This document presents the standards, policies, and procedures for implementing the approved program approach to the certification of professional school personnel in Pennsylvania. Part 1 states the policies and procedures for institutional and program approval of undergraduate and graduate programs. Part 2 states general and specific program…

Accrediting procedures, links to the certification or licensure of professionals, and costs related to the accrediting process are outlined for colleges and universities considering addition of a career program. (MSE)

The joint study group was established to identify the most urgent research and training needs in agricultural engineering in Brazil and to recommend how best to meet those needs. Specific recommendations are given for a long-term program to establish quality programs in education and research in agricultural engineering in Brazil and means to gain…

The seven chapters in this monograph were written to provide the student affairs professional with one professional resource among the many that are necessary to understand the legal aspects of professional responsibility in this area. "Risk Management and Professional Responsibility" (Hilda F. Owens) identifies some elements of…

The author offers some tentative hypotheses regarding barriers which limit progress of mature, married, black females in preparing and entering academe. The assumptions are based on limited data which are still coming in for a larger study on women in academe. The barriers discussed include: (1) limited role models, (2) limited encouragement to…

A context for continuing professional education is given, and a process of encouraging the university and practicing professionals to combine efforts for program quality. A Practice Audit Model is proposed to facilitate this relationship; it is a systematic process for identifying the educational needs of the practitioner who has a well-developed…

The study was designed to discover and describe planning strategies used by persons developing continuing professional education (CPE) programs for six professional fields. From the descriptions of practice in the six professions, a general model portraying the program development process was developed and used for comparative analysis. The study…

A master's program that synthesizes clinical nursing knowledge with management theory and skills is one way to prepare nursing service administrators capable of exerting an influence on today's complex health care system. (Editor)

Eckerd College's Academy of Senior Professionals brings together retired and semi-retired high-achieving professionals for continuing intellectual and cultural stimulation and to work singly or in groups on projects of personal and social significance. The program includes lectures, colloquia, forums, social and recreational events, and individual…

This resource shows librarians and mental health professionals how to use the power of books as therapy when working with children and young adults. After defining "bibliotherapy," the book considers what skills and competencies are needed to qualify an individual to be a bibliotherapist. It then explores how bibliotherapy can be used to meet the…

This study identified a list of compentencies which are essential to adequate performance by occupational education leaders, and considered methods of preparing individuals for these roles. Fifty competency items were identified through a review of literature and a study of existing leadership development programs. Incorporated into a…

To identify occupations related to the planning and administration of urban programs and to provide a basis for future employment studies and manpower requirements, interviews were conducted in five cities with officials who had knowledge of planning and administrative activities and manpower. The cities varied according to size, characteristics,…

The Gateway to Higher Education program, established in New York City in 1986, has demonstrated that minority students who perform at least at grade level can begin a rigorous college preparatory curriculum in ninth grade and achieve outstanding academic achievement through their high school years, if necessary support is available. (Author/MSE)

A University of New Mexico program in Spanish for professionals began in 1981 as a Spanish and Portuguese program to provide language training for personnel in health care, business, law, and education. The program encountered early problems of uneven enrollments, funding difficulties, and some lack of interest from the campus professional schools…