This article explores how contemporary professional associations employ discourses of knowledge as a means of promoting professionalism. By analysing policy documents from the Norwegian associations for teachers, nurses, engineers and accountants, we reveal dominant knowledge discourses and discuss how they serve to position the associations in…

The success and perhaps the survival of occupational therapy may well depend upon our ability to identify clearly our product and services. (Author/JA)

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…

For both translators and interpreters, language proficiency is only the starting point for professional work. The equivalence of both meaning and style are necessary for faithful translation. The legal interpreter or translator must understand the complex characteristics and style of legal language. Court interpreting is a relatively young…

Based on data compiled from the latest U.S. Census "Survey of Income and Employment" (March 1987), this report compares the average annual earnings of teachers to the average annual earnings of college graduates in full-time, salaried, non-teaching positions in the six states served by the Southeastern Educational Improvement Laboratory.…

The data presented in this paper result from the administration of the Rokeach Terminal Value Survey by several researchers to professors in four-year and two-year institutions of higher education, to grade and high school teachers, to priests, to businessmen, and to policemen. The data were collected from a number of different studies conducted…

This document presents the standards, policies, and procedures for implementing the approved program approach to the certification of professional school personnel in Pennsylvania. Part 1 states the policies and procedures for institutional and program approval of undergraduate and graduate programs. Part 2 states general and specific program…

This kit contains materials and instructions for evaluating the engineer's salary in terms of the Commission's "Guidelines to Professional Employment for Engineers and Scientists" which states that an engineer should receive a salary in keeping with his professional contribution and commensurate with the salaries of other employees, both…

This paper examines common concerns and practices among professional schools and identifies contemporary trends and future directions for professional education. A review of similar studies is undertaken and a summary of the varieties of definitions of "profession" is given. Among the topics considered are professional goals and objectives; the…

The twofold research task of this investigation was (1) a systematic evaluation of professional orientation of Colorado newsmen; and (2) a determination of the relationship (if any) between the professional orientation of the newsmen studied and the actual performance of these newsmen's newspapers. The population for the study included all the…

New Careers is a training program for the underemployed or unemployed. It has two objectives: helping the poor help themselves and the democratization of society. The first has been more effectively dealt with and is of greater relevance to adult educators. Current strategy is based on the belief that even professional jobs can be broken down into…

This document lists by location educational programs in the health field in the United States and Canada. Areas covered include Certified Laboratory Assistant Programs, Cytotechnology, Dental Hygiene, Dentistry, Dietetics, Hospital Administration, Inhalation Therapy, Library Science, Medical Illustration, Medical Records, Medical Technology,…

Documented is the deterioration in the job market for college graduates in the early 1970's. It is shown that young male graduates were the group most sharply affected by the changing market and that, under reasonably plausible postulates about future income streams, the rate of return to college has dropped by 2 to 4 percentage points. Evidence…

Discusses the degree to which competition exists in science professions. Suggests that competition varies with age and location of the scientist and that it can lead to an increase of secretive behavior among scientists, which, in turn, may represent a cost for science and for society. (Author/DB)