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Administrator:
a professional whose job is to manage the
affairs of a business, organization, or institution. In early childhood
education, an administrator is often the child care center director.
Articulation: Refers
to the agreement between one university with another/or others which allows a
student to transfer from one school to another without the loss of
many credits.
Assistant Professor :
an entry-level teaching position for
which one usually needs a
Ph.D. or other
doctorate; a
master's degree
may suffice, especially at
community colleges
or in fields for which there is a terminal master's degree.
Associate Professor: the mid-level
teaching position, usually awarded (in the humanities and social sciences) after
publication record, although the requirements vary considerably between
institutions and departments.
Associate degree: An
academic degree
awarded by
community colleges,
junior colleges,
business colleges
and some
bachelor's degree-granting
colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study usually lasting
two years.
Baccalaureate: educational
qualification.
Bachelor degree: is usually an
undergraduate
academic degree
awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for four or five years.
Certification:
an
official document that gives proof and details of an educational achievement in
a specific area of training.
Credential:
a certificate, letter, or experience that qualifies a professional to do
something in a specific area of training.
Continuing Education Credit (CEU):
A CEU is a form of credit for continuing education or training.
Child Development Credential (CDA):
The CDA (Child Development Associate) Credential is a nationally recognized
credential awarded to individuals who have demonstrated competency through both
experience and education in working with young children ages 0-5. The CDA
Credential is awarded to center based infant/toddler or preschool teachers and
family child care providers. Contact the Council for more information at
800-424-4310.
Credit hour:
approximately 12 hours of
class or contact time
Dean:
the head of a division,
faculty, college, or school in a university
ECE:
Early Childhood Education
Financial Aid: funding intended to
help students pay
tuition or
other costs, such as
room and board,
for education at a
college or
university.
Master’s degree: is an
academic degree
usually awarded for completion of a
postgraduate (or
graduate) course of one to three years in duration.
Professor:
a senior position. It refers
to a senior academic who holds a departmental chair, generally as head of the
department, or
a personal chair awarded specifically to that individual. Professors are
qualified experts who may perform the following:
Quarter:
Part of an academic year. A
quarter lasts between 8 and 12 weeks, and there are typically three per year.
Semester:
Part of an academic year.
Institutions often have two semesters (four-month terms,) in an academic year,
each lasting between 15 and 18 weeks.
Tuition/fees:
a fee charged for educational
instruction
Transfer:
1.To move from one school/university to
another. 2. To move credit hours from one school to another.
T.E.A.C.H. Ohio: Is a nationally recognized scholarship model that
provides scholarships to teachers and
family child care providers for degree and credential attainment in Early
Childhood Education. For more information visit the website at
http://www.occrra.org/TEACH.htm.
Transcript: refers
to a copy of a
student's
permanent academic record which usually means all
courses taken,
all
grades
received, all
honors
received and
degrees
conferred to a student. |
