Six strategies for establishing a healthy working relationship with news reporters: (1) let reporters get to know the school administrators; (2) take time with reporters; (3) set ground rules; (4) open the school buildings; (5) explain reasons if unable to comment; and (6) show appreciation. (MLF)

Issues to be resolved in the professionalization of adult education include (1) identification and quantification of practitioners and programs; (2) identification of professional competencies and practice standards; and (3) certification--whether, how, and by whom. (SK)

Describes the process and consequences of switching from a career in college English to the technical writing profession. (MM)

Describes the plans to provide national certification of scholastic journalism teachers by the Journalism Education Association's (JEA) Certification Commission. Addresses misunderstandings the commission has had to confront. Discusses criteria for JEA certification and the commission's plan to offer Master Teacher of Journalism status. (MS)

Compares and contrasts the certification plans of the Journalism Education Association with the certifying procedures of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, the National Science Teachers Association, and the National School Public Relations Association. (MS)

A survey of 23 rehabilitation teachers and 23 orientation/mobility instructors determined that subjects in each group had generally positive attitudes toward the other group. However, substantial percentages of each group felt they encroached on the other's professional territory; and both groups felt themselves and the other group to be…

Addresses two aspects of disciplinary identity in the communication field--self-concept and academic standing. Discusses various forces that contributed to the fragmentation of the discipline. (MM)

Physical education must change its image of being "jack of all trades, master of none" and create an appropriate name and consensual taxonomy of knowledge for its work. There is an urgent need for proven professional competency in developmental physical activity based on a consensual body of knowledge. (SM)

This award list, arranged by state, includes titles of children's and young adult books chosen by children to receive awards over the past year. The listings include the name of the award, the age or grade level involved, and the most recent bibliographic information. (LRW)

Suggests that, although the characteristics of librarianship are definitely those of a profession, in practice many libraries actually operate under a nonprofessional or bureaucratic organizational model. The hypothetical experiences of an entry-level librarian are considered, and an alternative vision of a professional model is offered. (EAM)

A survey of occupational therapy alumni in 3 educational tracks showed that entry-level master's (n=84) and postprofessional master's (n=46) graduates scored higher than baccalaureate graduates (n=68) on 6 of 10 professional activities. The entry-level group differed from the postprofessional only in the categories of education, leadership, and…

"The Executive Educator" in the second year of the "Profiles in Excellence" series focuses on innovative instruction, honoring 25 outstanding programs chosen by a panel of preeminent judges. Each of the 10 first place winners will receive an IBM personal computer and printer. (MLF)

A study applying anomie theory to behavior of college faculty, especially as alienation from the academic reward system results in deviation from professional norms of communality, disinterestedness, universalism, and organized skepticism, is reported. Implications for use of norms as interpretive devices, ambivalence of academics toward norms,…

Technology education presents difficulties because its legitimization is socially determined and social understanding of "valid" knowledge does not include it. The field could continue attempts to become socially valued; seek acceptance through association with valued disciplines; or abandon either route and concentrate on improvement of its own…

Examines women's authorship of featured articles in the Comparative Education Review, 1957-97. Women authors gradually increased in number and proportion over time, particularly after 1978, and reached a high of 45.7% of total authors in 1995. However, authorship trends do not correlate well with membership trends in the Comparative and…