| Foreword | ix |
| Introduction | xi |
| Contributors | xix |
| Part I. | Issues and Visions for the Continuing Education of Professionals | |
| Chapter 1. | Visioning in Continuing Professional Education Via Paradigm Shifts in Research Activities: A Pragmatic Approach | 3 |
| Chapter 2. | Wellness for Professionals | 21 |
| Chapter 3. | Continuing Education for the Professions: The Catalyst for Workplace Empowerment | 43 |
| Chapter 4. | The Infusion/Utilization of Critical Thinking Skills in Professional Practice | 59 |
| Chapter 5. | On Their Own: Professionals Need Entrepreneurship Education | 83 |
| Chapter 6. | Implications and Impact of Emerging Communications Technologies | 93 |
| Chapter 7. | The Role of Continuing Professional Education in a Virtual Organization | 111 |
| Chapter 8. | The Problems and the Promise of Diversity in the Professions: Implications for Continuing Professional Education | 117 |
| Chapter 9. | Systematic Efforts in Continuing Professional Education Focusing on Mandatory Continuing Professional Education | 129 |
| Part II. | The Role of Continuing Professional Education in Resolving Critical Issues Facing Selected Professions | |
| Chapter 10. | Continuing Medical Education in Transition: The Evolution of a New Paradigm | 143 |
| Chapter 11. | The Lamp Burns Brightly: Trends in Continuing Education for Nursing | 171 |
| Chapter 12. | Emerging Issues in Social Work: Implications for Continuing Professional Education | 185 |
| Chapter 13. | Continuing Education in Dietetics: Present Paradoxes and Changing Paradigms | 201 |
| Chapter 14. | The Ministry: A Concert of Concerns | 229 |
| Chapter 15. | Continuing Professional Education for Teachers | 239 |
| Chapter 16. | Current Issues in Continuing Legal Education | 251 |
| Chapter 17. | Continuing Professional Education and Policing: A Vision for the Future | 263 |
| Chapter 18. | Continuing Professional Military Education: Present Programs and Current Issues | 275 |
| Chapter 19. | Continuing Professional Education in Real Estate | 283 |
| Chapter 20. | Critical Issues Facing Engineering | 307 |
| Chapter 21. | Continuing Education for Information Systems Professionals | 331 |
| Chapter 22. | A National Board Certification Process for K-12 Educators: A Model for Professional Development | 339 |
| Conclusion | 353 |
| Index | 355 |
