This overview of nursing in the seventies discusses the profession in relation to such factors as social climate, professional recognition, government influence, and collective bargaining. The author concluded that what was needed in the seventies was the isolation of, and agreement upon, a set of basic integrating beliefs on the nature of…

Using a competency-based approach, the authors propose that schools prepare students for practice, after which agencies accredited by the profession would teach the student to practice, with final certification of competence in practice resting with a public-based licensure board. (Author/LBH)

The author discusses what protection the various credentialing mechanisms for nurses and other health professionals may provide and the increasing public and governmental concern that the protection is for the health personnel rather than the public. She examines licensure, certification, and accreditation and their responsibility for the public…

An overview of cooperation among higher education authorities and institutions in the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) is given, and agreements between those countries concerning the recognition of studies, diplomas, and degrees are outlined. (MSE)

The 10 bilateral and two multilateral international conventions that Hungary has entered into, concerning the recognition of higher education degrees and diplomas, are described. (MSE)

The activities of UNESCO, the Council of Europe, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and the European Economic Community to promote academic mobility and international recognition of credits and degrees are outlined, and problems still to be solved are discussed. (MSE)

This essay on the issue of qualifications for librarianship highlights debate over the Master of Library Science (MLS) as legitimate academic credential or minimum qualification, use of the MLS, change and new directions that are transforming field of librarianship, nonlibrarian specialists, and professional role and behavior. Ten sources are…

More than enough students are enrolled in journalism courses to replace every professional journalist now employed on an American newspaper. Implications of this fact and evaluations of the quality of journalistic education are discussed with reference to specific cases. (LBH)

Access to family-supporting jobs now requires education or training beyond high school, but college is becoming less affordable and the education "pipeline" from high school to and through college remains shockingly inefficient, despite the reform efforts of the past several decades. According to one study, for every hundred students who enter…

States vary in the degree to which they require prospective teachers to complete coursework, accumulate student teaching experience, and perform on written examinations before they are granted entry into the classroom. In recent years, the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence (ABCTE) has devised a primarily examination-based…

This policy brief presents a strong case for the creation of a statewide teacher data system in California by highlighting some of the simple teacher workforce questions that cannot be answered because such a system does not currently exist. At the state level, data on teacher qualifications are needed to fulfill the new reporting requirements of…

Future workforce planning in private and public enterprise requires reliable information on which projections are made. Currently limited information exists about vocational education and training (VET) professionals. This report consolidates two national studies on the TAFE workforce, and on VET professionals in private and public registered…

This book serves as a ready reference for advancing a common understanding of the rapidly evolving school counseling profession. Its purpose is to help school counselors, school counseling students, educators, administrators and other school counseling stakeholders best converge on the most highly agreed upon responses to common professional…

The article argues that the time has come to change California's 1960 Master Plan for higher education by permitting the California State University (CSU) to award the doctorate in selected professional programs. The article also addresses the inadequacies of the joint doctorate as the means to remedy degree or credential creep; the CSU's focus on…

The South Carolina T3 (Troops-to-Teachers) Coalition Alternative Route to Teacher Certification (ARC) Coalition postbaccalaureate program is designed to provide requisite training and credentialing for retiring military personnel to become teachers, in the schools most in need. This program offers an opportunity to prepare for a teaching career…