The author argues that despite difficulties of implementation, meeting the public interest remains a worthy goal and needed criterion for higher education. His suggested public interest concept stresses consideration of the interest of society as a whole, not derived solely from the sum of individual interests. (JT)

What line managers want most from trainers is proof of a training investment pay-off, and techniques are offered to help trainers measure the organizational return on training. (Author/AJ)

This article proposes that an a priori approach for developing counselor competencies can be improved by using sixteen steps based on principles from business and industrial management. The result is a proper foundation for the establishment of valid school counselor competencies on which the competency-based preparation program can be built.…

Describes the structure and process of a third party approach toward evaluation of counseling skills. The structure is referred to as "the counseling jury", which involves a practical examination taken anytime during the doctoral program, prior to admission to doctoral candidacy. (Author)

Suggests that behavioral evidences of learning which are too narrowly defined may potentially impede the effective teaching of speech communication and advocates improved professional-public communication to establish a realistic accountability framework. (MH)

Examination of results of several cases in which students failed minimum competency tests evokes criticism of the way the testing program is carried out by the state. (JD)

This article illustrates how social research has moved into the public policy process while retaining the essential characteristics of research. It also shows how concerns about participant confidentiality have interacted with attempts by the General Accounting Office to analyze data. Journal availability: see TM 503 798. (CP)

A physical education program designed to develop individual competency not only in physical activities but also in increased knowledge on the subject of health and fitness is described. (JD)

The article reviews the characteristics generally identified as common to competency-based education and offers planning suggestions for teachers: (1) prestated and published performance objectives, (2) accountability, (3) personalized and individualized instruction, and (4) delivery systems, which provide several modes of instruction pertinent to…

The effects on universities of different kinds of accountability mechanisms are examined, and ways are suggested in which higher education institutions can discharge their obligations to society while preserving their intellectual and fiscal integrity. (Author/LBH)

A computerized accountability information system was developed for a residential institution for the mentally handicapped. (Author)

The role of professions in their self-regulation is discussed. Recent federal interventions into licensing and professional ethics are presented. (CP)

From colonial times, the school teacher in America was perceived both as miracle worker and classroom custodian. A more recent split image is that of the teacher as an independent practicing professional as well as a member of a collective bargaining organization. Historical roots of this dual role are examined in this article. (Author/GC)

Offers an alternative to zero base budgeting called multi-level based budgeting. (Author/MLF)

Recommends that parents and teachers cooperate to provide educational experiences for young people and to bring about changes in educational practice, educational finance, and educational opportunity. (DB)