State regulation of various nontraditional education programs offered by public and private institutions in off-campus locations and outside the state of home-base operation are described. Common elements of licensure laws (to license degree-granting institutions) are described and include: (1) exempted institutions such as regionally accredited…

Minimum standards are set forth for accrediting institutions offering degree programs in teacher education. The standards are proposed primarily for the use of state departments of education; they emphasize an approved program approach to accreditation based on college curriculum with well developed rationale, comprehensive objectives, and…

Discusses the development and current status of the Child Development Associate credential, including financial support, state adoption, and public criticisim. (ED)

The article describes a national study of the "state of the art in adult secondary education," reports that "there is no field of adult secondary education," and discusses the implications of that dismal finding, focusing on attitudes and policies regarding certification of adults. Adult education faces increasing formalization…

From the monthly Saturday Review supplement, "Education in America, sponsored by the Charles F. Kettering Foundation.

In addition to providing important factual information, these guidelines are designed to encourage, facilitate, and help improve the academic study of religion(s) in public primary and secondary schools in Wisconsin within Constitutional bounds. The guidelines may also be used by educators in other states. A basic rationale for religious studies…

Idaho statutes require that all individuals who have direct responsibility for instruction, personnel services, or administration in elementary or secondary schools, and who receive their salaries from public funds, must be certified by the Idaho State Board of Education before being employed. In this revised version of the certification standards…

Students who were candidates for teacher certification at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville were administered the Bogardus Social Distance Scale to determine the effect of a state mandated human relations course on their attitudes toward ethnic and racial groups. The scale was administered to these students and three control groups which…

Perspectives on oversight in postsecondary education and the advancement of quality education are considered. It is suggested that state licensing agencies need adequate resources and support to function in the difficult times postsecondary education is facing, state governing and coordinating boards need to dilute their planning and coordinating…

Definitions of 33 terms used by state agencies concerning licensing of private and independent colleges are presented. Information was obtained from statutes, rules, and regulations. In an effort to address the question of whether a set of terms and common definitions could be devised for licensing and approval officals, definitions are proposed…

This kit has been designed by teachers at the Atlanta Area Center for Teachers (Georgia) to offer beginning teachers support and suggestions as they begin the challenge of their first year of teaching. Because most new teachers in Georgia must participate in Competency Based Teacher Performance Certification, this package has been sequenced…

The purpose of this booklet is to provide a brief overview of the 1981-82 high school debate resolutions, which focus on minimum competencies, uniform financing, and standardized teacher certification as methods of improving the United States elementary and secondary education systems. The five chapters of the booklet are intended to prepare…

A review of state laws governing certification of professional educators reveals both wide agreement on many certification issues and a shift toward making requirements more stringent. Teacher certification has long been accepted as a means of ensuring minimum competency. Many of the issues surrounding certification have been settled, including…