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Peer reviewedOrnstein, Allan C. – Peabody Journal of Education, 1988
This article identifies several reasons for demands for teacher and student accountability. Minimum competency testing of students and teachers is discussed within the context of the accountability movement, and the implications of such testing as an evaluation tool are considered. (IAH)
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Change, Educational Environment, Educational Quality
Pratzner, Frank C. – 1987
A study examined state-level policies and practices regarding competency testing of vocational education teachers. Data on the use of competency tests in determining which candidates are admitted to and graduated from vocational teacher education programs were collected from a mail survey of 740 beginning vocational teachers, and data regarding…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Educational Policy, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Jones, Thomas N., Ed.; Semler, Darel P., Ed. – 1983
The chapters in this book contain a comprehensive reference to recent state appellate and federal court decisions affecting the operation and governance of public elementary and secondary schools. The chapters are: (1) "The Use of School Facilities by Student Groups for Religious Activities," (2) "Denial of Standard Diploma to…
Descriptors: Court Judges, Court Litigation, Creationism, Curriculum Development
