Presents results of a survey sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) on professional ethics in early childhood education. Results indicate that ethics are a serious concern for early childhood educators. Results include information about the kinds of ethical issues practitioners face and which ones are…

A questionnaire was used to gather data from school psychologists, school superintendents, and state education departments. Results indicated school psychologists play a significant part in defining their role. Major resources of influence are delineated as defined by survey respondents. Intervention strategies for role modification are discussed.…

Identifies and discusses knowledge and skills needed by professional performance improvements experts including the knowledge to describe human performance in terms with reasonably precise meanings; ability to distinguish trainable from untrainable performances; and knowledge of learning outcomes and the key conditions for their training. (MBR)

Defines tasks, duties, tools, and equipment used by numerical control programmers and operators. Provides educators with competencies that should be included in training programs. (Author/CH)

"Professional" and other occupational characteristics were selected as variables for predicting the earnings of occupational groups. Task complexity and education were significant predictors of occupational earnings. In support of some power theorists, the data suggested that some occupational groups derive additional earnings by influencing their…

A random sample of members of the National Council of University Research Administrators were queried about their job goals, functions, and career patterns in an effort to define various roles within research administration. (MLW)

Defines four distinct theories of wage discrimination: equal pay for equal work, equal pay for similar work, equal pay for equal or comparable worth, and pay parity. Court cases involving comparable worth are discussed and statistics cited. The effect of job evaluations and the power of the marketplace are examined also. (CT)

Analyzed the tasks of faculty advisers in a survey of 925 college students who rated that importance of the tasks and their adviser's performance. Factor analysis provided confirmation for dichotomizing tasks according to their level of complexity and type of skill. (JAC)

Examined the impact of sex-role stereotypes on performance ratings and causal attributions of performance among its students. Results revealed no significant interactions for any of the causes of performance, indicating that sex-role stereotypes may not have influenced attributions of performance. Sex-role stereotypes had negligible effect on…

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)

Explains how the use of performance analysis technology in a hospital improved job performance, thereby generating dollar benefits and cost savings. The variables involved in this analysis are discussed in detail, and a case study illustrating its efffectiveness is included. (MBR)

This empirically based study of 324 technicians investigated the moderating impact of job satisfaction in the prediction of job performance criteria from ability test scores. The findings suggest that the type of job satisfaction facet and the performance criterion used are important considerations when examining satisfaction as a moderator.…

There has been only limited evidence that disaffection with work has interfered with the performance of the national economy. In the future this may change, as the bond that ties individuals to their work loosens with higher incomes, greater leisure, and more competitors for an individual's time. (Author)

Describes Phase 1 of Florida's competency-based teacher education program which is concerned with identifying and validating professional competencies important to beginning and experienced trade and industrial education teachers. (TA)

The purpose of this project was to develop valid evaluation procedures for the selection of Container Equipment Operators (CEOs) in the shipping industry. A job analysis was conducted to identify the essential tasks of the CEO job. Site visits, a task inventory, and the determination of essential tasks were used in the job analysis. The skills and…