A survey provides data about student teacher supervisors, concerning the duties they perform, their supervising load, academic rank, and the evaluation of student teacher supervisors. University supervisors appear to perform a dual role: On campus, supervisors work on committees, teach classes, and conduct research, and off campus, they represent…

Dental technology program administrators surveyed supported the credentialing of health manpower, felt program accreditation was valuable in meeting demands for educational quality assurance, and saw certification of technicians as beneficial but of little value in terms of recognition and economic gain for the credential holder. (MSE)

This is a reaction paper to TM 506 168. The author sees school psychology as offering crucial insights to the educational system. In addition, some degree of self-perspective along with a conceptual framework is necessary to further school psychology while avoiding fads. (Author/GK)

Explains how an apparel and textile exhibition can benefit the institution that underwrites the project, the department that sponsors it, the community, and the apparel design teacher (through the chance for professional recognition). Methods for planning such an exhibition are given. (CT)

Factors relating to teacher motivation and burnout include: (1) a chance for advancement; (2) a sense of achievement; (3) recognition for a job well done; and (4) responsibility for job performance. (JN)

Applies four characteristics of a true profession, synthesized from the work of three writers, to teaching and concludes that teaching cannot yet be considered a true profession. Rather, it can be viewed as a semiprofession on its way to achieving full professional status. (Author/WD)

Provides relevant data on the field of organizational development (OD) from a sample survey of Organizational Development Network members. The 165 respondents described their careers, satisfactions, stresses, training, and education. The survey suggested that OD may be an amorphous field with many transitory participants, not a profession. (JAC)

Discusses findings from a survey of family units in South Carolina to explore whether the public views nurses and nursing education as being professional or technical. More than half the respondents believed that nurses should have a baccalaureate degree and even more saw nurses as professionals. Includes implications for nursing education. (MF)

Argues for a socio-historical investigation into the process of a subject's becoming academically accepted. Provides a case study of the evolution of geography as a discipline and concludes that high status academic knowledge gains adherents through well-established connections with patterns of resource allocation and the associated work and…

Master's and doctoral level counselors face exclusion from the mental health care system because of the trend toward funding by health insurance. Organized psychology is moving to bar doctoral level counselors and counseling education graduates from licensure. Counselors are losing their jobs to practitioners with insurance-eligible credentials.…

An attempt to present a quantitative picture of the growth of the practice of citation in the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and to provide some measure of the degree of influence of both authors and individual papers is described. (Author/MLW)

Presents guidelines for employees and employers in the science and engineering fields relative to recruitment, terms of employment, professional development, and termination and transfer. (GS)

The author critiques those calls for the professionalization of teachers which fail to consider the political realities of school life. In the school bureaucracy, he argues, teachers are in competition with other groups for decision-making power. Therefore, increased teacher autonomy and authority hold potential for conflict. (SJL)

The task of the personnel manager is to create an environment that produces commitment and motivation in employees. Motivation is greatest when the employee knows that efficient and productive behavior will lead to satisfaction. (JN)

Four types of barriers to expanded pharmacy services are discussed: cognitive, situational, legal, and attitudinal. It is suggested that an integrated strategy be developed to overcome these barriers, enabling pharmacists to maximize their contributions to health care. (SF)