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Minimum Competency: The Setting of Educational Standards.
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Gallagher, James J. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1979
Educational researchers must rely on their informed judgments and assume responsibility in setting minimum competency standards to meet the public demand for quality education. There are both advantages and disadvantages of implementing, as well as not implementing, a minimum competency program. (MH)
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