This study of lawyers examines the degree to which professionals in general and lawyers in
particular are committed to their profession and the organizations that employ them. I …

Both professional work and the sociological study of professional work experienced a
“golden age” in the mid-20th century. When dramatic changes began to shake the …

Extensively updated to reflect recent research and new theoretical literature, this much-
anticipated Second Edition applies a gender lens to the field of public administration …

Being a teacher is often thought of as an emotionally fulfilling job, with many positive
experiences in watching students grow and mature. However, as Tsang's research shows …

This study suggests that the psychological contract between a professional and his/her
employing organization is shaped by both professional and administrative work ideologies …

Social work has become a business. The traditional distinction drawn between social work
as a non-commercial activity in the public and voluntary sectors of the welfare state and …

This book innovatively explores how universities might be engines of reform and be directed
towards social change. Using rich case studies drawn from South African research, the book …

Hedda, founded on 1 January 2001, is a consortium of nine European centres and institutes
devoted to research on higher education (see web site: www. uv. uio. nolhedda) …

First published in 1987, this book offers an ideological critique of the new sociology of
education, with the aim to redeem understanding of the social and historical character of …

An outline is provided of radical social work writers' use of Braverman's labour process
thesis on scientific management to account for developments in state social work in the late …