From inputs to impact: Study protocol for developing a framework for laddered graduate certificate programs

Lorelli Nowell, Kate Beamer, Sara Dolan, Lisa Fedoruk, Anne-Marie McLaughlin, Kimberley Grant, Alix Westgard

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0345557
Published: 2026-04-02
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Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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BibTeX

@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0345557,
  title = {From inputs to impact: Study protocol for developing a framework for laddered graduate certificate programs},
  author = {Lorelli Nowell and Kate Beamer and Sara Dolan and Lisa Fedoruk and Anne-Marie McLaughlin and Kimberley Grant and Alix Westgard},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLOS One},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0345557},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0345557}
}

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TI  - From inputs to impact: Study protocol for developing a framework for laddered graduate certificate programs
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AU  - Lisa Fedoruk
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AU  - Kimberley Grant
AU  - Alix Westgard
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Nowell, L., Beamer, K., Dolan, S., Fedoruk, L., McLaughlin, A., Grant, K., & Westgard, A. (2026). From inputs to impact: Study protocol for developing a framework for laddered graduate certificate programs. PLOS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0345557

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