The processes and purposes of accreditation are described, and the activities of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education are discussed. (JD)

The article presents an interview with Martha Ross Redden, director of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) project on the handicapped in science. (SBH)

Prior to 1947 when the NAEA was founded, there were two other attempts to form a national art education association. This brief history deals with those two attempts, the Federated Council on Art Education (1925-1936) and its offspring, the National Association for Art Education (1935-1938). (Author)

Discusses the movement of the numerous engineering societies toward program cooperation through The National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), Engineers Joint Council (EJC), Engineers' Council for Professional Development (ECPD), and Association for Cooperation in Engineering (ACE). Briefly describes the history, development, and goals of…

The potentially powerful role which can be played by the Alliance (AAHPERD) in establishing credentialing standards for the leisure, health, and movement profession is discussed. Four traditional types of credentialing processes are discussed, as well as cautions regarding irresponsible credentialing. (IAH)

Presents brief opinion statements of 15 past-presidents of the National Career Development Association (formerly National Vocational Guidance Association). Past-presidents discuss major advances in vocational guidance movement during past 75 years and predict future of vocational guidance. (NB)

National toll-free numbers of organizations that provide assistance to people with disabilities and their families are listed. The list, which includes approximately 100 organizations and government agencies, is categorized by specific disabilities and also by such topics as computers, career counseling, second opinions, and travel. (JDD)

Thirty national recreation organizations serving individuals with disabilities are listed, along with addresses and telephone numbers. Sample recreational activities covered include Boy Scouts and Girls Scouts, various wheelchair sports, skiing, golfing, and horticultural therapy. (JDD)

The directory lists national organizations, centers, associations, and offices which provide services to and for deaf/hearing-impaired persons. It also lists chapters of the National Association of the Deaf, members of professional committees of the Conference of Educational Administrators Serving the Deaf, and leaders of the Convention of…

Lists 75 state associations connected with school library media programs and indicates their affiliations with national organizations, including the Association for School Librarians (AASL) and Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT). (LRW)

Comparison of the American Association of University Professors' (AAUP) tradition on governance and the Association of Governing Boards' (AGB) Statement on Governance reveals points of contention and agreement. Noted are the AGB statement's avoidance of the term "shared governance," a major principle of the AAUP, and the AGB's emphasis…

This article examines the breadth and depth of Rex Stockton's contributions to the Association for Specialists in Group Work since its inception.

This column, "From the National Academies," was Bruce Alberts' idea, one of so many for improving education. As a long-standing member of the American Society for Cell Biology, the namesake for the prize that is awarded annually to cell biologists for excellence in science education, and one of the founding editors of this journal, Alberts…

This issue has presented seven previous chapters on international program evaluation standards. Chapter One defined terms and identified major themes. Subsequent chapters examined evaluation standards created in North America, Europe, and Africa; those contemplated in Australasia; and the evaluation standards created by the European Commission and…

Most literacy experts agree that "literacy is regarded as a social practice, rather than as merely a set of decontextualized or abstract skills such as decoding symbols to sounds or finding the main idea of a passage" (Handel 1999; Barton, Hamilton, and Ivanic 2000). For example, very young children may learn to appreciate that being read to…