Summarizes proceedings from a 1995 conference in Georgia on the Health Education Profession in the 21st century. The 24 participants developed goals intended to provide direction for the profession, identify actions needed to move the profession into a significant role, and create an action plan to identify who will do what. (SM)

Examines equity within the Holmes Group, noting problems faced by one regional committee in trying to ensure that the group effectively addresses race, class, and gender. Recommendations are made on how to institutionalize equity into organizational structure. (SM)

Discusses issues of concern to community college English teachers in the 1960s: institutional growth, professional recognition, work load, sexism in language, students' right to their own language, teacher training, racism and bias, back to basics movement, usage tests, and doublespeak. Presents excerpts from a speech made by the author in 1969…

The educational community should adopt the goal of developing the intellectual potential of all students, especially the hard to teach. To do so will require a teaching force with considerable expertise. The needed knowledge must be developed through research and implemented effectively in teacher education. (IAH)

Describes the Child Development Associate program, administered by the Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition. (BB)

Interview data from a study investigating perceptions and attitudes of teachers toward their work provides the basis for this article which examines the metaphorical language teachers use to describe their experience and sketches an outline of the meaning of work as perceived by teachers, school systems and society. (IAH)

Examines the following trends affecting the professional status of teachers: (1) practice boards; (2) teacher centers; (3) mediated entry; (4) staff development; (5) researcher-teacher collaboration; (6) merit pay; (7) master teachers; and (8) new alliances. (FMW)

Discussion of the future of electronic scientific journals concludes that they must meet the same needs of readers that print journals have met. Highlights include the development of the scientific journal; and functions of scientific journals, including building knowledge bases, communicating information, validating quality, distributing rewards,…

The role of the local community in setting moral standards for the public schools and professional standards for Canadian teachers is studied by reviewing some court cases. It is suggested that public school teachers may best protect their human rights by asserting professional status through collective bargaining and peer review. (SLD)

Argues that, to be considered true professionals, early childhood educators need to have a sound understanding of the theoretical framework of child development and early childhood education; advance developmentally appropriate practices; and consider their pupils on an individual basis through a child-centered curriculum. (MDM)

The skill levels of school business administrators can be divided into technical, human relations, and conceptual. Field-based research revealed that the more the districts rely on shared decision making, the higher the esteem and trust the other administrators had for the business administrator. (MLF)

After years of offering no rewards or incentives to faculty for developing software or integrating technology into their teaching, a few colleges and universities have begun helping professors by offering lighter course loads, financial support, credit toward tenure or promotion, and assistance in selling their products. (MSE)

Examined perceptions of verbal versus physical sexual harassment incidents and consequences among 99 male and 99 female white undergraduates. Found significant "consequence" and "sex" effects. Males rated verbal incidents less negatively than did females, especially when the statement described "physical" behavior…

Compensation of early childhood professionals is not on an equal basis with that of other teachers or other professionals with similar training and experience. Six guidelines that can be used for making decisions about the provision of compensation to early childhood professionals are offered. (DG)

Professions have theoretical knowledge, autonomy, public sanction, an ethical code, a professional culture, and credentialing. The articles included here present considerations for professionalizing health education, leisure, dance, aquatics, and coaching. Each area is represented by a national association of the American Alliance for Health,…