The Architecture of Alienation: The Political Economy of Professional Education

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There is recurrent public concern with enhancing the quality of professional performance. What is the contemporary understanding of professionalism? Are the needs of professionals in various fields being met in today's world, as what is commonly called "continuing professional development" has become a sizable industry? Many books treat the professions as a homogeneous group and view them from an external standpoint. In Professional Practices, Tony Becher investigates the differences as well as the similarities ...
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Overview

There is recurrent public concern with enhancing the quality of professional performance. What is the contemporary understanding of professionalism? Are the needs of professionals in various fields being met in today's world, as what is commonly called "continuing professional development" has become a sizable industry? Many books treat the professions as a homogeneous group and view them from an external standpoint. In Professional Practices, Tony Becher investigates the differences as well as the similarities between and within professional groupings, and presents the perspectives of insiders. One particular theme concerns the main patterns of change in professional careers and the specific problems faced by women professionals in a largely male-dominated environment.. "Practicing professionals will benefit from this insight into how people in their own and other professions cope with similar problems. Becher's volume will be particularly appealing to educationists, policymakers, and social scientists interested in the subject of professionalism, those involved in the provision of initial and mid career change for the professions, and those with a lay interest in the topic.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781560001577
  • Publisher: Transaction Publishers
  • Publication date: 1/1/1994
  • Pages: 203

Meet the Author

David Clarke (1942-2005) was professor emeritus at Southern Illinois University. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including The Architecture of Alienation: The Political Economy of Professional Education, published by Transaction. In addition he was the former editor of the journal Knowledge, Technology, & Policy.

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Table of Contents

Preface
Pt. 1 Prospect
1 Introduction 3
2 The Six Professions 19
Pt. 2 Change
3 Pressures for Change 61
Pt. 3 Commitment
4 Professional Careers 91
5 Women Professionals 115
Pt. 4 Capability
6 Continuing Professional Development 139
7 Informal Learning 173
8 Questions of Quality 209
Pt. 5 Retrospect
9 Conclusion 235
Postscript: The Role of the Universities 245
App.: Methodological Issues 251
Notes on Respondents 257
References 265
Index 275
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