I Selected Topics of Interest: 1985

ISelected Topics of Interest: 1985 A.American Annals of the Dean Purposes and Scope of Content B.Certification Standards for Education Professionals C.Career Education: A CEASD Position Paper Selected Topics of Interest: 1985 The "Selected Topics of Interest" was initiated as a section of the Annals Reference Issue in April, 1974 as a means of providing additional statistical and reference-type data on current focal concerns. An index of those articles published from 1974 to 1984 is provided in the April 1984 Reference Issue. The focus for 1985 is on key position papers and standards which have been approved by the Conference of Educational Administrators Serving the Deaf (CEASD) and/or the Council on Education ofthe Deaf (CED). These statements have previously been distributed in Conference Proceedings and other limited distribution publications. They have been brought together here for the convenience of the reader. Included are: "American Annals of the Deaf: Purposes and Scope of Content"; "Certification Standards for Professionals Involved in the Education of Hearing-Impaired Children and Youth"; and "Career Education: The Position Paper of the Conference of Educational Administrators Serving the Deaf". Additional CEASD position papers or standards which have been previously published in the /\me/7carj Annals of the Deaf are as follows: CEASD. (1974). Certification Requirements for Dormitory Counselors. American Annals ofthe Deaf, 119, 70. CEASD. (1977). Statement on "Least Restrictive" Placements for Deaf Students. American Annals of the Deaf, 122, 70-71. CEASD. (1979). Suggested Guidelines for Research in Educational Programs for the Deaf. American Annals of the Deaf, 724,770. CEASD. (1982). Resolution Supporting the Role of the School for the Deaf in Parent-Infant Education. American Annals of the Deaf, 127, 740. CED. (1978). Standards for the Evaluation of Programs for the Preparation of Teachers of the HearingImpaired . American Annals of the Deaf, 123, 88. 56IntroductionA.A.D. /April 1985 ...