Higher education must move away from peer review in accreditation by: reforming the accreditation group membership, using open meetings and records in the process determining eligibility for public funds, enhancing inter-institutional comparison capabilities, avoiding institutional politics and the institution's mission statement, establishing…

Effective use of accreditation as it continues to evolve is important to maintain educational quality. How accreditation developed its characteristics, use of standards, and conception of quality are discussed. (Author/MLW)

Noting that Liberia College, although not operating until 1862, happens to have been the first American collegiate institution proposed specifically for the higher education of blacks, this article discusses what the first degree granting college in West Africa was, and how it could have been generated or sustained by a Liberian population of…

This publication, which replaces "Standards for Library Functions at the State Level" (third edition) published in 1985) acknowledges and celebrates the richness and diversity of state library agencies while documenting the reality of what they currently do. The publication is divided into two sections. The first section of these standards…

Based on the view that service-based agencies have enormous potential as advocates to influence public policy, this guide was developed to help service agencies become consistent, effective public policy advocates and agents for change. The guide draws on the advocacy work of service agencies nationwide to address the key concerns about getting…

Many potential adoptive parents seeking international adoption find the process to be extremely complex. This guide details the international adoption process, including organizing a home study and fulfilling state requirements as well as selecting a country from which to adopt, working through emigration and immigration agencies, and traveling…

Since its creation in 1997, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) has provided low-income children the access to health care they desperately need. Recognizing the important role health insurance plays in assuring that children come to school healthy and ready to learn, the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSCO) gathered…

RESA (Regional Education Service Agency), a confederation of several school districts, has been adopted by the Appalachian Regional Commission as a method of pooling resources. (NQ)

The article reports a study of 182 competencies in the areas of food production and child care previously identified. Recommendations for training programs are made on the basis of competencies needed in welfare, voluntary, and health agencies. This study was completed as part of a graduate program. (JK)

Delinquent students are helped by a school district program to overcome their social and educational difficulties. (MF)

There are several practices that, once implemented by state governing or coordinating agencies, would provide effective and efficient coordination of any state community college system. These include the organization of a series of councils made up of institutional representatives by function, the development of individual college master plans,…

The article identifies federal agencies which have been major sources of data for organizations providing services to blind and visually impaired persons, describes recent and possible changes in data collection and reporting, and cites organizations that watch the changing status of federal disability statistics. (MC)

Reports on a study undertaken to determine the perceptions of members of the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (North Central Association of Colleges and Schools) with regard to possible modifications, criticisms, and contributions of the Commission in its work in postsecondary accreditation. (AYC)

Offers the 1980 revision of North Central Association bylaws. Articles cover purposes, offices, geographical territory, membership, meetings, board of directors, officers, commissions, appeals, association committees, books and records, contracts, checks, funds, gifts, funding and dues, fiscal year, waiver of notice, authority, and amendments.…

Offers the 1980 revision of North Central Association bylaws. Articles cover purposes, offices, geographical territory, membership, meetings, board of directors, officers, commissions, appeals, association committees, books and records, contracts, checks, funds, gifts, funding and dues, fiscal year, seal, waiver of notice, authority, and…