A model of failure in sport is considered. Qualitative materials from professional baseball and football are examined with reference to reactions to failure, and variations are assessed in terms of the differences in social organization of these two sports. (Author/AM)

Systematic examination of the ways in which social work practice has been described in the past leads to a new, three-dimensional model of practice that takes into account both its commonalities and its extensive diversification. (Author)

Professional licensing boards occupy a central position in the policy process at the state level. The study examines three factors: public representation, economic resources, and size of board jurisdictions. Analysis shows that these variables affect different types of board actions. (Author/CH)

Consists of two articles on the sociology of the professions. The first by MacDonald and Ritzer refutes Richard Hall's 1983 study claiming that the sociological study of the professions was almost totally inactive by examining the British literature on the topic. The second article consists of Hall's comments on the first. (CH)

Accrediting procedures, links to the certification or licensure of professionals, and costs related to the accrediting process are outlined for colleges and universities considering addition of a career program. (MSE)

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)

Explores the concepts of authority, patriarchy, and professionalization as they relate to professions in which women predominate--teaching, nursing, librarianship, and social work. Sex-typing of jobs and qualitative differences between male- and female-dominated professions are considered. Sixteen references are listed. (MES)

The practice and profession of institutional research and the Association for Institutional Research, which emerged in the 1950s and grew and consolidated in the 1970s in response to the changing concerns of higher education, face fragmentation and uncertainty in the 1980s. (Author/MLW)

A profile of the modern French executive, in terms of educational background, lifestyle, salary, and preoccupations. (Text is in French.) (AM)

Cites salary statistics for chemists between 1975 and 1976 according to employer-type, degree level, geographical location, sex, and other factors. (MLH)

Provides the names and addresses of most of the nation's major employers of chemists and chemical engineers. Also lists sources of information and organizations that can supply guidance on selecting, obtaining, and changing careers. (MLH)

Asserts the advantage of employing the PsyD degree both affirmatively, as a certificate of professional competence in psychology, and restrictively, to exclude inadequately trained people from the practice of professional psychology. (Author)

Too often career counselors hear of, or work with, unemployed or underemployed foreign trained immigrant professionals. With the globalization of economy and shortages in skilled labor in Canada, the number of immigrant professionals is on the rise. It is becoming clear that services and programs are necessary to assist such individuals to ensure…

A report on the important characteristics of instructional technologists which include (1) a belief in empirical evidence as a source of truth and a preferred basis for action; (2) familiarity with theory that relates learning experiences to learning outcomes; and (3) a set of intellectual skills that includes techniques for analyzing and…