To help school districts develop job descriptions, this report describes statistically how United States districts use, prepare, and revise job descriptions, and presents sample descriptions of administrative, teaching, and support positions. The information was gathered through a national survey of 1,085 school superintendents. Part I introduces…

To test relevance of learning activities in typewriting classrooms, a nationwide study identified and analyzed current office practices involving use of the typewriter. A sample of 802 typists, stenographers, secretaries, word processing specialists, and others who used the typewriter completed a questionnaire covering demographic data, elements…

One thousand seven hundred ninety three school system superintendents, selected from school districts stratified by pupil enrollment throughout the United States were surveyed, regarding the use of job descriptions in their districts. Usable returns were received from 947 school systems, a 52.8 percent return. Specifically, the survey collected…