This guidebook is intended to assist engineers and applied scientists who have recently entered the United States to accept professional employment or to undertake graduate study. It is not intended to encourage professional people to leave the country in which they now practice, but rather to welcome and advise engineers who have already made…

Librarianship is not fully recognized as a profession. In order to gain the full professional recognition and autonomy that it deserves. Librarianship must develop a new awareness and conception of itself and its potential. Its definition of "service" must change. Librarians must develop an integrated set of common values at a field level and be…

An interview with John Thomas, founder of the National Librarians Association. (PF)

Discusses the bases of professional self-governance and suggests five obstacles that teachers face in achieving the degree of autonomy granted to professional groups such as doctors and lawyers. (Author)

The author examines six standards traditionally recognized as defining a profession to see whether or not physical education meets them. In addition, problems in forming a professional image among physical educators are discussed. (MJB)

Focuses on the contributions of Merle Ohlsen to the development of the counseling profession and to the American Association for Counseling and Development. Interviews Ohlsen about his early work history; professional organizations; professional issues including training, mentoring, and individual and group counseling; and the enrichment between…

Examines the relationship between public relations trailblazer Ivy Lee and the German Dye Trust, which became an agent for the policies of Adolf Hitler. Discusses how Lee's efforts to use this relationship to persuade his contacts to influence the Nazi leadership failed because of his formal connection with this group. (JD)

Reflects on the tenure of William S. Gray (1885-1960), as the first president of the International Reading Association. (HOD)

Professionalization of rehabilitation services is discussed, based on questionnaires completed by state agency directors. The criteria of a profession are considered, and the problems of funding adequate training, whether in the universities or by the agencies themselves, are noted. (Author/CL)

The purpose of this presentation is to continue the dialogue on the professional status of and the specialization within the instructional design and technology (IDT) field. This presentation highlights the similarities and differences among the various classification systems, which are used for ranking occupational fields, and discusses the most…

It is important to maintain a history and archival record of the art education professional associations, state and national. Those who have gone before should be honored, since they struggled to build the National Art Education Association into the largest association of its kind in the world. And a history of its professional development, and in…

Some humorous, tongue-in-cheek suggestions for the would-be conferencee who desires to maintain a high Conference Prestige Index.'' Shows the rewards to be gained from great effort and sustained practice on the art'' of conferencemanship. (Author/EA)

What is rather alarming in the James Report is the assumption that the recommendations that are made will necessarily raise the status and standards of the teaching profession without looking at the particular implications of the two words status and profession. (Author)

Collective bargaining is an alternative to repressive unilateralism or attempts at naked force--provided that both parties understand the process and put it into practice with some degree of sophistication. It is when the process is abused or misunderstood by either party that inordinate friction and unresolved conflict follow. (Author/CB)