2.5.10 - Martin Haberman - The criteria for deciding whether a job of work is a profession are not all met by every profession, however, most of them must be operative before the term "profession"
Are the Right People Becoming Teachers? The Implications of Teacher Surveys
Martin Haberman
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
What Makes A Job of Work A Profession?Distinguished Professor Emeritus
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
The criteria for deciding whether a job of work is a profession are not all met by every profession, however, most of them must be operative before the term "profession" can be applied to a particular job. Following are the critical criteria, which determine whether a job is a profession.
1. The practitioners know and can do things the public in general cannot do. They have a specialized body of knowledge.
2. The specialized body of knowledge practitioners have takes an extended period of time to learn.