The purpose of this paper is to describe, compare, and contrast an early childhood departmental accreditation process from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and a college/university-wide accreditation process from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). The history of higher education…

It is argued that voluntary national accreditation for nursing programs may have outlived its initial and vital usefulness and may not currently be serving the best interests of the profession. (MSE)

Some of the information needed by policy makers faced with deciding whether and where to develop new educational research and development centers is analyzed in this document. The purpose is to provide an assessment of the current relationships among such factors as funding levels, numbers and sizes of centers, sizes of student populations, state…

This seventh volume of the bibliography contains 891 items. An introduction discusses previous volumes in the series, countries covered, and organization of the bibliography. Periodicals searched and the 20 categories used throughout the bibliography are listed. Selected items represent the broadest possible concept of adult education. The…