Dear Phil --

here are a few resources I have found useful:

Jodi Crandall provided an update in 2008 on "Adult ESL Teacher Credentialing and  Certification"which is on CAL's website, along with other credentialing resources
http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/briefs/tchrcred.html

A 2000 study which includes perspectives on credentialing called "Teacher Perspectives on the Adult Education Profession: National Survey Findings About an Emerging Profession" by John P. Sabatini, Melanie Daniels, Lynda Ginsburg, Kelly Limeul, Mary Russell, and Regie Stites. Here is a link 
http://literacyonline.org/products/ncal/pdf/TR0002.pdf

John Sabatini, Lynda Ginsburg, and Mary Russell also wrote an overview chapter for NCSALL "Professionalization and Certification for Teachers in Adult Basic Education" -- you can find this article on NCSALL's website www.ncsall.net

Also you should be able to find this article in your university library

Perin, D. (1999). Professionalizing adult literacy instruction: Would a credential help?  Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 42,610-619.


Best, 
Maricel Santos
San Francisco State University




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From: Phil Beder <phillinux at nyc.rr.com>
To: englishlanguage at nifl.gov
Sent: Saturday, April 4, 2009 4:13:36 PM
Subject: [EnglishLanguage 4110]  Credentialing and Certification

Hello All

I'm taking a course in ABE at Buffalo State 
College and we are monitoring the listserves to 
find current issues in the field. Credentialing 
was a focus of attention in my study group and I 
was wondering if anyone knew of a study (besides 
Crandall – 1993) that deals with this topic? We 
would also be interested in feedback on other 
important discussions going on in ESOL.

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