Is Teaching a Profession?

Professions provide essential services to the individual and society.

• True for Teaching

• Not True for Teaching

• Don't Know

Each profession is concerned with an identified area of need or function (e.g., maintenance of physical and emotional health).

• True for Teaching

• Not True for Teaching

• Don't Know

the profession possesses a unique body of knowledge and skills (professional culture).

• True for Teaching

• Not True for Teaching

• Don't Know

Professional decisions are made in accordance with valid knowledge, principles, and theories.

• True for Teaching

• Not True for Teaching

• Don't Know

The profession is based on undergirding disciplines from which it builds its own applied knowledge and skills.

• True for Teaching

• Not True for Teaching

• Don't Know

Professional associations control the actual work and conditions of the profession (e.g., admissions, standards, licensing).

• True for Teaching

• Not True for Teaching

• Don't Know

There are performance standards for admission to and continuance in the profession.

• True for Teaching

• Not True for Teaching

• Don't Know

Preparation for and induction into the profession require a protracted preparation program, usually in a college or university professional school.

• True for Teaching

• Not True for Teaching

• Don't Know

There is a high level of public trust and confidence in the profession and in the skills and competence of its members.

• True for Teaching

• Not True for Teaching

• Don't know

Individual practitioners are characterized by a strong service motivation and lifetime commitment to competence.

• True for Teaching

• Not True for Teaching

• Don't Know