This fact sheet examines several issues in counselor and counseling program accountability. Issues in counselor accountability include credentialing, professional disclosure, documentation of activities, and linkage with outcomes. Program accountability issues involve stakeholders, availability of resources, documentation of activities, linkage…

This publication is a compilation of keynote addresses and workshop presentations given at a national conference on the Child Development Associate (CDA) program held in conjunction with the 1979 annual meeting of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The document is divided into eleven sections. Each section…

Essays contained in this document present a direction for policy and problemsolving in the realm of postsecondary education. The essays cover: (1) the "new" domain of postsecondary education, (2) the growth and financing of postsecondary education, (3) a lottery system for higher education, (4) credentialism, (5) campus disaffection, (6) the…

This report asks what are the characteristics a person should possess before being admitted to practice as a professional, how and by whom are those characteristics identified, and how are they measured. It identifies and selects certain criteria common to all professionals; then it details various aspects involved in assessment and certification.…

All societies have procedures for selecting who will occupy important positions. The use of credentials characterizes our system of social selection, and our worship of them has created the following problems: an artificial demand for education, artificial restraints to learning, the overlooking of obsolescence, generational inversion (wherein the…

This booklet is concerned with the Interstate Agreement on Qualification of Educational Personnel, under which school professionals educated or experienced in one state could have their qualifications recognized in many other states without any red tape or delay. Contracts among state education authorities would provide enough similarity in…

Explains the issue of qualifying university technical assistance providers. Addresses the differences among universities, businesses, and governmental organizations. Recommends specific practices directed toward the ultimate goal of improving university-based technical assistance and service. (CH)

Explores issues related to testing and certification of social workers and discusses the National Association of Social Workers' experience in the assessment of competence. Explores formulation of definitions, determination of standards, and construction of quality instruments. (JAC)

Noting the need for improved professionalism in adult education, the author argues against the use of traditional university degree programs for teacher certification and outlines an alternative plan based on competency based criteria that would be applied by a national professional association. (JT)

What the establishment is really saying when it defends it standards, degrees, and credentials is that it seeks to continue its process of indoctrinating black people's minds by maintaining the colonial or slavemaster mentality through accreditation. (DM)

Describes the philosophy and intent of Danish day care services and the means whereby a home is designated an approved day care site. (Author/DB)

Appropriate use of noncertified athletic personnel in higher education physical education classes is discussed. (LH)

A convicted criminal, eluding police, has conned dozens of college faculty out of over $200,000 over two years by pretending to be a prominent scholar, calling on colleagues to provide financial assistance to a friend, and offering academic services or personal favors in return. Targeted professors have been in the fields of history, sociology,…

Interviews with 39 workers over 40 addressed their conceptions of work (job, challenging experience, personal empowerment, life-structuring device) and of learning at work (acquiring survival skills, observing/experiencing, taking courses, learning lifelong, and changing personally). Their conceptions were mostly incongruent with their levels in…

Two new concepts, recredentialing and remedial medical education, cloud and illuminate the idea of competence, as addressed in peer review and continuing medical education. (JOW)