The stability of occupational prestige rankings over time and among cross-sectional subgroups was demonstrated. Undergraduates from different regions, hometown sizes, and political orientations ranked occupations similarly in terms of relative prestige. The rank-order correlations of prestige were .88 with a 1925 study, .93 with a 1947 study, and…

Discusses the recipients of the Association of American Medical Colleges Annual Awards: Dr. John L. Caughey, Jr., for Distinguished Service to Medical Education; and Dr. Edwin D. Kilbourne, for his studies in influenza. (PG)

This book analyses ways of improving the status of teaching as a profession. The first chapter states a set of characteristics of professions and semi-professions. Chapter two assesses the extent to which teaching presently meets the criteria of a profession and looks at societal factors, conditions in schools, and the nature of teaching. The…

Research on teaching is a pragmatic enterprise that seeks justification in its contributions to a knowledge base for teaching and teacher education. Because professions are generally considered to be occupations that possess specialized knowledge, research on teaching is logically at the heart of discourse about teaching as a profession. This…

Updating and augmenting a first edition published in 1983, this book provides a comprehensive guide to awards granted in English-speaking countries for excellence in children's literature. Included in the book are awards presented to an author or illustrator for his or her body of work, awards presented for a particular title, and awards presented…

The first married woman to be issued a United States passport (1925) in her maiden name Doris E. Fleischman and her husband, Edward L. Bernays, maintained a partnership in one of the country's premier public relations firms until Fleischman's death in 1980. Yet although Bernays received tremendous popular, trade, and scholarly media attention,…

Research in the late 1950's showed a trend towards increased multiple authorship, as opposed to single authorship, of research papers in psychology. To investigate whether the trend has continued into the 1980's, convention papers presented at the meetings of seven psychological associations and articles published in nine American Psychological…

This study examined the effectiveness of a school psychologist's recommendations to teachers about student needs as influenced by variables of the psychologist's sex and expertise and the effort required of the teacher for compliance. (JH)

This note summarizes a study which attempted to test the generalizability of some of the basic tenets of social power theory to student faculty relations in medical schools. (Author)

To achieve full professional maturity, counselors must begin the process of self-study and assess the direction and leadership that is developing within the profession. The acceptance and success of counseling in educational settings may depend on the degree to which counselors are change-oriented, team-oriented, and outcome-oriented. (Author)

Reports the results of a survey sent to graduates from 1953-1970 to determine their background, professional development and interests, and their concerns about training. Concludes that separate doctoral programs appear to be an efficacious way to ensure orientation, commitment, and training for the application of psychology to school problems.…

Considers factors that led to the formation of the Association of Polytechnic Teachers (APT) in England assessing its role as one of some 20 such teachers organizations and concluding it is a retrogressive step not in the collective interests of polytechnic academic staff or English higher education in general. (JT)

Presented before the Section on Nursing, American College Health Association, Forty-sixth Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 1, 1968.