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Peer reviewedWolf, Alison – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1991
Describes assessment for vocational education within the European Community. Discusses the problems of increasing participation in postcompulsory education, decreasing demand for unskilled labor, and the need to specialize. Includes assessment as a vehicle of change in the attempt to form a unified European Community. Concludes that achieving…
Descriptors: Credentials, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, International Cooperation
Pettersen, Larry – American School Board Journal, 1991
A school fund-raising drive for a young cancer victim at Twality Junior High School in Tigard, Oregon, became a legal hassle with the involvement of a professional fund-raising organization being investigated for mishandling funds. Advises making a thorough background check before letting anyone take custody of funds raised through the school.…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Credentials, Fund Raising, Junior High Schools
Download full textWallace, Teri; Bernhardt, Jolana; Utermarck, Jennifer – 1999
This guide was developed to provide teachers, related service personnel, administrators, paraprofessionals, and other individuals charged with assisting in the development of Minnesota's paraprofessional workforce, with information and strategies to build strong, effective, supportive teams to ensure successful educational services for all…
Descriptors: Credentials, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools
Winter, Richard, Ed. – 1993
These proceedings addressed the question of the future of the classified honors degree in the United Kingdom with emphasis on improvements and alternatives. The meeting addressed four main issues: (1) the current presentation of final results in terms of only four categories (first, upper and lower second, and third class honors); (2) concerns…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Academically Gifted, Classification, Credentials
Stewart, David W.; Spille, Henry A. – 1988
Drawing on nearly 6 years of findings by the American Council of Education's Center for Adult Learning and Educational Credentials, this book exposes the techniques that diploma mills (shadowy educational institutions with addresses ranging from shopping malls to post office boxes) use to lure prospective students. Explanations of how many of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accreditation (Institutions), College Graduates, Credentials
Queeney, Donna S.; And Others – 1984
This document is a report of a study that was conducted to provide a comprehensive, up-to-date compilation of data regarding professional and occupational practice requirements in Pennsylvania, focusing on the role of continuing professional education in the various credentialing processes. Following a discussion of the methodology and results of…
Descriptors: Certification, Continuing Education, Credentials, Educational Attitudes
