Abstract
Finally, the most fundamental and most important characteristic of a profession is that the skills involved are founded upon a body of intellectual theory and research. Furthermore, this systematic theory is constantly being expanded by research and thinking within the profession. As Whitehead says, “...the practice of a profession cannot be disjoined from its theoretical understanding and vice versa.... The antithesis to a profession is an avocation based upon customary activities and modified by the trial and error of individual practice. Such an avocation is a Craft...” (Smith et al., 1951, p. 557). The difference between the bricklayer and the architect lies right here. (p. 8)
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