities.
  14. Self-directed learning is (not) education that is organized by a learner him- or her-self.
  15. Self-directed learning can (not) be active.
  16. Observation is (not) an example of self-directed learning.
  17. Observation is (not) an example of narrated education.
  18. Observation is (not) an example of practical instruction.
  19. Observation is (not) an example of active learning.
  20. Lecturing, storytelling, and demonstrating are (not) examples of self-directed learning.
  21. Lecturing, storytelling, and demonstrating are (not) examples of narrated education.
  22. Lecturing, storytelling, and demonstrating are (not) examples of practical instruction.
  23. Lecturing, storytelling, and demonstrating are (not) examples of active learning.
  24. Hands-on training, directed research, and formative assessment are (not) examples of self-directed learning.
  25. Hands-on training, directed research, and formative assessment are (not) examples of narrated education.
  26. Hands-on training, directed research, and formative assessment are (not) examples of practical instruction.
  27. Hands-on training, directed research, and formative assessment are (not) examples of active learning.
  28. Discussion, project-based learning, and exploratory research are (not) examples of self-directed learning.
  29. Discussion, project-based learning, and exploratory research are (not) examples of narrated education.
  30. Discussion, project-based learning, and exploratory research are (not) examples of practical instruction.
  31. Discussion, project-based learning, and exploratory research are (not) examples of active learning.
  32. Discussion, project-based learning, and exploratory research can (not) be self-directed.
  33. A high school diploma and professional degree are (not) examples of academic credential.
  34. All academic credentials are (not) educational ones.
  35. All educational credentials are (not) academic ones.
  36. One can (not) land a good job without a high-school diploma.
  37. One can (not) land a good job without an academic credential.
  38. Apprenticeship is (not) a combination of education and work experience.
  39. Graduating from university rather from an apprenticeship leads (does not necessarily lead) to a better job.
  40. With regard to fast employment, schools and universities (do not) tend to be better than apprenticeship.
  41. Graduating from apprenticeship rather from an university leads (does not necessarily lead) to a better job.
  42. With regard to fast employment, apprenticeship (does not) tend to be better than schools and universities.
  43. All interns are (not) paid.
  44. All apprentices are (not) paid.
  45. Internship complements (or does not complement) formal education.
  46. Apprenticeship complements (or does not complement) formal education.

See also