In industrialized societies, professionals have long been valued and set apart from other workers because of their specialized knowledge and skill. But has thei

Current anxiety about the future of news makes it opportune to revisit the notion of professionalism in journalism. Media expert Silvio Waisbord takes this pres

Dr Godfred Boahen is a Policy and Research Officer at the British Association of Social Workers (BASW), UK. Dr Fran Wiles is a qualified social worker registere

Professions have long provided a dependable body of expertise that organisations have relied upon to fulfil goals. Issues around equality and diversity alongsid

Until recently professionalism was transmitted by respected role models, a method that depended heavily on the presence of a homogeneous society sharing values.