“…In the earlier years of the discipline, studies like these were used by the regulatory bodies to help inform standards developed in the areas of academic program accreditation and practitioner certification (e.g., Berven, 1979;Emener & Rubin, 1980;Harrison & Lee, 1979;Jaques, 1959;Leahy, Shapson, & Wright, 1987;Muthard & Salamone, 1969;Rubin et al, 1984;Wright & Fraser, 1975). In more recent years, the explicit connection and knowledge translation between empirical research and standard setting by the discipline's regulatory bodies has significantly evolved.…”