Revisit western theories in the professionalization process of teaching occupation in South-Asia

This is a theoretical paper based on review of theories on the sociology of professions. This study analyses the contributions of western scholars over the years in the area of professionalization of occupations. The paper argues that main western ‘traditions’ in the sociology of professions have na...

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Main Author:	Quddus, S. M. Abdul
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2011
Subjects:	JQ Political institutions Asia
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spelling	iium-24452018-02-14T08:11:26Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/2445/ Revisit western theories in the professionalization process of teaching occupation in South-Asia Quddus, S. M. Abdul JQ Political institutions Asia This is a theoretical paper based on review of theories on the sociology of professions. This study analyses the contributions of western scholars over the years in the area of professionalization of occupations. The paper argues that main western ‘traditions’ in the sociology of professions have narrowly mapped the conceptions ‘profession’ and ‘professionalization’ of occupations. Our point of departure is that such a narrow conceptualization makes the concepts problematic, especially when used in the context of developing societies in South Asia. This paper draws the conclusion that the concepts of profession and professionalization need to be oriented towards wider socio-economic, political contexts and the ‘global movements’ both in the West and the East. 2011 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/2445/4/Exploring_Leadership__Learning_Theories.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/2445/5/ELLTA_conference_full_paper_240311.pdf Quddus, S. M. Abdul (2011) Revisit western theories in the professionalization process of teaching occupation in South-Asia. In: Exploring Leadrship and Learning Theories in Asia Conference 2011, 15-17 Feb 2011, Universiti Sains Malaysia. (Unpublished) https://www.conftool.com/ellta2011/
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description	This is a theoretical paper based on review of theories on the sociology of professions. This study analyses the contributions of western scholars over the years in the area of professionalization of occupations. The paper argues that main western ‘traditions’ in the sociology of professions have narrowly mapped the conceptions ‘profession’ and ‘professionalization’ of occupations. Our point of departure is that such a narrow conceptualization makes the concepts problematic, especially when used in the context of developing societies in South Asia. This paper draws the conclusion that the concepts of profession and professionalization need to be oriented towards wider socio-economic, political contexts and the ‘global movements’ both in the West and the East.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Quddus, S. M. Abdul
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author_sort	Quddus, S. M. Abdul
title	Revisit western theories in the professionalization process of teaching occupation in South-Asia
title_short	Revisit western theories in the professionalization process of teaching occupation in South-Asia
title_full	Revisit western theories in the professionalization process of teaching occupation in South-Asia
title_fullStr	Revisit western theories in the professionalization process of teaching occupation in South-Asia
title_full_unstemmed	Revisit western theories in the professionalization process of teaching occupation in South-Asia
title_sort	revisit western theories in the professionalization process of teaching occupation in south-asia
publishDate	2011
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Revisit western theories in the professionalization process of teaching occupation in South-Asia

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