Is the traditional model of professionalism appropriate for adult education? Four basic contradictions in this model regarding attitudes towards learners, relationships with learners, credentialing of adult educators, and specialization of adult education suggest that it is not. Six assumptions that should underlie a new vision of the…

Three studies of marketing education (ME) students and their acquisition of post-high-school education are compared using causal parameters. Two studies using sample selection criteria of school or student classification as an ME student found a negative relationship between ME and educational attainment. (Author/CT)

Reports that vocational health occupations programs are undergoing a self-analysis process including evaluation of competency and continuing competency. Presents perspectives of health professionals with comparisons to nursing and medical technology credentialing and continuing education. These perspectives are intended for other occupational…

An exploratory study of students entering four elite fields found that most sought both credentials and competence. Stiff competition within chosen occupations led the majority of students to seek every advantage that graduate education could provide. (Author/MLW)

The author discusses the challenge of ensuring that education expenditures yield appropriate academic progress. The best way to accomplish this is to impose on educators accountability such as that found in other professions, according to Greene, who supports making spending dependent on performance by implementing a system of teacher-merit pay.…

The movement to advance directors and administrators of early childhood programs is taking hold in many communities and states. Focusing on critical elements and updates from across the nation, this packet provides resources, prototype information, and guidelines for people in the process of setting up director credentialing programs. Sheets…

The purpose of this paper is to engender a healthy respect for Gestalt theory and techniques and the use of the techniques in the client's best interest and in the interest of positive professional and self-development in the practitioner. An overview of Gestalt techniques is provided, concentrating on the two category divisions of experiments and…

Discusses a report commissioned for the Department of Health, Education and Welfare entitled National Policy and Higher Education.'' Examines, in particular, that portion of the report dealing with the credentials monopolies'' of organized professions which control the entry of personnel into their ranks. (JR)

Author refutes premise that degrees are necessary for better jobs. (HS)

Considerable impetus for educational planning and development in Western Europe has sprung from such multinational organizations as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OEDC), the Council of Europe, and the European Community. In European Community,'' n 154 p22-23 Mar 1972, the European Community summarizes what it considers…

The importance of academic credentials is discussed in relation to the changing occupational composition of high-income earners, family status, and the prestige of particular degrees such as the MBA and JD. (JN)

Results of a survey to determine minimum requirements for athletic coaches in each state is reported. Of particular concern is the use, in many states, of nonteaching paraprofessionals with little or no required teacher training. Minimum standards are suggested. (JMF)

Recommends choosing appropriate health care providers for camp, and referring to them by the title their credentials warrant. Explains distinctions among nursing titles and that they vary by state. Discusses developing a health care plan suited to camp's population, program, and location. Presents guidelines required of a health care plan by…

The Degree of Experience is a program for accrediting prior learning (APL) at a London university. Advantages for students lacking entry qualifications include admission criteria stated in terms of skills, knowledge, and ability (SKA) rather than credentials; accurate SKA profiles for diagnosing weaknesses; and integration of APL into admissions…

Immigrants often are unable to practice their professions in new countries. Interviews in 1992 and 1995 with 910 Russian immigrants to Israel showed that participation in government-sponsored retraining helped improve occupational status and earnings, especially for women. Those with lower occupational status also benefitted subjectively from…