Certification of Vocational-Technical Educators.

The monograph on the certification of vocational-technical educators, which consists of seven articles by authors with recognized expertise on the subject of certification, was prepared to disseminate helpful certification information to vocational educators in Pennsylvania. Two articles present background information on the history of vocational teacher certification in the United States (Joseph A. Ford) as well as a national overview of vocational certification (Wayne S. Ramp). A third article summarizes the degree, nondegree, and intern vocational teacher certification in Pennsylvania (Seymour T. Brantner). Other topics focused on are the State vocational supervisor and administrator certification (Louis B. Kirkland) and the Occupational Competency Examination administered by State teacher education institutions prior to certification (Harry M. Kraft). Two concluding articles discuss vocational teacher certification in New York (James R. Stratton) and Missouri (Franklin J. King) and offer the reader a comparison of similarities and differences in certification requirements of other States. (EA)