Abstract
Although professional employees have been the object of frequent empirical investigation, little inquiry has been directed toward the conditions under which they are able to accommodate themselves to an organizational environment. The present research by Professor Thornton considers one aspect of this by focusing on the effects of educational differences between junior college teachers and their supervisors on the ability of these teachers to hold commitments to both their junior colleges and their professional groups. The study on which this paper is based was financed in part under Grant No. OEG-1-7-070453-3891 from the U. S. Office of Education. Dr. Thornton is an assistant professor in the sociology of education at the University of Pennsylvania.
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