To develop a method of categorizing public relations practitioners according to a hierarchy of professionalism which would also identify what training is needed to raise those in lower levels to higher levels, a study surveyed 93 Iowa practitioners listed in the 1986-87 Public Relations Society of America Register Issue. Response rate was 66% and…

This concept paper proposes a set of curriculum issues for inclusion in the emerging research agenda on professional education. The focus of the proposed recommendations is upon the interface between professional practice and professional education. A formal theory is set forth of professional practice that emerged from a substantive grounded…

Suicide assessment and prediction are important functions performed by psychiatrists. Although the specificity and sensitivity of assessment instruments are poor, trainees are instructed to become proficient in their application. The occurrence of suicides during training confronts trainees with personal and professional limitations. The charts of…

This paper may be used in its written form as a roadmap, allowing the professional to explore his attitudes toward drugs and the drug user, or it may be used to aid in working with drug users and their families. (Author/PC)

A principal who discusses his problems with his peers (which could lead to some new ideas), does some problemsolving exercises, and identifies some behavior patterns of individuals and groups on the job probably has gained more down-to-earth knowledge about the job than be did in his formal training preparatory to certification. (EA)

The report describes activities of the American Academy of Pediatrics under a 1-year grant to evaluate the effectiveness of a child abuse curriculum for physicians and other health professionals. It is explained that the evaluation was conducted through a series of eight workshops based on the curriculum materials. Project results are reported in…

Those persons responsible for the training of continuing education administrators and also for their morale in the organization need to recognize the nature of the relationships between academic and operative people. (Author/JB)

This paper describes two research projects in the anthropology of landscape architecture design which show that "professional culture" restrictions often prevent anthropologists from putting their theories into practice. The first research project grew out of the author's assumption that landscape architecture students were not producing…

The results of a year-long involvement in providing tailored professional development experiences for linking agents in the Northwest Reading Consortium is presented. This report is divided into five sections. A brief description of the collaboration between the Consortium and the Northwest Regional Education Laboratory is presented in the first…