The reason for writing this eHandBook is to provide a short easy to read introduction to licensing measurement and monitoring systems for licensing researchers and administrators, and for regulatory scientists and policymakers. It is not intended to be a comprehensive, in-depth analysis of licensing measurement. This eHandBook provides only a basic introduction to licensing measurement. (author abstract)

Contents: 332 pages
Preface
Chapter 1. Overview/Introduction
Chapter 2. Conceptual/Theoretical Framework; Program Monitoring Paradigms
Chapter 3. Principles of Instrument Design; Measurement: Reliability and Validity; Statistical 
Methods and Data Base Development
Chapter 4. Regulatory Compliance and Program Quality; QRIS and other Quality Initiatives
Chapter 5. Coordinated Program Monitoring; Differential Monitoring, Risk Assessment, Key Indicators, Integrative Monitoring
Chapter 6. What Research Tells Us; What Research Doesn’t Tell Us: Unanswered Questions; National, International, and State Examples
Chapter 7. Future Directions/Next Steps
Appendices and Notes
References
Figures, Charts, Graphs, Displays