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1.01 Child Dev.Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Associate degree | a degree granted after a two-year course of study, especially by a community or junior college |
| Bachelor’s degree | a degree awarded by a college or university to a person who has completed undergraduate studies |
| Child development | the sequence of physical, language, thought and emotional changes that occur in a child from birth to the beginning of adulthood |
| Community support | careers that help the community in general or specific groups within the community |
| Credentials | qualifications from previous achievements, trailing, and general background that indicate a person is capable of doing a specific kind of work |
| Doctor of Education (EdD) | a professional degree designed for practitioners pursuing educational leadership roles |
| Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) | professional degree designed for practitioners pursuing careers that treat and diagnose conditions using conventional medical tools |
| Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) | professional degree that denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline; focused on research in a chosen field |
| Education | careers in teaching, instruction, and training; administration; research; academic and student support services |
| Entry level / high school diploma | a job that requires just a high school diploma education, with little training, and experience |
| Intervention | careers that assist children with special education and social adjustment needs in classrooms and other settings |
| Master’s degree | : a degree that is given to a student by a college or university usually after one or two years of additional study following a bachelor's degree |
| Medical | careers that focus on a specialized body of knowledge of medicine that is used to help people |