The author feels that school art teaching is in danger of deprofessionalization, due to the growing cultural service field, which promotes employment of noncertificated artists in the schools and due to art educators themselves acting unprofessionally by failing to treat art as a serious discipline. (SJL)

Describes a study to determine the skills and abilities distinguishing occupational education graduates in leadership roles from those in nonleadership roles and the influence of graduate study upon leadership skills. Discusses the implications for graduate curriculum design of the differences between the two groups in personal and professional…

Results of the American Bar Association's first major study of law teachers are presented. The majority of these professors are graduates of a small group of elite law schools, and possession of a degree from one of these schools appears to be highly determinative of who become law teachers and of the nature of these careers. (MSE)

The AAUP suggests that inflation, threats of retrenchment, and the prospect of collective bargaining legislation in several states have stimulated a new surge of interest in collective bargaining by college and university faculties. Over the next two years the number of faculty members covered by collective bargaining will increase steadily. (MLW)

Cognitive, situational, and attitudinal barriers to expanding the role of the pharmacist in the health care services are discussed. Attention is focused on how pharmacy education can overcome some of these barriers. (SF)

The dramatic growth of complex national associations as important organizations for middle-managers is seen as the result of the demand for information, guidance, and training, as well as the desire for recognition and the status that comes from being part of a recognized group. (MLW)

The academic con-man is defined as one who, despite a lack of striking originality or tremendous learning, becomes extraordinary, well-known, and revered in the world of higher education. Advice is offered to young college professors on how they can achieve such status. (Article originally published in 1961.) (AF)

This article goes beyond the traditional survey of student attitudes toward the school guidance service. The student data are used as a springboard to the broader issues affecting the counseling profession. The focus is on counselor discouragement and what all concerned practitioners can do to revitalize the profession. (Author)

Argues that the concept of "librarian as teacher" is an organization fiction, and that this fiction is dysfunctional being both harmful and costly. (Author/CWM)

Discusses the concept of professionalism for librarianship, questioning the position of library associations on credentials as well as the validity of the graduate degree in library science with regard to the individual librarian and public service. (CWM)

A study of the professional self-image of social workers from three affiliated chapters is reported in which the overall self-image was found to be positive. Differences in attitude toward each component of self-image are presented and implications for social work education are discussed. (Author/LBH)

A formal critique of the social studies profession by the president of the National Council for the Social Studies. He examines social studies educators' failure to question certain assumptions, including those about moral education, rights of parents, and preparation of social studies teachers. (Author/RM)

Since pharmacy and pharmaceutical education offer the opportunity for students to select from various alternatives for recognition of general and specialized competencies, an effort must be made to clearly define those alternatives and to set minimum levels of competence and qualifications for licensure. (LBH)

A critique of three viewpoints and a recent study indicate that efforts at instructional improvement face major hurdles. The author concludes that teachers are not very well informed about knowledge related to the evaluation of teaching, student learning, or instructional innovation, and seem reluctant to learn. (Editor/LBH)