Argues that librarians should be committed to ensure access to knowledge, adhere to encouraging users to be knowledge self-sufficient, avoid outmoded models of professionalism, and not feel threatened by other information dissemination groups. Included are 26 references. (RAA)

This paper presents and attacks the argument that curriculum decision making is not a sufficiently recondite area to warrant helmsmanship by theorists, as is advocated by the neo-Platonic view that experts in a field should govern it. A different reason for rejecting control by experts is offered. (Author/SJL)

A teacher who feels secure, wanted, and recognized by the administration and the community, who is provided with adequate working conditions, including small classes and effective work space, and who is supported and encouraged to travel, study, and experiment is likely to behave in a highly professional manner and be very productive. (LRA)

Examines causes and effects of teacher stress. Discusses (1) security--safety from loss of job or income, from bodily harm, and from criticism of one's values; (2) sociability--giving and receiving affection, and compatability; and (3) status--feelings of self-esteem, social worth, and prestige and standing in the profession. (CT)

Standards of competence and ethics are seen as needed in college development. Basic characteristics of professionalism for development officers are identified: industry, resourcefulness, personal resilience and perspective, assertiveness, respect for academic principles, a deep conviction about the merit of individual institutions, a knowledge of…

Counselors are attempting to establish their professional identity in a psychological society. That identity will be established by building on a distinguished heritage and taking directions chosen on the basis of service to counselees. (Author)

Instead of being encouraged to act in a professional manner, graduate students are continually reminded of their professional inferiority by the English department. (HOD)

A dialogue addressing future issues in health education which require attention today is presented. (JD)

Investigated professional activities of members of the Division of Counseling Psychology of the American Psychological Association. Participants perceived themselves most involved with short-term, goal-directed counseling and program development and least involved with research and working with paraprofessionals. Subjects' interests indicate a…

Counselor education programs will be under increasing pressure in the next decade. Licensing laws, the requirements of third party vendors and a changing job market will cause restructuring or elimination of current programs. Flight, fight, accommodation, and professionalization are considered as ways of coping with this threat. (Author)

Describes the status of educational administration as a field of study, and the methods of selecting and training principals. (IRT)

Advocates pursuit of service to the public rather than autonomy of practice as the proper professional goal of librarians. This article explores the tensions between professional attributes and the bureaucratic demands of the organizational environment. (Author/RAA)

Suggestions are given for promoting the growth of teachers as professional by providing time for reflection and a support network of in-service education. (MP)

The author examines the pros and cons of certification in postsecondary industrial education. (HD)