Work and Integrity: The Crisis and Promise of Professionalism in America (JB-Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching): William M. Sullivan
Editorial Reviews
From Library Journal
Sullivan examines the historical role of professionals in American society, pointing out that the professions have been affected and changed by new work patterns. He argues that, given increasing global interdependence coupled with emerging information technology, professionals in the public and private sector must re-examine their responsibility to larger society. Reinventing professionalism as a civic art is a central theme of the book. Thus, integrity in professional work includes the social dimensions of caring for people and purposes and making commitments to the social good. This is a well-documented scholarly treatise, more theoretical than applied. Highly recommended for academic libraries.
Jane M. Kathman, Coll. of St. Benedict Lib., St. Joseph, Minn.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
–This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Booklist
Sullivan is a professor at LaSalle University and has previously coauthored thoughtful works such as The Good Society (1991), which analyzes our social institutions, and Habits of the Heart (1985), which considers individualism and commitment. Here he reflects on the role of professionals and the idea of professionalism in today’s society. He traces the rise of professionalism and considers what it means to be a professional. He also muses over whether the decline in professional ethics and standards is the cause or the result of a general social malaise; consequently, Sullivan issues a call for those in the professions to return to the values that originally defined professionalism. David Rouse
–This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
See all Editorial Reviews
See all Editorial Reviews&order
