The author examines teaching in Canada as a self-regulating profession, in comparison to other professions in Ontario and to teaching in Scotland. Trends are noted toward inclusion of lay members and government representatives on governing bodies and toward greater control over professional education and certification. (SJL)

Asserts that community college faculty development programs should take place in concert with institutional development and should nurture professionalism by recognizing faculty autonomy and by realizing that attempts to refine teaching practices through externally imposed faculty development take away this autonomy but may not improve instruction…

Questions some of the traditional assumptions regarding the necessity of objectivity and research in art education writing. Suggests a number of innovative approaches, including intentional ambiguity, determined analogy, myth, comic books, and intentional paradox. Maintains that art is subjective, and it should not try to imitate other…

Reports a study that examined factors associated with creativity in successful teaching of college health education. Interviews with health educators who had received student-determined university teaching awards identified creative elements necessary to their success and noted individual characteristics that separated them from other teachers.…

Discusses scholarly communication, functions of scholarly journals, and the possibility of changing from a printed version to an electronic journal. Highlights include dissemination; timeliness; peer review; recognition and award; rising costs of printed journals and decreasing serials budgets in academic libraries; paradigm shifts; and new models…

In cross-cultural interaction in medical settings, the potential for miscommunication increases when the language proficiency of one of the interactants is low. Sources of communicative success include the ability of both parties to draw contextually triggered inferences providing a basis for making perceptual contributions and using communication…

Describes efforts by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, a private, nonprofit corporation, to develop a national system of advanced, voluntary teacher certification based on accomplished practice. Discusses efforts to develop new, flexible criteria for measuring actual teaching performance. Reviews implications for private…

Discusses the reasons why kindergarten teachers have an "identity crisis" and have come to be in professional limbo in terms of their historical roots, educational background and training, and certification procedures. (BB)

Argues that the writing program administrator's role of developing and maintaining a program that embodies and tests theoretical principles is a scholarly activity and should be recognized as such. Claims that the traditional disciplinary view restricting scholarship to written publication must be broadened. (RS)

University staff who teach and research in professional schools are required to commit both to traditional academic norms and scholarship and to the transmission of distinctly vocational skills and attitudes. Tensions created by these two roles and the implications of these for the functioning of a university are explored. (Author/MLW)

Discusses opposing positions of Kenyan colonial government and Christian missionaries on the problem of African teachers' salaries during Kenya's colonial period (1925-45). Concludes that the conflict adversely affected the status of the teaching profession and is still manifest today. (LS)

Three levels of autonomy--strategic, administrative, and operational--fit together in a school system. Management strategies that foster teacher autonomy include professional development activities, mentorship, dual career ladder, and project management. (MLF)

Explores possible explanations for the lack of agreement about professionalism in the field of early childhood education. Examines the pros and cons of professionalizing the field. Offers a new paradigm designed to avoid the pitfalls of traditional concepts of professionalism. (BB)

Reports on the activities of the Society of School Librarians International (SSLI) during 1991. Topics discussed include legislative activities; congressional awards; continuing education opportunities; the annual conference; book awards; and election of officers. (LRW)

A survey of 136 New Jersey state college faculty found under 20% actively engaged in grant activities, citing need for released time from heavy workloads, desire for greater professional recognition, lack of information about funding opportunities, and inadequate technical assistance in grant development. Eight recommendations for encouraging and…