National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) practitioner members (N=600), all recent members of the NASP leadership (N=139), and college faculty (N=166) responded to surveys on a variety of topics and issues including current demographic information, NASP priorities, credentialing, job satisfaction, issues related to learning disabilities…

Specific steps for applying the Angoff method are described. In the Angoff method, judges are asked to estimate the probabilities of minimally competent candidates' answering multiple choice test items correctly. Initial information must be obtained for designing the standard-setting process, beginning with the purpose of the examination and any…

To professionalize health, physical education, and recreation is to have professional practice controlled by the profession. This paper discusses the purpose of four primary types of credentials available for practitioners: licensure, certification, accreditation, and registration. The discussion includes documenting some of the dangers associated…

This final report presents the recommendation of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Planning Panel that a National Credentialing Organization for Alcoholism Counselors be established. Implementation plans for the National Credentialing Organization are presented in three phases. Funding and staffing are discussed. A…

The purpose of this study was to survey the agencies and individuals presently conducting infant/toddler development (ITD) programs in the Los Angeles County area to determine whether the agencies were operated by public or private organizations; the educational background of the individuals staffing these programs and the respondents'…

A model is presented for the effects of compulsory high school attendance and the relationship between the percent completing high school and the benefits associated with high school completion. Some of the characteristics of this nation's educational system are discussed, and a normative principle is stated that those having a greater share of…

This publication is a summary report of a project to identify the roles and functions of sanitarians. Described are the project's function, work, members, methodology, and responsibilities. One of the important works of this project is a role delineation model. For three entry-level positions selected from the sanitarian career category, the…

To meet the need for administrators from minority populations, the Philadelphia School District developed an administrator training program. The program developed a personnel pool of trainees including doctoral degree candidates and vice-principals working toward certification. Administrative internships were part of the training program. Fifty…

This study analyzes the benefits which accrue to servicemen who participate in and pass the GED equivalency tests. Achievement of GED equivalency was found to result in tangible benefits for the individual, both while in the service and in civilian life. GED recipients attained higher pay grades than those who did not receive equivalency…

This report contains information on performance-based or competency-based teacher certification in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The existing and/or planned requirements in each of the states for performance-based certification are listed. It is noted that a certification system is considered performance-based when it…

This booklet is one of a series of reports addressing the most critical issues confronting state boards of education throughout the United States. Each report attempts to present a concise, informative review and analysis of the best and most current information available on one of these critical topics. This booklet focuses on the educational…

This article updates one in the June, 1977, Personnel and Guidance Journal and focuses on the same four issues: support within the counseling profession for additional credentialing practices, professional identity, licensure as the main credentialing thrust, and development and implementation of an effective method of accrediting preparation…

This overview of nursing in the seventies discusses the profession in relation to such factors as social climate, professional recognition, government influence, and collective bargaining. The author concluded that what was needed in the seventies was the isolation of, and agreement upon, a set of basic integrating beliefs on the nature of…

Using a competency-based approach, the authors propose that schools prepare students for practice, after which agencies accredited by the profession would teach the student to practice, with final certification of competence in practice resting with a public-based licensure board. (Author/LBH)

The author discusses what protection the various credentialing mechanisms for nurses and other health professionals may provide and the increasing public and governmental concern that the protection is for the health personnel rather than the public. She examines licensure, certification, and accreditation and their responsibility for the public…