At its heart are the National Education Association's "Status of the American Public School Teacher" surveys, which are conducted every five years and offer unprecedented insights into the professional lives and experiences of teachers nationwide. This volume analyzes and summarizes the survey's findings, while also offering commentaries…

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…

In this document, which is intended to give high school and college students realistic occupational information, 80 professionals tell what their jobs are like. The information was collected during interviews and is presented in a conversational tone. The professionals work in computer fields, business, hotel and restaurant management,…

This book is a tell-all guide to the euphoric highs and unimaginable lows of teaching. Mahoney and Purr present the naked truth of their own blunder-laden first few years in order to help new teachers, those who think they might want to become teachers, and those in the business of training and hiring new teachers, see the realities that cannot be…

This book presents a collection of cartoons that focus on the lighter side of teaching. In a tongue-in-cheek introduction, the book asserts that one achievable goal which should have been included in the 1994 Educate America Act is that all teachers will start each school day by reading one funny cartoon and having a good chuckle before they go to…

This book is a comparative examination of the formation of the academic profession in Korea and Malaya, and later, South Korea, Malaysia, and Singapore, from colonial times. The analysis takes into account the connections and disconnections between the colonial and postcolonial periods in shaping the academic profession. The chapters are: (1)…

As labor-saving, efficiency-increasing electronic technology is introduced into offices, jobs held by women will change. Although some jobs may be lost, most job loss will be absorbed by attrition and reduction of waste. Fewer new openings may occur in office jobs, however, especially in a recessionary economy. On the other hand, the jobs that are…

Serving as a comprehensive reference on all aspects of allied health education and service, this report presents the National Commission on Allied Health Education's recommendations. The recommendations focus on six major areas: strengthening alliances in service and education, determining appropriate content and level of educational programs,…

The common theme uniting this collection of six essays is the deceiving simplicity of teaching. Their underlying purpose is to uncover the complexity of the craft as embodied in the two dominant outlooks on educational thought and practice: the "mimetic" and the "transformative." Discussions are presented on five crucial issues: (1) on knowing how…

This book champions a new relevance for the American research university, discussing the status of the research university in the United States today, tracing the historical background, and addresses contemporary challenges to the university system. The chapters are: (1) The Rise of the American University; (2) The American Research University…

This study examined the career development experiences of 33 college professors from the schools of business, science, engineering, and arts at Bendigo College of Advanced Education (Australia). The time frame was 1965 through 1989, which encompassed a period of strong growth in the whole higher education system followed by a period of drastic…

That the quest for a general theory of educational administration has been a misdirection of effort and that the advancement of professionalism within this field would represent a more sensible endeavor for the production of useful knowledge is the focus of this essay. The advancement of professionalism would entail a reorientation of research…

A broad range of educational issues is treated in this collection of 120 short essays, written from the perspective of the author's 40 years in the education field. Section titles include: Teachers and Teaching; Episodes in the History of Education; Flights of Fancy; Defending the Schools; War and Peace; A Few Questions and Fewer Answers; and…

Paradoxically, although major forces in society are pushing for improvement in the American educational system, many teachers experience job overload, isolation, and increasing despair. This book is the first in a trilogy designed to help teachers and principals fight for fundamentally positive changes that will benefit themselves and their…

This yearbook contains papers, written by prominent educators, on the use of research in teaching. Also examined are the questions of how the education profession obtains its knowledge, how that knowledge is translated into practice, and how that practice becomes artistic. Chapters are written on: (1) use of research by various professions; (2)…