Gazell, James A. <br/><br/>
The future of professionalization and professionalism in public administration  advancements, barriers, and prospects 

 -  1993 
 - p.1933-964 
<br/><br/> "The central theme of this article is that, paradoxically, the prospects of this profession are encouraging because of the growing public need for its services despite persistent, widespread unpopularity. This research concludes that public administrators face an ambivalent future in which their emerging profession continues to proper and expand amidst increasing alienation and frustration from the public whom they serve. This irony may not be alleviated until there is a socially and politically agreed-upon agenda for public servants to execute. If such a consensus is ever forged, then public administrators may become popular as well as professionally effective 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Professionalism<br/>Public administration