Examines how professional teachers really are, the right of teachers to be involved in educational policy making, the relationship between administrators and teachers and how free teachers are to speak out on school matters. (RK)

A university philosophy department chairman considers some of the elements of the faculty union movement and argues that the autonomy ("the rule of autonomous reason") of the professoriate is necessary to avoid a greater loss of academic freedom than collective bargaining might gain. (MF)

Because of the declining job market, the increased number of job seekers, and the decreased professional mobility in higher education, competition among professors for institutional rewards and recognition is growing. Suggestions for handling this situation are offered and pitfalls in the present system are noted. (Author/LBH)

Only the future will be able to determine to what degree gerontology will emerge as a completely autonomous discipline whose members share a common identity and who are organized to protect the vested interests of this particular occupational group. (Author)

A study to explore managers' perceptions and expectations of how training staffs are and should be performing is the basis of this article which focuses on narrative responses of the managers and the significance of these perceptions and expectations to the human resource development practitioner and his/her functions. (TA)

In a study of the relationship of sex differences to success in science careers, data were analyzed for 229 female and 221 male chemists who obtained Ph.D's at American universities between 1955 and 1961. Findings indicate that male chemists slightly outpublish female chemists and that sex differences do exist in the determinants of productivity.…

Four members of Congress (Jacob K. Javits, Carl D. Perkins, Albert H. Quie, and Claiborne Pell) pay tribute to Lowell Burkett's exemplary career with the American Vocational Association (AVA) and discuss some of the accomplishments of Burkett's twenty-three years of service to AVA, the last twelve of which he spent as its executive director. (BM)

Discusses the present and future direction of American nursing in terms of health care delivery and services and how they are affected by the economic system, collective bargaining, credentialing, and hopes for the future. (TA)

Therapeutic hours conducted by analytically oriented, experientially oriented, and nonprofessional therapists were rated along eight process dimensions. Only patient negativism and patient exploration failed to yield significant effects. Replicated the findings of previous analogue investigations. (Author)

The author, a certified public accountant on the State Board for Public Accountancy of New York, Discusses education and training programs to "professionalize" accounting, particularly the need for innovative learning modules that integrate the traditional sequence of courses in baccalaureate programs. (MF)

The process of moving away from a simplistic reliance on intelligence test ratings to more sophisticated models of assessment and service is more advanced in systems where the school psychologist is given real professional status and is allowed to shape the nature of services offered. (MB)

This article traces the history of the development of the National Recreation and Park Association's system of accreditation. (JD)

Absence of a well-articulated conceptual framework that encompasses the entire spectrum of social work practice is a major source of long-standing identity crisis. This article examines some of the common elements and distinctive features of the mission, objectives, and specializations that have been advanced within professional social work.…

Reports on a study designed to assess burnout levels among college music professors as measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory and to determine potential demographic and job related factors that may be related to various levels of burnout. Concludes that significant relationships exist between burnout and job satisfaction, recognition, career…

A British educational psychologist critically examines her practices toward parents. Aspects of the power relationship are explored, including acting as a friend, the trappings of professionalism, privacy and confidentiality, interprofessional trust, and service provision. Professional survival is seen to be the underlying motive in these…