Professions under pressure: voices from the field
Author(s)
Coupland, Christine
Boyle, Maree
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2016
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In an edited volume of chapters around the study of professions in the UK and Australia there is a place for us to consider the experiences of currently active participants. To this end we have interviewed key members of some professional bodies who operate from each of the two locations in order to do some comparative analysis of what they perceive as threats or pressure, how they operate as professional organizations and how they see their futures. This is an opportunity to hear ‘voices from the field’. From the UK context three professional bodies were selected, the Chartered Institute of Builders (CIOB), the Chartered ...
View more >In an edited volume of chapters around the study of professions in the UK and Australia there is a place for us to consider the experiences of currently active participants. To this end we have interviewed key members of some professional bodies who operate from each of the two locations in order to do some comparative analysis of what they perceive as threats or pressure, how they operate as professional organizations and how they see their futures. This is an opportunity to hear ‘voices from the field’. From the UK context three professional bodies were selected, the Chartered Institute of Builders (CIOB), the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). From Australia the professional bodies selected for this chapter are the Law Council of Australia (LCA), Engineers Australia (EA) and the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA). (See the summarizing Table 7A.1 in the Appendix for more detail.) As discussed throughout the book, according to most academic sources all professions face significant change and challenge. In this chapter we discuss some key themes that emerged during interviews with representatives from selected UK and Australian professional bodies. The interviews were conducted via face-to-face, phone, email and Skype methods. (See an interview schedule which was used as a guide, in the Appendix.) Our objective was to illuminate what major issues and challenges members of professional associations are dealing with currently ‘in the field’.
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View more >In an edited volume of chapters around the study of professions in the UK and Australia there is a place for us to consider the experiences of currently active participants. To this end we have interviewed key members of some professional bodies who operate from each of the two locations in order to do some comparative analysis of what they perceive as threats or pressure, how they operate as professional organizations and how they see their futures. This is an opportunity to hear ‘voices from the field’. From the UK context three professional bodies were selected, the Chartered Institute of Builders (CIOB), the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). From Australia the professional bodies selected for this chapter are the Law Council of Australia (LCA), Engineers Australia (EA) and the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA). (See the summarizing Table 7A.1 in the Appendix for more detail.) As discussed throughout the book, according to most academic sources all professions face significant change and challenge. In this chapter we discuss some key themes that emerged during interviews with representatives from selected UK and Australian professional bodies. The interviews were conducted via face-to-face, phone, email and Skype methods. (See an interview schedule which was used as a guide, in the Appendix.) Our objective was to illuminate what major issues and challenges members of professional associations are dealing with currently ‘in the field’.
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Book Title
Perspectives on Contemporary Professional Work: Challenges and Experiences
Subject
Human resources management