Education for academic librarians must turn to subject specialization and preparation for meeting the faculty standards. Opportunities for continuing education must be provided. (JS)

Unlike the majority of gentlemen, the 17th century London physician was accorded social status because of his intellectual qualifications. (MF)

The Matthew Effect occurs when scientists receive differential recognition for a particular scientific contribution depending on their location in the stratification system. Merton orginally introduced the concept to explain the allocation of credit among authors of multiple discoveries or collaborators. In this paper the concept is generalized to…

Teachers as a group are dependent upon the community for the conditions of their profession. The current unrest among teachers is indicative of a need for a "Bill of Rights' for this group. (CK)

Traces the major developments in libraries from ancient times and concludes that another major development is overdue--the establishment of an organized body of scientific principles as a foundation for the study of librarianship as an intellectual discipline at first-degree level, for the development of pure and applied research, and for the…

Discusses how women are discriminated against in industry, government and academia in terms of salary, prestige, and the power to make decisions. (WM)

A teacher questions the motivations of teacher unions, which appear to be more interested in image-making, public relations, and politics than in teacher improvement and individual teachers' rights, attitudes, and problems. (CJ)

The concept of career contingency is used to illustrate that the physical education teacher in a modern high school undergoes similar role conflicts and negotiates his/her social reality in ways similar to those of workers who occupy roles in other professions. (Author/NQA)

Defines "profession," relates its characteristics to teaching, and cites sources that accord professional status to teaching. Concludes that college lecturing is a profession only to a limited degree because of the length of training, the degree of autonomy, the lack of research, and the nature of client relationships. (JOW)

Presents brief biographical sketches and achievements of the 1982 outstanding earth science teachers from each National Association of Geology Teachers region. Also includes list of state winners. (JN)

The author examines three questions: (1) why has home economics developed as a reformist and mission-oriented profession? (2) how has the philosophy of home economics developed through the years? and (3) what societal and cultural forces have affected the home economics philosophy? (CT)

An Arizona school district's program to reward teaching excellence uses as an incentive, instead of merit pay, something that will enhance the teacher's ability to assist children in the classroom. Rewards include attendance at conferences or computers and other classroom instructional materials. (Author/JM)

Reported responses (N=77) to a questionnaire designed to collect information about perceptions of the role of school psychologists. Results indicated that overall respondents had a fairly accurate sense of what a school psychologist does, although they overestimated the importance of psychotherapy as one of the school psychologist's functions.…

The issues surrounding the status of physical education are explored. Those working in the field of physical education are said to have inferiority complexes and feelings of embarrassment about their chosen profession. A list of 10 recent developments focuses on issues which confront the physical education profession. (JN)