A study was conducted to determine the attitudes of Maryland dentists toward mandatory continuing education (MCE) for re-licensure, a provision that has been the subject of debate among the professions for the past fifteen years. After a review of the literature, which revealed many arguments pro and con mandatory continuing education, a…

A review of the history of professional continuing education in pharmacy looks at the issues prevalent in the literature on accreditation and certification, the emergence of mandatory continuing education, the evolution of continuing education accreditation, and the developing role of certification at that level. (MSE)

The influences of the clinical pharmacy and mandatory continuing education movements and the restructuring of the health care system in the early 1970s on the development of curricula for continuing education in pharmacy are discussed. (MSE)

The mail survey research method was used to determine the comparative impact of mandatory and voluntary continuing education systems for relicensure on the performance of health care professionals. Of 1,901 questionnaires mailed to dental hygienists in Wisconsin and Minnesota, 63 percent (1,201) were returned. Supervising dentists and dental…

The study described in this paper is the result of a review of research projects investigating mandatory continuing education (MCE) in Florida. These studies investigated the field of nursing, only one of more than 20 professional groups for which continuing education is mandated. The study found that MCE appears to have some positive features as…

A study analyzed the continuing professional education (CPE) requirements, practices, policies, evaluation measures, and perception of impact on practice and participants in the counseling profession. Research was conducted in 22 states with at least 5 years experience with their counselor licensing legislation requiring CPE. Other states were…

Faculty development programs for schools of education were mandated in 1980 by the Oklahoma State Legislature. Among approved standards each institution must meet are: (1) submission to the Oklahoma State Department of Education of faculty development plans and yearly reports of additions or revisions; (2) inclusion of at least one classroom…

A study examined the effects of a mandatory participation requirement on participant attitude toward and subsequent progress in a professional development program. Eight of the 24 schools in the Arkansas postsecondary vocational-technical school system were selected for the study. Participation in a professional development program was mandatory…