Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to highlight the contradictions in the current maritime education and training system (MET), which is based on competency-based education, training and assessment, and to theorize the failure to make the training useful. Design/methodology/approach: A case study of education and training in the international…

The digital revolution has substantially improved scholarly work, but it has also brought challenges to those who are charged with overseeing their institutions' tenure, promotion, and rewards processes. While several electronic forms compete for legitimacy, the two most prominent are journals published exclusively online and Web sites devoted to…

The purpose of this study was to determine agriculture teachers' perceived levels of efficacy as they relate to managing the total program of agricultural education, both for traditionally and alternatively certified teachers. The constructs used in this study were technical content, FFA/leadership development/SAE, teaching and learning, and…

Paine and Sedlak (1994) refer to education in England as always having been "vertically differentiated" and "horizontally separated" (1994, 160). This paper takes their identification a step further by analyzing how the differentiation and separation of national education impacted the teaching profession. In addition, the paper…

UK continuing education is moving from credit-earning, taught continuing medical education (CME) to a continuing professional development (CPD) system that explicitly links education to change in practice, managed and monitored through mandatory peer appraisal. Alongside multisource feedback and consideration of issues of poor performance,…

To respond to Congress' interest in student outcomes at different types of schools, this report addresses the following questions: (1) What does research show about graduation rates, employment outcomes, student loan debts, and default rates for students at for-profit schools compared to those at nonprofit and public schools, taking differences in…

This document is a guide to resources supporting the development of educational standards for students. Section 1, Industry Skill Standards, describes and provides contact information of resources on the efforts of the National Skill Standards Board to develop industry skill standards for all sectors of the American economy. The section addresses…

This paper examines major issues in teacher certification, such as appropriate certification patterns for teachers of students with disabilities, the use of categorical or noncategorical certification, and relevance of certification groupings by grade level for special educators. Secondly, issues of alternative certification are discussed,…

MINIMUM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR ILLINOIS CERTIFICATION ARE LISTED FOR TEACHERS OF THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED, BLIND, PARTIALLY SEEING, EDUCABLE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED, TRAINABLE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED, MALADJUSTED, MULTIPLY HANDICAPPED, AND HOMEBOUND AND HOSPITALIZED PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED. TRAINING REQUIREMENTS AND CERTIFICATION…

Legal issues in teacher preparation and certification are discussed from three perspectives of relevance to educators. First, the legal responsibilities of preservice and inservice teachers in relation to pupils and other participants in the school setting are scrutinized and the controversies surrounding collective negotiations, corporal…

This document contains the rules governing the certification of teachers and other school personnel and the accreditation of institutions for the education of teachers in the state of Colorado. (JD)

The monograph on the certification of vocational-technical educators, which consists of seven articles by authors with recognized expertise on the subject of certification, was prepared to disseminate helpful certification information to vocational educators in Pennsylvania. Two articles present background information on the history of vocational…

Discusses the potential impact of the National Science Teachers Association's (NSTA) certification standards on the future of science teacher education. Delineates NSTA's involvement with the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and its role in the accreditation process. Outlines procedures of the review process. (ML)

The issue of credentialing and certification has become a major topic of discussion in America's community colleges. At the heart of this issue is the movement of private sector companies into areas previously viewed as the province of higher education: education and training, assessment of competencies, and the awarding of credentials that carry…

This article deals with the quality control systems surrounding preparation and professional recognition of educators, particularly special education teachers. The article presents research findings regarding teacher licensure, alternative routes to licensure, state approval of teacher education programs, special education coursework for classroom…