Studied job analysis ratings for 12,009 occupations listed in the Fourth Edition "Dictionary of Occupational Titles" as supporting two bipolar work task dimensions: working with data versus ideas; and working with things versus people. Discusses everyday vocational guidance applications. (RC)

A study to determine any change in direction of the personnel function in higher education during the 1980s is described. Personnel professionals, it is suggested, will spend less time on employment and employee benefits and more time on human resource planning, training, development, labor relations, and compliance with government regulations.…

This study compared high level managerial jobs in public and private sectors. Results indicate that managers in the public sector perform the same kind of activities as managers in the private sector in terms of complexity of job content and roles and in terms of job characteristics. (Author)

A national probability sample revealed similar patterns of relationships between perceived job characteristics and job satisfaction for men and women, indicating that they require similar job characteristics to be satisfied with their jobs. Self expression has the highest correlation with job satisfaction for both men and women. (Author)

Reports a job analysis methodology to gather meaningful data related to circulation desk activity. The technique is designed to give librarians statistical data on actual time expenditures for complex and varying activities. (Author/RAA)

The school superintendency consists of a set of relatively invariant functions, or job dimensions, that differ among superintendents as to the priority or importance assigned to them because of the differing influences and circumstances under which superintendents operate. (Author/IRT)

Subjective impressions are reported about a recent job classification process at a university and recommendations are offered. Personnel included in the classification study were executive, professional, and administrative staff members in each of the colleges, the library system, and the middle-level administration of the medium-sized school.…

A study of community college institutional research showed that institutional researchers are currently more involved in routine data gathering and reporting activities than in management, planning, or evaluation activities. The merging of these roles must be accomplished if institutional research is to be successful.

To analyze salary differentials between male and female non-academic university employees, data were collected on age, education, sex, marital status, years at the university, and job. An analysis based on the job title, the Manpower Administration classification scheme, and the authors' classification reveal that women earn less than men. (EC)

The hypothesis tested is that workers in South Africa who typically hold western values will be more satisfied with 'larger' jobs in which they perform a greater variety of less repetitive tasks, but that workers who typically hold tribal values will not. (Author)

DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) job analyses were conducted for Kentucky state children's agency staff, both day treatment and residential teachers and administrators. Data were used to develop inservice programs, and the resulting job profiles were disseminated to local educational agencies providing services to state agency children. (SK)

Discusses the process of answering a classified advertisement for employment as a church preschool teacher. (BB)

Examined technique for improving cost-effectiveness of Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ) in job analysis. Professional job analysts, industrial psychology graduate students familiar with PAQ, and PAQ-unfamiliar undergraduates made direct holistic ratings of PAQ dimensions for four familiar jobs. Comparison of holistic ratings with decomposed…

The roles and responsibilities of educational interpreters for children with hearing impairments at the elementary and secondary levels are delineated, and a paradigm for allocating interpreters' time to diverse duties is presented. (MSE)

Describes a survey of 192 special library and information center managers in Brazil that examined managerial activities and factors accounting for variation in managerial jobs. The results are discussed in terms of personal and organizational characteristics, perceived importance of managerial roles, and perceived preparedness to perform…