what makes a profession?

OK - I forgot to share this today - so I'm sticking it here. Below is a characterization of what makes a profession (by Gardner and Shulman, 2005). How does it relate to the discussion today? How is it useful for our questions? Oh, and by the way - it was developed by looking at professions broadly (teaching, medicine, law, etc.).

• A commitment to serve in the interest of clients in particular and the welfare of society in general
• A body of theory or special knowlege with its own principles of growth and reorganization
• A specialized set of professional skills, practices, and performances unique to the profession
• The developed capacity to render judgments with integrity under conditions of both technical and ethical uncertainty
• An organized approach to learning from experience both individually and collectively, and thus, of growing new knowledge from the context of practice
• The development of a professional community responsible for the oversight and monitoring of quality in both practice and professional education