Professional work is being attacked by three separate but related forces that transcend easy
categorization; market fundamentalism, the rigid belief that unfettered and unregulated free …

As we approach the end of the century, cultural, institutional, and even geopolitical change
becomes the norm rather than the exception. Late Editions, edited by George E. Marcus, is a …

Public suspicion of professionals, including college faculty, as specialists who are, by their
nature, antimajoritarian, is discussed and criticized. It is argued that true professionals are …

Lee S. Shulman, a Fellow of the American Academy since 2002, is president of the Carnegie
Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and Charles E. Ducommun Professor of …

Although our society has become thoroughly dependent on profession-als, so much so that
the conduct of business, industry, government, edu-cation, and everyday life would be …

To be a professional in American society is somehow to be special. A profes sional is
thought to have special knowledge, special skills, special resources, and special …

This chapter explores that professions and professionals have a crucial role in society,
which is' to speak truth to power'. It examines the origins of the professions in the Middle …

What gave rise to our modern conceptions of professional status, and how did particular
professions gain their privileged status? Magali Sarfatti Larson shows how our present …

These are uncertain times for professionals. There is an emerging consensus that
professional work in advanced capitalist societies is undergoing significant re-structuring …

The current transformation in managerial practice and theory can be seen as signalling the
end of the so-called 'organizational man'(Whyte 1956) and heralding a new type of …