A study investigated the extent of burnout among high school teachers in Victoria (Australia) and public and private school teachers in North America. Findings reveal teachers are coping fairly well, but Australian teachers are experiencing higher burnout because of lack of professional recognition and career advancement. (Author/MSE)

Reports on a study of faculty sponsors of student organizations in journalism: who are the sponsors, and are there worthwhile academic rewards for sponsorship? Finds that women and junior faculty members are more likely to be sponsors and that there is little reward for this service. (SR)

Economic concerns dominate hospital planning and policy decisions as hospitals seek to become more productive, competitive, and profitable. Quality care and public service may conflict with the profit-motivated business model. Nurse administrators will have to be politically astute to promote the integration of a professional model of service.…

Describes dominant political trends in librarianship, including the adoption of political neutrality as a means toward acquiring professional status, conservatism, and a willingness to allow government and business to define professional roles. It is argued that values of equity and public service, not the imperatives of technocracy and…

Examines the status of women as reflected by 60 college-level public relations textbooks. Finds a paucity of references to women in these texts, and notes that the representation of women in public relations textbooks does not reflect the status of women in society and in the public relations industry. (MM)

By giving teachers control over improving the curriculum, an Idaho school system has created a systemwide syllabus that guides each teacher in each subject and grade. (MLF)

Discusses proposals, submitted to the Journalism Education Association (JEA) Board, that were generated from a project for the professionalization of journalism teachers. Outlines and clarifies the purposes of JEA certification. (MS)

Presents directors of day care facilities with suggestions about ways to help staff members make the transition from one school year to another. (BB)

School climate can be improved by focusing attention on the groups that make up the school community. Suggests ways to recognize students, faculty and staff members, parents and community members, and school board members. (MLF)

Discusses NAEYC's efforts to advance early care and education providers' knowledge base, skills, and responsibility levels, and the implications of corresponding public policy related to their training. Suggests that the professional training agenda must prepare caregivers to meet the needs of children of various races, languages, social classes,…

Urges music teacher certification to increase professionalism. Describes two certification programs that will begin to issue certifications during the 1990s: the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) and the Music Educators National Conference (MENC). Expresses concern that certification will only be accepted if it focuses on…

Chronicles the work of Pura Belpre--the first Puerto Rican librarian hired by the New York Public Library--as a children's librarian, author, storyteller, and promulgator of Puerto Rican folktales. Programs she developed are described, including services to the Spanish-speaking community, bilingual story hours, puppet theaters, and outreach…

Reports on the activities of the Division of School Media Specialists (DSMS) of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) during 1991. Topics discussed include professional publications; professional recognition awards for school media specialists; and conference activities. (LRW)

Identifies 10 questions that dominated the 1990 WPA Conference at Portland, Oregon, part of a continuing dialogue over professional standards in writing instruction. Captures the voices of conference participants as they pose answers to the issues raised in the Wyoming Resolution and the Statement of Principles and Standards. (RS)

Discusses the promises and pitfalls of comparing teachers' work with work performed in other occupations. Comparison reveals teaching to be a complex form of work that requires high levels of formal knowledge for successful performance. Educational reforms can professionalize teaching as they make the work more complex. (SLD)