This supplement has been prepared to be used with Office of Education Bulletin 1934, No. 17, which is the latest complete bulletin of accredited secondary schools in the United States. It shows under each State: First, names of schools which should be added to the corresponding lists (both local and regional) in the bulletin; next, those which…

This supplement has been prepared to be used with Office of Education Bulletin 1930, No. 24, which is the latest complete bulletin of accredited secondary schools in the United States. It shows under each State: First, names of schools which should be added to the corresponding list in the bulletin; next, those which should be removed whether…

Traces historical development of regulatory practices in school psychology for individual and institutional credentials. Presents certification from state departments of education, licensure by state psychology boards, and credentials administered by professional groups (National Register of Health Services Providers in Psychology, National School…

Reviews 30-year relationship between accreditation standards and development of counselor education program at Idaho State University. Addresses accreditation's impact on faculty members as they pursued doctoral study, years following approval of Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Standards, and current impact of Council for…

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)

Reviews the origins and development of accreditation, focusing on the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education. Reviews modifications in the Commission's accreditation process, including abandonment of fixed quantitative standards; emphasis on institutional development, monitoring and policing; open sharing of recommendations; broadening of…

The lists of accredited secondary schools which are presented now for the fourth time in this bulletin are designed to meet the needs of officers charged with the admission of new students to secondary schools, colleges, universities, professional schools, especially schools of law and medicine, normal schools, etc.; of State examining and…

Asserts that national accreditation of counselor education has taken on new meaning and that counseling has recognized accrediting body within higher education community. Recounts Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) precursors, founders' aspirations, and prospects for influencing the…

This Supplement has been prepared to be used with U.S. Office of Education Bulletin 1939, No. 2, which is the latest complete bulletin of accredited secondary schools in the United States. It shows under each State: First, names of schools which should be added to the corresponding lists (both local and regional) in the bulletin; next, those which…

Large numbers of young men and women now apply for admission to college, normal school, or professional school in other States and sections than those in which they have received their high-school preparation. Many apply for certificates to examining and certifying boards with have no direct means of knowing the standards of the high schools from…

This report on the development of the American Library Association's revised standards for master's level programs in library and information studies describes the principal activities preceding the current revision process and details key changes to and retentions from the 1972 Standards. A timetable of remaining steps is included. (NRP)

The article examines the recent redesign of the processes and standards of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education from the perspective of the history of efforts to establish national standards for teacher education in the United States. Lessons and possible pitfalls for these continuing efforts are drawn, based on challeges…

At the time of the twenty-second annual meeting of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, held in St. Louis, Missouri, March 23-24, 1917, authority was given the Commission on Secondary Schools to make a detailed comparative study of the data gathered that year from the accredited secondary schools. The commission has for…

This chapter considers the relationships between accreditation, certification, and training for educational technologists and instructional developers, and examines the role of feedback and quality control in these relationships. The history of the development of educational technology provides background for understanding some of the problems…

Reviews the history of proposals for accrediting public libraries nationally and examines four distinct proposals made from 1960 to 1988. The discussion addresses barriers to national accreditation of public libraries and the prospects for the success of the most recent proposal of the Commission for the Accreditation of Public Libraries. (23…