This proposal is intended to provide the California Community College system with a means by which to better serve student needs and enhance the ability of the Chancellor's Office to record and report the many different certificates that are awarded by California's community colleges. This proposal is designed to provide the Chancellor's office…

If colleges and universities were to step away from their traditional certification and credentializing activities, employers might develop alternative, and likely better, measures by which to evaluate candidates. (Author/PG)

Author describes an operational rationale for broadening the local director's information base before final consultant selection, as well as a programmatic design for the most effective utilization of the visiting consultant once he arrives at the training site. (Author/CB)

If the restrictions of credentialing requirements were lifted public schools could make much greater use of teaching talent. (AP)

This study examines the characteristics of faculty who joined the top twenty departments in six disciplines between 1963 and 1966 in order to evaluate the relative importance of prestige of doctoral origin and scholarly performance in the selection for a position in these departments." (Author/SE)

Discusses and defines performance certification, its concept and the strengths and weaknesses of existing systems. (RB)

A written clinical simulation exercise known as patient management problems (PMP) developed by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry is discussed. The new PMP format is considered standardized in the sense that the "visible" portion of the problem will be identical. (MLW)

Describes the purpose and organization of the Board of Certified Professional Counselors developed by the American Mental Health Counselors Association. The decision to certify rather than license was based on HEW research and recommendations. A glossary of terms is included. (JAC)

Certification procedures protect consumers, but when licensing institutions become monopolistic, alternative paths to credentialing need to be considered. A series of articles examine third party payments, a changing job market and consumer protection concerns, all of which have had an impact on credentialing problems. (JAC)

Using data from the 1976 Current Population Survey, finds that while there are significant earnings costs due to the differential allocation of minority labor into the labor intensive sector of the economy, the dollar costs of the differential evaluation of minority credentials are far greater. (Author/GC)

The chairman of a presidential search committee must squander months of time trying to find a candidate who meets impossible requirements, and even then the candidate may back out. (LBH)

Examines the counseling profession's movement away from its activist roots toward policies that are less socially engaged. Concern with individualism, struggle for public acceptance, continued reliance on narrow research interests, and increased emphasis on accreditation and credentialing are discussed as factors contributing to the profession's…

Presents a response to "School Psychology Training for the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities" (this issue). The author highlights additional points to consider, including performance-based accountability and expertise in system level change. (GCP)

Argues that the master's degree in librarianship from a program accredited by the American Library Association (ALA) is a valid minimum educational requirement for library practice at the professional level. It is further maintained that employers and the ALA must defend that qualification when challenged by local, state, or federal action. (14…

Academic standards at British Commonwealth African universities are considered and the relevance of Western academic traditions for the universities is discussed. It is concluded that building academic excellence is of greater importance than increasing manpower output. (MSE)