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…

Describes composite materials and related industries. Discusses the few courses at the undergraduate level, the few schools offering the courses, alternatives to these courses, job opportunities, and future trends. (YP)

Discusses the process of work performance self-assessment, noting the importance of understanding performance appraisal as a rhetorical situation. Describes the process of setting goals, establishing criteria, assessing performance, and adapting to an organizational format. Provides examples of performance evaluation charts. (MM)

Describes the steps involved in the action research model of planned organizational change and presents a modified model for teacher librarians in public school systems. An example of a problem and the steps needed to resolve that problem are provided. (9 references) (CLB)

Describes how instructional designers can use a combination of job task/function analysis and job competence assessment to construct a performance profile for managers that identifies characteristics of a successful performer. An ideal role micro approach is explained, and the design of training programs based on the performance profile is…

Presents and discusses a check list of recommended competencies developed by the Association for Library Services to Children for librarians serving children in public libraries. Suggestions are provided for the use of the check list by library educators, public library administrators, state and regional agencies, librarians, library school…

Description of a management strategy for assessing performance goals called Job Task Systems Management (JTSM) focuses on a study of inspector jobs at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The adaptation of business planning strategies to the government sector is discussed, and a job and task analysis is described. (LRW)

An understanding of the following issues will help media professionals to analyze and guide planning for technology in libraries: (1) technological vision; (2) systems thinking; (3) job analysis; (4) budget; and (5) statistics. (Author/AEF)

In an analysis of pharmacy extern and preceptor activities, 24 externs logged activities at random intervals over a period of 226 days. Students were alone most of the time, with little contact with prescribers or patients. Community-based externs had far more patient contact than hospital-based externs. Students spent most time in the dispensing…

Education and adult life/work are concurrent, not consecutive. To address this new paradigm, Work Keys provide a common language for education and business to prepare people for education and employment transitions. Work Keys components are job profiling, skills assessments, and targets for instruction. (SK)