This report describes a study designed to identify the informational and procedural items that school administrators believe to be useful in the selection of teachers for public school systems. The subjects for the study consisted of a panel of 11 personnel administration experts and 66 Louisiana public school personnel directors. A questionnaire…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of the contents of the Board of Education Act of 1969 passed by the legislature of the Government of New South Wales, Australia. It provides for a Board of Teacher Education to consist of not less than 14 and not more than 27 members, and includes two to five representatives…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a law passed by the UAR legislation covering elementary, preparatory, and secondary education. This law covers general regulations common to all three stages of education, the objectives of which are defined as the general intellectual, physical, moral, civic and national…

This report summarizes, for 38 of the 43 States whose legislatures sat during the first eight months of the 1972 calendar year, major legislative achievements and defeats as identified by State education associations. It provides a State-by-State listing of association goals, indicates the extent to which these goals were realized, and points up…

This paper presents a proposed statement of qualifications and guidelines for the preparation and certification of teachers of English to speakers of other languages in the United States. It is designed to assist teacher certification agencies and educational institutions in the establishment of certification standards and in the design and…

Research and legal issues that relate to accreditation policy questions for schools, colleges, and departments of education are reviewed, and strategies for integrating empirical information and social/professional values are presented. The discussion divides into three sections: (1) information concerning a variety of contextual issues that…

This project began with the delineation of the roles and functions of respiratory therapy personnel by the American Association for Respiratory Therapy. In Phase II, The Psychological Corporation used this delineation to develop six proficiency examinations, three at each of two levels. One exam at each level was designated for the purpose of the…

A summary of a Research Design Conference held by the California Commission for Teacher Preparation and Licensing to discuss planned research on teaching and potential designs for such research is presented. The first section is an overview of the need for research on teaching, a brief statement of the needs of the Commission for Teacher…

Trends and problems in the professional education of health educators are identified and analyzed. Directions for the future are seen to include national accreditation of health educators, more support from the general public for health education activities, and more respect for health educators as professionals. (MJB)

Competency-based vocational education is based on the following three essentials: specifying job-related tasks in advance, providing instruction in the tasks, and measuring and certifying that students can perform the tasks. This article focuses on measuring and certifying student competencies by addressing several related questions. (BM)

Quotes passages from the publication "Mock Examination," showing test samples from sections of the new People's University Certificate Examination in English. The sections are on listening comprehension, oral production, reading comprehension, letter writing, structures, and vocabulary, which show differences from the traditional examination.…

A Vocational Certificate of Completion is given by the Ohio State Department of Education to each vocational student to verify that the student has satisfactorily completed a vocational program. The author describes a plan in the senior stenography program at her high school to match the certificate's employment skill levels with competency-based…

A third-grade teacher looks at criticism of the elementary curriculum and teacher education from the perspective of an educator working to motivate and inspire individual children in the classroom. (MSE)

A scandal relating to examination-fixing in the University of Bombay led to the resignation of its vice chancellor, followed by the chief minister of the state of Maharashtra. The intersection of politics and education, and the use of educational institutions for political or patronage purposes was at the heart of the problem. (MLW)

This article examines the effect of the Pre-Professional Skills Test (P-PST) and the Examination for the Certification of Teachers in Texas (ExCET) on Hispanics and Blacks and the tests' implications for the future pool of minorities in preservice teacher education programs and in the teaching force. (JL)