Several contexts and themes of professionalism are considered including the nature of "professional issues," professionalism, and writing about professional issues. The professional issues discussed are the socio-political and cultural contexts, systems, employment, career development, relationships with other professionals, and the self. Next, I…

Conditions in the early childhood profession that contribute to the development of a positive image of child caregivers are discussed. The first step in development of such an image of child care work involves the reaffirmation of the value of caring for and teaching young children. The second step involves examination and reconciliation of biases…

A model predicting relationships between professional expertise and three variables (social networks, training and development, individual career initiatives) was tested with data from 420 higher-level employees and 224 supervisors. Results showed differences in three career/age stages and significant contributions of training and individual…

Examines the possible role of the chief information officer in universities and corporations, and the ways in which librarians need to restructure their professional role to qualify for the chief information officer function. (CLB)

Just as medical practitioners have professional associations to safeguard the public from poor doctoring, so too should the community college teaching profession be guided by a national association to oversee teachers' performance, especially given the tremendous role teachers play in an individual's development. Achieving the degree of…

Today we often hear that early care and education is becoming or should become a profession. In this article, the authors discuss what it means to be a profession, and a professional and consider how these characteristics apply to the field of early care and education now and in the future. Professionals possess specialized knowledge and…

School counselors refer to themselves as professionals who provide services to clients. Nonetheless, a critical examination of perceptions and roles is necessary before this assertion can be accepted. The purpose of this study is twofold: (1) to examine the extent to which school counseling in Queensland, Australia is considered a profession, and…

Most higher-education institutions cannot compete with business/industry for information-technology (IT) workers, but can level the playing field by capitalizing on workers' desire for professional-development opportunities. Strategies include using the appeal of the institution's mission and as a training ground for future IT workers; redesigning…

The professions in American society are examined in this collection of 24 papers given at a conference sponsored by the Law and Economics program of the University of Toronto's Faculty of Law. An attempt is made to define and focus on the issues that fail to be considered in any re-evaluation of public policies towards the professions. The essays…

Suggests that, over the last 15 years, management issues of teachers and other professionals have become increasingly similar. Uses examples and practice from the work of teachers, doctors, and the police in the United Kingdom to identify and discuss theses issues. Includes several charts showing organizational goals and objectives. (MJP)