The author lists 10 steps that companies can take to improve the image of the secretarial profession as a career, in order to alleviate the critical shortage of trained secretaries. (SK)

This paper explores philosophical and procedural policy issues surrounding the introduction and development of a job enlargement form of career ladder. Acceptance, meaningful work, meaningful compensation, and job security without institutionalization comprise the philosophical issues that the school board and community, building level and central…

A career ladder affecting the work structure and career opportunities of teachers was studied to determine effects on teacher attitudes. Responses of 389 elementary through high school teachers to career ladder work efforts, work of schools, peer supervision, and career growth opportunities and stability were affected by the design. (TJH)

Describes a career incentive program for teachers, designed to improve their performance and develop their leadership, curriculum development, and research talents. The program offers extended contracts for participating in curriculum development in addition to a four-level career ladder "Teacher Academy" designed to upgrade the status…

Problems faced by community college faculty, including frustration and detachment from intellectual disciplines, must be addressed through an attempt to relate the career path and work situation to the academic environment of open-access institutions, which differs from that of other colleges. (MSE)

Utah's involvement with career ladders grew out of the nationwide educational reform movement. The plan was to improve learning by improving the quality of teachers. This could be done by retaining superior teachers, attracting higher quality recruits, and improving teachers' working conditions. In 1984 the Utah Legislature focused on…

Suggestions are given for enriching the jobs of college faculty and enhancing the intrinsic value of teaching, including providing opportunities for research and publication, improving collegiality, enhancing interdisciplinary communication, and giving teachers latitude in what they teach. (MSE)

This volume, the first of two reports on development of teacher incentive structures, focuses on implementation of a career ladder design and teacher evaluation experiment in four Utah school districts. The report has five sections. Section 1 describes study background and implementation of an evaluation-reward system that featured data collection…

This paper compares work patterns emerging from the first year of implementation of a job enlargement career ladder for teachers at two junior high schools. Field research and interview data are used to analyze implementation process variables, work structures, and career concepts. The study investigated problems educators consider important in…

One objective of the research was to identify career ladders with the greatest potential for improving retention. This study revealed that a regression model, which takes into account airmen career status and months of service while holding constant aptitude differences, can be used to display cross-sectional attitude data in a longitudinal…

This volume, the second of two reports on development of teacher incentive structures, presents case studies of a career ladder design and teacher evaluation experiment in four Utah school districts. Case studies examined relationships among career ladder features, process variables, and career ladder effectiveness, which is defined in terms of…

This report recounts the establishment of the Utah Career Ladder Program, reviews findings from prior evaluations of the program, and describes in detail the 1993 evaluation authorized by the Utah State Legislature. The report also covers questions about the impact of the program in general. Chapter 1 provides a history of the Utah Career Ladder…

This guide contains student materials and teaching suggestions to prepare students for finding and getting a job. Constructed in narrative format, the 32 sections of the guide cover the following topics, among others: the job search, qualifications, how to look for a job, dressing for success, letters of application, resumes, job interviews,…