Abstract
This paper presents a detailed exposition of professionalism, carefully situated within the social, theoretical, and temporal context of the decades immediately following World War II. This classic conception of professionalism involves three attributes - knowledge, organization, and the ethic of professional service. Such an approach presumes a functionalist view of society specific to the middle years of the Twentieth Century, a time characterized by a high degree of occupational specialization, shared norms and values, stability, and the tendency to maintain equilibrium in the presence of social change. A clear picture of this classic view of professionalism is the first step toward understanding the contemporary meaning of professionalism for today's engineering education and practice issues.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 26-36 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice |
Volume | 130 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2004 |
Keywords
- Engineering education
- Ethics
- History
- Licensing
- Professional development
- Professional practice
- Professional role
- Professional societies