Teaching students the methodologies used by practicing professionals can increase creative productivity, levels of understanding, and motivation levels of bright students. How-to books can be used to explain these methodologies, by serving a mentor-in-print role, introducing students to new topics and processes, or providing a supplement to the…

Presents a path-analytic study of differences due to gender and age in work alienation among 233 secondary school teachers surveyed in a small city. Results indicate that the psychological structure of work alienation is qualitatively different for women and men. Age is a negative factor for women but a positive one for men. (CB)

Eckerd College's Academy of Senior Professionals brings together retired and semi-retired high-achieving professionals for continuing intellectual and cultural stimulation and to work singly or in groups on projects of personal and social significance. The program includes lectures, colloquia, forums, social and recreational events, and individual…

This article explores aspects of the situation of women in male-dominated fields; the techniques of adaptation they use and the effects on the intellectual styles and personal integrations women develop in these circumstances. (Author)

In the continuing conflict between liberal arts and vocationalism, important career axioms are suggested. Those who live only narrow vocational disciplines shall perish with them. Today's shortage is tomorrow's vocational surplus. One must not be unduly influenced by current vocational fads. Long-run intellectual adaptability produces maximum…

Studies show that wage differentials between men and women are widening, especially when race is considered, and women are still underrepresented in some fields. It is suggested that affirmative action for women, especially in professional occupations, might have far-reaching positive results in sexual equality and community leadership. (MSE)

Do high proportions of women depress men's salary levels in academic departments? Are women's salary levels higher in male-dominated departments? Are men salary-compensated for working with women? This study demonstrated instead that the sex-salary relationship rests upon the connection between department composition and sex-related achievement…

The teaching profession can benefit from the examples of medicine and law by incorporating truly specialized professional knowledge into educational practice. Educational research should be acknowledged to have comparable validity with research in hard and soft sciences. The communication of research findings to practitioners will improve…

Reviews key ideas of action research in the past 15 years, particularly those of John Elliott. Describes and comments on the main characteristics of action research. Focuses on methodological and epistemological issues related to its practice. (CFR)

A survey of 124 African-American high school juniors and seniors in the rural South investigated factors related to interest in teaching as a career. Approximately one-third of participants indicated an interest in teaching; 75% of the rest were interested in health care professions or owning their own business. Nine data tables summarize results.…

Presents results of the annual salary survey for electronic learning professionals. Highlights include salary increases; the job market; average salaries by industry, job description, level of education, size of user population, years of experience, gender, and age; satisfaction with salary; and types of additional compensation. (LRW)

Objective: The topic "A Day in the Life of a Psychiatry Resident" is an opportunity to explore residents' experiences to inform the delivery of education. Methods: An open-ended, qualitative approach was used in a pilot project to explore contemporary residents' experiences with education, similar to a patient-centered model of health care.…

This study examined the role of college faculty work outside their higher education institution. The study took place at a mid-sized comprehensive state university in the rural Midwest. Faculty (N=400) were surveyed regarding the critical events in their careers. Analysis of the 179 usable questionnaires involved grouping of career events…

Use of complex noun phrases, complex nominals, and other nominalized expressions has been a controversial characteristics of academic and professional writing. To the specialist community it is an indispensable linguistic device that brings precision and clarity and removes ambiguity by promoting text cohesion and facilitating reference to…

This book explains the episodic changes in the meaning of "profession" and its cognates in the United States from 1600 to the present. An introduction states the book's central theses, that the meaning of the word "profession" has changed episodically in American history, that these changes in meaning were directly informed by…