Considers the role of "information counselors" in the rapidly changing information environment, contrasting the functions performed by information counselors with those normally performed by information managers and librarians. The factors which are leading toward the development of a new profession are thoroughly reviewed. (JL)

The personality characteristics of three professional groups, each rated for level of creativity, were investigated using the California Psychological Inventory. Samples of male architects, mathematicians, and research scientists were compared and then combined to allow an over-all pattern of personality characteristics associated with creative…

Private model of professionalism is inappropriate for public professions like social work. Alternative "new professionalism" would involve a more client-oriented social welfare system. Comparison of ethics codes for social work, medicine, law, urban planning, public administration, and university teachers illustrates…

Briefly discusses recent changes in the science of biology and examines the implications of these changes on college curriculum, faculty teaching and research. (MA)

Deals with the establishment of an actual or relevant labor force for certain civilian occupations in the U.S. Department of the Navy. These include professionals (scientists, engineers, and others), craftworkers and operatives, and laborers. Discusses wages, recruitment, and mobility. (CT)

Reports recent employment statistics for chemical and related businesses, including the fact that the chemicals and allied products industries averaged 10,000 more employees in the first quarter of 1977 than in the final quarter of 1976 and 19,000 more than in the first quarter of 1976. (MLH)

Reports statistics on women and minorities in science, including the fact that 47 percent of women scientists and engineers were not in the labor force in 1974, and only 5 percent of all male and female scientists in 1974 were from minority groups. (MLH)

The roles played by veterinary science departments are creditable and important, says this head of a department of veterinary science. Those roles will reflect an absolute increase in participation with veterinary schools on a regional and national basis, and a relative increase in direct involvement in veterinary education. (LBH)

Three Australian focus groups of 14 tertiary/technical education students, 9 secondary teachers, and 4 home economics graduates identified major issues: (1) relevance and applicability of home economics; (2) diversity of the knowledge and skills of graduates; and (3) need for greater professionalism. (SK)

Responses from 209 of 520 Nigerian women in science and technology professions and university departments found they typically attended single-sex schools, had highly educated parents, had more fathers than mothers in scientific-technical professions, received parental and spousal support, and were concerned about combining marriage and career.…

Explores the relationship between academic assessment and assessment of National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) for health professionals in Britain. Examines the relationship between competence and excellence or expertise and the development of reflective practitioners. Raises concerns about using NVQs in professional occupations. (SK)

A study of 291 students at varying stages of training for law (45%), accounting (40%), or human resource management (15%) found that those in traditional professions had greater exposure to employers, more engagement in recruiting, and more experience of selection processes. This greater activity was associated with career expectations and…

A discussion of women in higher education administration examines women's role in male-dominated organizations, the role of support staff in professional fields, and how institutions value neither of these roles and neither has a base of true academic power. Suggestions for attaining a powerful role in administration are made. (Author/MSE)

A study of the American Home Economics Association's certification program received responses from 1,002 of 1,595 certificate renewers and 739 of 1,460 nonrenewers. Certification has increased professional commitment and improved state associations, and most are satisfied with the program, except for its effects on employment opportunities and…

Public suspicion of professionals, including college faculty, as specialists who are, by their nature, antimajoritarian, is discussed and criticized. It is argued that true professionals are essentially disinterested individuals, in a society and an economy that are driven by self-interest, and that their reward for this unselfishness is…