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Peer reviewedO'Brien, Thomas L. – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1986
Credentialing examinations have been relatively immune from legal attack based on allegations that the examinations lack validity. The extent of the present legal obligation to demonstrate the validity of credentialing examinations is analyzed in three areas: (1) the Civil Rights Act of 1964; (2) the Constitution; and (3) antitrust laws.…
Descriptors: Certification, Civil Rights Legislation, Constitutional Law, Credentials
Download full textBlock, Arthur R.; Rebell, Michael A. – 1980
One of seven sections of a report that examines the assessment of occupational competence, this chapter provides a review of how the courts have responded to assessment practices. The difference in the perspectives held by the users and originators of assessment procedures and those held by the courts is developed by examining key court cases…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adults, Certification, Competence
