The Making of a Profession: An Oregon Case Study.
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| Title: | The Making of a Profession: An Oregon Case Study. |
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| Authors: | Wallace, James M. |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 18 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Speeches/Meeting Papers |
| Descriptors: | Competency Based Teacher Education, Criteria, Governance, Performance Criteria, Professional Recognition, Standards, State Departments of Education, Teacher Certification |
| Geographic Terms: | Oregon |
| Abstract: | This paper addresses a problem that educators have become painfully aware of: their occupation does not share all of the characteristics and benefits of established professions like law and medicine. Oregon is selected as a case study in the making of a profession because, along with California, it has moved farthest towards a true professionalization of teaching. The Bicentennial Commission of Education for the Profession of Teaching of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education has issued a report, "Educating a Profession," containing a criteria of twelve items listing the characteristics of professions. These twelve items are examined here and compared and contrasted with the Oregon experience. The criteria are divided into two groups: those in which there is no significant distinction between Oregon education and the rest of the country, and those criteria that Oregon has begun to meet in a more clear-cut way than most other states. It is concluded that teaching does not yet satisfy the criteria that other established professions clearly meet; in Oregon, at least, educators have taken essential steps through legislation that can lead to full professional status. (SK) |
| Entry Date: | 1976 |
| Accession Number: | ED124503 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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