An examination of the rewards to full-time, male faculty at American universities in two fields, economics and education, showed that publishers are more highly rewarded than their unpublished colleagues, economists receiving more than those in education. Outstanding teaching is apparently not rewarded but public service and administrative skills…

In order to expose graduate students to issues confronting and being confronted by nursing, the Great Debate was conceived at the University of Alabama School of Nursing (Birmingham). For two years, in the fall quarter, approximately 65 students in five major clinical specialty areas, by exploring current issues, have engaged in two 2-hour debate…

Reviews the context, politics, illusions, contradictions, ironies, and possibilities involved in the search for identity in the counseling profession. Provides an overview of counseling psychology's history, its professional bodies, and the profession's political battles. Discusses attempts at establishing an identity and the need for a knowledge…

Discusses the importance of complex molecular structures. Emphasizes their individual significance through examination of the Nobel Prizes of the 20th century. Highlights prizes awarded to Conrad Rontgen, Francis H.C. Crick, James D. Watson, Maurice H.F. Wilkins, and others. (SOE)

The AASA Instructional Leadership and Technology Committee this year honored five school districts with Outstanding Achievement in Professional Development awards. Honored were Deer Valley Unified School District (Arizona), South Windsor Public Schools (Connecticut), Fort Knox Community Schools (Kentucky), West Orange Public Schools (New Jersey),…

Discusses what makes occupations develop into professions, what prevents this development, and the functions that differentiate professional and paraprofessional library work. The factors that have influenced the development of paraprofessionalism in library and information work are examined, and paraprofessionalism in North American and…

Six strategies for establishing a healthy working relationship with news reporters: (1) let reporters get to know the school administrators; (2) take time with reporters; (3) set ground rules; (4) open the school buildings; (5) explain reasons if unable to comment; and (6) show appreciation. (MLF)

Issues to be resolved in the professionalization of adult education include (1) identification and quantification of practitioners and programs; (2) identification of professional competencies and practice standards; and (3) certification--whether, how, and by whom. (SK)

Describes the process and consequences of switching from a career in college English to the technical writing profession. (MM)

Describes the plans to provide national certification of scholastic journalism teachers by the Journalism Education Association's (JEA) Certification Commission. Addresses misunderstandings the commission has had to confront. Discusses criteria for JEA certification and the commission's plan to offer Master Teacher of Journalism status. (MS)

Compares and contrasts the certification plans of the Journalism Education Association with the certifying procedures of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, the National Science Teachers Association, and the National School Public Relations Association. (MS)

A survey of 23 rehabilitation teachers and 23 orientation/mobility instructors determined that subjects in each group had generally positive attitudes toward the other group. However, substantial percentages of each group felt they encroached on the other's professional territory; and both groups felt themselves and the other group to be…

Addresses two aspects of disciplinary identity in the communication field--self-concept and academic standing. Discusses various forces that contributed to the fragmentation of the discipline. (MM)

Physical education must change its image of being "jack of all trades, master of none" and create an appropriate name and consensual taxonomy of knowledge for its work. There is an urgent need for proven professional competency in developmental physical activity based on a consensual body of knowledge. (SM)

This award list, arranged by state, includes titles of children's and young adult books chosen by children to receive awards over the past year. The listings include the name of the award, the age or grade level involved, and the most recent bibliographic information. (LRW)