Surveyed perceptions of Association for Counselor Education and Supervision members (approximate n=217) concerning different aspects of counselor credentialing. Most respondents considered registration and licensure important for professional identity and protection, with licensure being considered the more important. Certification was seen as…

Investigated referral activities of 45 agencies with respect to agency referral patterns and professionals' appraisal of adolescents' health care status. Combined analysis of qualitative and quantitative data provided valuable insight into problems of unmet adolescent health care needs and underutilization of adolescent health care services.…

Presents questions and discusses issues related to the accreditation standards and standards revision process of the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs. Presents selected recommendations for improving the standards and revision process, with special emphasis on the need for a democratic approach. (Author)

Responds to the questions and concerns raised in the previous article by Engels that relate to the accreditation procedures and standards revision process of the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). Notes articles such as Engels' must consider CACREP Board's activities, decision, and interpretations.…

Good executive development systems help enhance technical, interpersonal, and conceptual skills; use both in-house and external programs; and clearly articulate connections between components. (SK)

Attendance at conferences provides opportunities for developing listening, notetaking, and questioning skills as well as confidence and self-esteem. Planning conferences provides other experiential learning through such roles as entrepreneur, administrator, troubleshooter, and organizer. (SK)

Data from 1984 (n=489) and 1988 (n=658) surveys show that female executives in state government have progressed in top positions in certain types of agencies, but much progress has occurred by avoiding, not breaking, the glass ceiling. Most notable male-female differences are in party affiliation, age, interagency mobility, career progress, and…

Higher education officials are protesting a federal Office of Management and Budget proposal to limit the rate at which universities can charge the government for overhead expenses on research and development. The change would affect 56 of the top 100 institutions receiving federal grants, whose rates go to 41 percent. (MSE)

Describes the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). Makes recommendations to modify CACREP's standards and system of governance with the intention of increasing CACREP's influence and making it accountable to the constituents it serves. (Author/ABL)

A study of 1,243 executive directors of public authorities shows that many are career people with diverse educational backgrounds and skills similar to public administration professionals. Results suggest that the strong sense of professional identity among city managers may be a model for public authority managers to consider. (Author)

Presents a checklist of more than 150 standards that have been identified by the Society of American Archivists (SAA) Task Force on Archival Standards as applicable to the preservation of archives and manuscripts. The organizations that developed the standards are described, and increased archival participation in the standards development process…

Offers a historical overview of the development of higher education admissions standards, efforts to establish standards for high school curricula, and the establishment and work of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Originally, the Association was a philosophical society, becoming an accrediting agency in the early 1900s. (DMM)

Provides critical assessment of this special journal issue devoted to credentialing in rehabilitation counseling and credentialing movement in general. Contends that primary purpose of professional credentialing in counseling is not to protect the weak but rather to increase the power, authority, and incomes of the strong. Advises caution in…

Discusses the issues involving the work of development and environmental education agencies. Presents definitions for the terms development and environmental education; the process of developmental education; the concept of developed communities; and proposes the need for future debate to clarify the issues. (MDH)

Because public organizations have multiple stakeholders, any change decisions must consider impact on each group. Because most organizations respond to rather than initiate change, proactive methods are not enough. Situational ethics come into play. (SK)