The authors of this special edition of "Child Welfare" have shared current shifts in perspective about parenting and parenting education that are raising some interesting challenges. We will first briefly review the shifts identified in the articles presented here. Second, we will raise questions about the implications of these shifts…

Academic libraries now hire an increasing number of individuals to fill professional librarian positions who do not have the master's degree in library science. Academic libraries are also creating a wide range of new professional assignments that demand diverse educational backgrounds. Additionally, responsibilities formerly carried out by…

This brief research note reports on an empirical study of some selected symbolic rewards by describing a measurement of social workers' professional satisfaction. (Author)

The history of the American Library Association and the development of librarianship as a profession are outlined. (PF)

Suggests that what is needed is the development of a breed of counselors who will aggressively assume greater responsibility in determining their role and function. (Author)

The movement toward professionalization of the child care field necessitates a look at the serious and complex problems of conceptualization and practical organization of roles, programs and personnel. (Author/CS)

A profile of Marty Martelle, director of the Sacramento City-County Library System. (PF)

Argues the need for teacher professionalization, specific obstacles impeding it, including the meanings of the term and the rationalizations offered for not seeking it. Offers a strategy for pursuing and achieving the professionalization of teachers. (Author/RK)

Summarizes a speech at the annual vocational convention (New and Related Services Division) in which speaker Robert Taylor focused on professionalism in vocational education. Seven components of professionalism are outlined and five challenges facing the profession are briefly discussed. (SH)

Describes the Certified Professional Secretary (CPS) examination, administered yearly by a division of the National Secretaries Association called the Institute for Certifying Secretaries. (TA)

Updates the ongoing battle in community colleges for recognition by the Society of Professional Journalist, Sigma Delta Chi. (KS)

Reports on the presentation of the American Society of Journalism School Administrators' citation of merit to the Frank E. Gannett Newspaper Foundation. (KS)

Recognizes and profiles seven outstanding black contributors to the field of educational technology: Harry A. Johnson, Lionel Sebastian Duncan, John W. Greene, Edward O. Minor, Howard A. Myrick, Diane T. Hopkins, Wesley Joseph McJulien, and Louis T. Harding. (LRW)