This study examined two research questions: (1) Is there any significant relationship between general departmental support and adoption of instructional innovations by faculty innovators at a large university? and (2) Is there any significant relationship between specific departmental support and adoption of instructional innovations by faculty…

Professionalism and professionalization are two issues important to the field of counseling. A basic definition of a profession is necessary in order to understand the role of counseling as a profession. One theory on the development of professions in the western world begins with the priest as the prototypical professional. Professions then…

To begin to pinpoint the forces at work in prize journalism, a study examined the value that managing editors of daily newspapers place on awards. Whether editors agree with their papers' awards policies and what they feel most affects reporters' attitudes about contests were also explored. In October 1984, questionnaires were mailed to 317…

Professionalization has been a recurring theme among educators since the nineteenth century. This paper explores the historical origins and development of the concept and processes of professionalization, both in general and applied to the occupation of teaching. The author argues that professionalization, viewed in its historical and cultural…

With all the rhetoric on education appearing in the form of reports, legislative proposals, opinion polls, and statements from the profession, the observation of Lortie (1975) that "teaching, from its inception in America, has occupied a special, but shadowed, social standing. Real regard shown for those who taught has never matched the professed…

The purpose of this essay is to help clarify the question of what it means to say that certain behaviors and practices are or are not professional. (Author/RK)

A teacher evaluated the status of teaching, the uses of education, and how education may affect the future. (RK)

A history teacher's perspective on the Lilly Program's philosophy and solutions with respect to the problem of inferior teaching at the secondary level pinpoints, among other things, the lack of professional respect accorded teachers. A related document is SO 502 927. (JH)

In the traditional sense of the word professional, the occupation of trainer does not seem to fit. However, in terms of qualifications and competencies, trainers are moving toward that category. Sheffield Polytechnic is currently developing courses to help trainers improve their competencies through reading material, exercises, projects, and…

The traditional model of a profession is shown to be deficient in several ways, and a new model is developed based on the ideas of general systems theory. (PF)

This description of the distinguishing characteristics, criteria, and responsibilities of a true profession provides an analysis of the traits attributed to professional services by society in the hope that librarians will use them to improve the status of their field. Chapters examine the following topics: the meaning of the term profession,…