As health care has become of great importance to both individual citizens and to society, it
has become more important to understand medicine's relationship to the society it serves in …

This section not only provides a snapshot of the contemporary professional workforce in
higher education, but also aims to identify emergent trends and indicators in relation to roles …

This research aims to present a synopsis of four eminent theoretical concepts that scholars
have expended to help understand how digitalisation has changed the workplace as we …

Cet ouvrage retrace les grands modèles de professions qui se sont succédé en Occident et
expose les principales théories sociologiques des professions. Les évolutions récentes des …

Reconstructing Identities in Higher Education: The Rise of Third Space Professionals draws
on studies conducted in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States to explore the …

abstract Beginning with this article, our special issue advances the understanding of the role
of professions in processes of institutional change and through this it proposes a …

Traditionally, professionals such as medical doctors, lawyers, and academics are protected.
They work within well-defined jurisdictions, belong to specialized segments, have been …

Managerialism pervades the higher education literature in much the same way it is said to
have pervaded universities themselves. Yet, despite its ubiquity and importance …

The paper analyses and explains the appeal of the concepts of profession and
professionalism and the increased use of these concepts in different occupational groups …

Public sectors struggle with professionalism. Classic professions are weakened, welfare
state occupations professionalize, and public managers try to become professionals. This …