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Adams, David W. – 1980
Basic ways in which standards are generated and/or applied in developing professions are identified. Analysis of six sociologically defined characteristics of professions yields six generalized roles standards play in the establishment, development and maintenance of occupations as professions. The six central characteristics are: (1) definite,…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Evaluators, Professional Education, Professional Occupations
