Results of questionnaires completed by state commissioners of education, directors of special education, consultants, and other administrators suggest that special education teacher certification practices are changing throughout the U.S. and that certification still varies from state to state. Five recommendations are offered for standardizing…

Examines the credentialing process in mental health and likens it to the process of animals in confrontation over territoriality. Examines the data on which credentialing claims are predicated and the implications of and to the marketplace of licensing and certification. (BH)

Analysis of questionnaires completed by commissioners of education on their designees for all 50 states revealed that 14 state education agencies (SEAs) had no specific special education certification requirement for regular teachers, 17 required one course on exceptionalities, 2 had one required course pending and 2 had a two-course requirement.…

Reviews Task Force's attempts to influence American Psychological Association (APA) policies. Major accomplishments include (1) APA's "Guidelines on Physical and Social Accessibility" and their implementation at the APA annual convention and (2) development, with the American Association of State Psychology Boards, of guidelines for…

To ensure minimum teaching standards in its public schools, New Jersey mandates two essential factors: certification and tenure. Article defined both terms and considered their interrelationship. (Author/RK)

The purpose of this Advising Guide is to assist pre-college, community college, college, and university students and faculties in understanding the admission and program requirements in becoming a teacher in Oregon. The Guide is designed to help prospective teachers know where to start, what is involved, how to become involved, and who to contact…

The future of cybercounseling will be greatly affected by state efforts to regulate it. Cybercounseling will probably be found by some courts to violate state licensing laws. The risk of prosecution under those laws is substantial and undoubtedly has already stunted the growth of cybercounseling in the United States. Few, if any, state licensing…

The urgency of the illiteracy problem, the need for meaningful certification criteria and some ideals to be aimed at for Adult Basic Education programs are outlined in the form of a six-article Bill of Rights. (MS)

The second Newman Report, the Veterans Administration, the Educational Testing Service, and the Education Commission of the States are all contributing to the current question concerning accreditation in Washington. (PG)

All states and the District of Columbia were asked for information on revised certification requirements for school librarians or media specialists within each state. The requirements, frequently in the original wording, are reported. (See SLJ p.22, December 1972, LJ p.4043, December 15, 1972, for Phase I.) (5 references) (Author/SM)

Describes the reasons surrounding Southwestern Michigan College's withdrawl from the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. (PG)

A statement of basic principles of accreditation by the Commission for the Study of Accreditation of Selected Health Programs. (HS)

Social workers' conference concludes that better out-of-home care for children could result from central involvement of social workers in regulation of child-care facilities. (MH)

Focuses on the possibilities for better ways of selecting school administrators, emphasizing in particular the inclusion of continuous measurement of the candidate's performance in an administrative role; performance criteria need to be developed so that prospective principals can be measured by how they behave in realistic situations. (SB)