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Wells, Paula B. – Professional Engineer, 1979
Discussed is the changing role of women in the engineering profession. The author relates her twenty years of experience and outlook for the future. (CS)
Descriptors: Administration, Career Opportunities, Careers, Engineering
Thamhain, Hans J.; Wilemon, David L. – Professional Engineer, 1979
Discussed are the ten specific skills which have been identified with successful engineering management. These include: team building; leadership; conflict resolution; technical expertise; planning; organization; entrepreneurship; administration; management support; and resource allocation. (CS)
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Principles, Engineering, Job Skills
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Broschart, Kay Richards – Journal of the NAWDAC, 1979
Most women avoid the conflict of dual family and occupational roles by avoiding demanding professional careers and by placing family responsibilities above occupational goals. This avoidance syndrome serves as a barrier that discourages women from entering or pursuing high status professions. (Author)
Descriptors: Fear of Success, Females, Goal Orientation, Higher Education
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Wrenn, C. Gilbert – Counseling Psychologist, 1977
The author defines a counseling psychologist as a psychologist with doctoral level preparation in counseling. He then describes what such preparation should include and discusses factors affecting identity. Developments bearing on the identity of the counseling psychologist are given. The author reflects on the growing edges of counseling…
Descriptors: Counseling, Counselor Role, Counselor Training, Identification
Bayless, Sandy – Library Journal, 1977
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Education, Library Schools, Library Science
Tabory, Ephraim; Lazerwitz, Bernard – Ethnicity, 1977
The hypothesis of this study is that just as the Soviet Jews are "pushed" to leave the USSR because of overt discrimination, some American Jews are "pushed" to leave the United States because of a feeling of uneasiness based upon their relation with the larger society. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Origins, Immigrants
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Pido, Antonio J. A. – Society, 1977
Concludes that for almost three quarters of a century Philippine immigration to the U.S. has resulted in a symbiotic relationship between certain interests in both countries. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Brain Drain, Demography, Employment, Filipino Americans
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Eggland, Steven A. – Journal of Vocational Education Research, 1977
Describes a five-phased study which focused on determining and verifying economic competencies required of distributive employees. The resulting 56 prioritized economic competencies (which were rated by 222 distributive business persons), intended to become the building blocks upon which a general economic curriculum for distributive education…
Descriptors: Distributive Education, Economics, Educational Research, Job Skills
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Knaub, Patricia Kain – Journal of Home Economics, 1985
A sample of 187 professional women (41.5 percent of those surveyed) rated eight aspects of family strength, benefits of dual-career lifestyle, internal role conflict, and overall life satisfaction. Despite some stresses, the dual-career family has potential for developing a strong, satisfying family lifestyle. (SK)
Descriptors: Dual Career Family, Employed Women, Family Characteristics, Life Satisfaction
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Freidson, Eliot – Journal of Dental Education, 1987
Theories about the future of the professions in light of the changing political economy are reviewed, and another view of the immediate future of the professions is advanced. Issues discussed include widespread deprofessionalization and proletarianization, the growth of regulation, bureaucratization and professional control, and the reorganization…
Descriptors: Dental Schools, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Professional Education
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Foster, Marilyn K. – Journal of the National Association of Women Deans, Administrators, and Counselors, 1984
Surveyed 26 female chief development officers to describe current prospects for women in the field. Results suggested that the need for talented professionals is great enough that gender is no longer a barrier. Offers suggestions for women entering development positions. (JAC)
Descriptors: Career Development, Educational Development, Employment Opportunities, Females
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Kerr, Stephen T. – Work and Occupations: An International Sociological Journal, 1985
Explores how physicians and educators handle referrals. A content analysis of interview responses shows (1) the extent of agreement on grounds for referral and causes of disagreement, (2) how practitioners handle disagreements, and (3) how clients deal with transitions during referral. (Author/CT)
Descriptors: Ethics, Medicine, Physicians, Problem Solving
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Henningham, J. P. – Journalism Quarterly, 1984
Argues that different ways of calculating professionalism scores lead to different conclusions concerning demographic and attitudinal variables. (FL0
Descriptors: Attitudes, Demography, Measurement Techniques, Media Research
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Green, Andrew Wilson – Journal of Legal Education, 1976
English legal education is examined in its professional context, with focus on the present rules governing the admission of solicitors and the call of barristers to the bar. (LBH)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Lawyers
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Gay, Vivienne K. – Journal of Legal Education, 1976
The necessary prerequisites for Call to the Bar in England are identified, including successful completion of the two-part bar examination and membership in one of the four Inns of Court: Lincoln's Inn, Inner Temple, Middle Temple, and Gray's Inn. The ceremony of dining at Gray's Inn is described. (LBH)
Descriptors: Cultural Traits, Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture, Lawyers
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