Proposes that public service be made a career in the full sense of the term and suggests changes in the selection of city, county, state, and federal officials and legislators to help bring about the development of politics as a professional career. (SK)

A proactive human rights posture in clinical practice connotes a unique value commitment and broad social perspective in which professional influence directs, challenges, and stimulates clientele. Clinical practitioners must examine their values and question allegiance and conformity to human rights standards and social action responsibilities of…

Efforts by school counselors to encourage females to enter male intensive professions are reaping rewards. A recent survey documents a promising trend for females. Data can be shown to students and parents to encourage the movement of females into professions. (Author)

Describes how Nigerian students were found to overwhelmingly prefer white collar occupations, despite the lack of such jobs in their country. Discusses the incompatibility between such career goals and the realities of developing countries and considers the implications of this incompatibility for designing vocational education programs. (GC)

Recounts the case study of a university reference librarian who became a geographer. Emphasis is placed on the relationship between librarianship and geography. (Author/DB)

Evaluation research is a new area of interest, and provokes many questions about the appropriate direction for its development. Whether it should be an independent discipline or a specialty within other fields is argued. Approaches to training so as to permit development of a model are suggested. (Author/GK)

Describes an Illinois Institute of Technology program that will promote scholarship and study of ethical issues to prepare students for engineering and other professions. (MLH)

Biographic data from the 1958 and 1973 APA membership directories provide information on the status of professional couples in psychology. The "professional couple syndrome" is examined as well as myths surrounding explanations of the greater success of husbands. Husbands hold higher positions than their wives. (Author)

In a study of the characteristics of persons who took the California licensing examination for clinical social workers, the only variable that correlated with passing the examination was the applicant's involvement in personal therapy. (Author)

Professional roles are being transformed by technology and changing organizational structures. Continuing professional education may play a role in deskilling. There is increasing distance between the concept of contemporary academics and the idea of the intellectual. (SK)

Identifies predictors of three key journalistic roles--the timely disseminator, the interpreter, and the adversary--and compares these predictors across countries. Suggests there are similarities between Russian and U.S. journalists' views, but also some notable differences. (RS)

Presents survey responses of 71 family life extension specialists concerning academic preparation, job description, salaries, work responsibilities and time demands, and work rewards. Discusses the results in terms of employment opportunities for graduate students in human services. Contains 15 references. (SV)

The survey of 170 disabled women in nontraditional careers found them to be much like their nondisabled counterparts, especially those in professional occupations. The women were mostly White and high academic achievers. The attitude of people toward individuals with disabilities was reported by the women to be a serious obstacle to career…

Rehabilitation teachers who work with students having visual impairments are urged to act more affirmatively on behalf of their profession: (1) by organizing archives; (2) by developing a written history; (3) by promoting rehabilitation teaching; and (4) by promoting professionalism and quality. (DB)

Professional associations are providers of updated and extended professional knowledge, builders of frameworks for enacting knowledge in practice, and change catalysts. Their roles are influenced by their content area, association structure, external linkages, and members' work organizations. (SK)