As an important symbolic figure and embodiment of the traditions and character of the school, the position of principal in Japan is crucial. Yet societal pressures and an undefined job description are serving to increase pressures of the position. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine school administrative leadership at a private…

Advertising in the school newspaper notifies every student of the opportunity to participate in school publications. (RB)

The author presents the range of duties expected of deputy headteachers by analyzing the job descriptions for 30 positions advertised in 1982. (MD)

Reviews the work of Howard S. Becker who, in the 1950s, analyzed teaching as a service occupation and drew parallels with other such occupations in terms of worker-client relationships and authority structures. (SJL)

The article recommends involvement of more community resources in transitional programing for students with disabilities. In-depth analysis of what is expected from a job should be used in transitional programing. Employers also need to be encouraged to hire workers identified as having a special need. (DB)

Describes a technique that was used successfully to identify the changing roles and responsibilities of special educators as transition coordinators. The Developing a Curriculum (DACUM) model uses people who are currently working in the occupation to define job responsibilities. The duties of a transition coordinator are identified. (CR)

This booklet is intended to help curriculum development personnel select an appropriate task list verification technique. The first sections of the guide introduce the concept of verification of task lists, provide a rationale for it, and define various terms connected with verification. The following four sections describe and make a case for…

Discusses the benefits of job analysis in encouraging gifted students to become aware of specific career requirements and compare their own personal profiles to the profile of the career. A case study illustrates the potential meaning of job analysis in administering career counseling to gifted students. (Author/CR)

This document contains the Illinois state-verified task lists for the occupation of homemaker. The first section contains the homemaker duties and tasks. Duties correspond to course content in foods and nutrition, clothing and textiles, child development, resource management, parenting, living environments, and adult living. The second section…

A three-phase study was conducted to compare the cost-effectiveness of two methods for determining job profiles in the publishing business and book trade--the task inventory and the Developing a Curriculum (DACUM) process. In phases 1 and 2, the task inventory and DACUM approaches were used to identify future changes in the technology used in the…

An observational study of school principals confirms findings from earlier Australian and U.S. studies that emphasized the brevity, variety, and fragmentation of principals' work. Three secondary school principals in Victoria (Australia)--one in a public school and two in private schools--were observed for three weeks each. The study found that…

Among suggestions for success in the changing post of the assistant principalship is to bring to the job a dedication to learning, a belief in the purpose of education, and a friendly disposition. Assistant principals can counter job stress through collegiality, self-fulfillment in their job, self-analysis, and self-assessment. (MJL)

Curriculum developers must work hard to avoid the "what errors" of curriculum development. They must avoid failing to teach what should be taught and teaching what is no longer relevant and needed. Curriculum "what errors" are likely to occur when teachers design courses so as to teach what they know best, what they were…

Contributions from job-cluster research include greater understanding of the desired end-product of vocational education, potential for curriculum development, and better understanding of job analysis. Presentations by specialists who are presently active in research on the problems of job-clustering include: (1) "A Functional Approach to…

Data from secondary school teachers' self -reported job descriptions were subjected to cluster analysis to identify intrinsic teaching roles. Six roles emerged, consisting of three status roles (administrative, pastoral, and departmental), and three style roles (practical, involved, and confined). Teachers' activity patterns, status, and…