Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Certified Research Administrator


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. (non-admin closure) — MRD2014 Talk 15:30, 22 November 2018 (UTC)

Certified Research Administrator

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Does not pass GNG. Natureium (talk) 18:42, 8 November 2018 (UTC)
 * As an interested party, would adding third party/external references allow for this entry to remain? Thanks. Amgray19 (talk) 00:02, 9 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions. Bakazaka (talk) 18:40, 9 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Education-related deletion discussions. Bakazaka (talk) 18:40, 9 November 2018 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * What is required coverage from independent sources. Rathfelder (talk) 19:20, 9 November 2018 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 06:25, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep. Seems to have some notability to me. The organisation behind the certification scheme may not be able to pass NORG, but the certification itself gets past GNG.
 * Guide to national professional certification programs has the topic as a section heading and clearly has substantial coverage.
 * Certification and Accreditation Programs Directory has the topic as a section heading and clearly has substantial coverage.
 * Chapter 24 in Research Administration and Management gives it a short paragraph.
 * Perceptions Of Research Administrators On The Value Of Certification (a doctoral thesis) is pretty much entirely about the CRA.
 * "2010 Profile of a Research Administrator", Research Management Review, does not have in-depth discussion, but what it does have is some statistics on the proportion of research administrators that have the CRA. They do not include any other certifications, implying that this is the most widely recognised (possibly only) scheme in the field.
 * "The research administrator as a professional", a different paper from Research Administration and Management, confirms that there are no other "education and certification program[s]" for the profession besides the CRA.
 * SpinningSpark 19:33, 15 November 2018 (UTC)


 * Keep - per the sources above it seems reasonable to say that the profession has enough coverage and consideration to pass GNG. Nosebagbear (talk) 22:42, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep, a couple of cite books added, there are more out there. Meets GNG. Sam Sailor 13:06, 22 November 2018 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.