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ERIC Number: EJ255037
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Nov
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The Trend Toward Increased Professionalism for Teachers.
Ornstein, Allan C.
Phi Delta Kappan, v63 n3 p196-98 Nov 1981
Applies four characteristics of a true profession, synthesized from the work of three writers, to teaching and concludes that teaching cannot yet be considered a true profession. Rather, it can be viewed as a semiprofession on its way to achieving full professional status. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Comparative Analysis, Criteria, Economic Status, Elementary Secondary Education, Professional Occupations, Professional Recognition, Teacher Certification, Teachers, Unions
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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