Information from job analysis can be used to establish training objectives, to identify skills needed for the job, and to design performance tests. Methods of job analysis to yield necessary information for the creation of effective training programs are outlined. (MF)

Results are presented of a study focusing on the primary employment responsibilities of doctoral- and master's-level social work faculty employed by medical schools. Data from a Faculty Roster System survey show that these faculty members spend 23.5 percent more of their working time in patient service responsibilities than other faculty. (LBH)

Reviews literature on the use of content validity to establish the job-relatedness of assessment centers. Attempts to show that content validity requires more than the careful construction of stimulus materials, how these stimulus materials are presented to candidates and how responses to these stimuli are evaluated are also critical…

The first of two articles describes the inadequacies of existing decision support systems in meeting the needs of college administrators and examines the potential use of strategic information systems in higher education. The second describes the titles, responsibilities and backgrounds of chief information officers on college campuses. (CLB)

The present status of the ophthalmologist, optician, and optometric technician in the health care delivery system is examined, and projections about the role and scope of services in 2000 are discussed. (MSE)

This article discusses the range of validation studies conducted in Kansas in examining the validity of the National Teachers' Examination as a certification test for that state. It is argued that the validation of certification tests calls for a wider range of studies than typically are undertaken. (JAZ)

The author discusses learning curves versus performance curves. He examines how performance curves are created, how they are used, how they evaluate performance, and how they can be used as analysis tools for training system performance. Case studies are included. (CT)

Public support was boosted in a New York State school district by developing evening workshops with staff members, school board memebers, and the public. They centered on clearing up misconceptions about the roles and duties of school staff and administrators. Includes suggestions for keeping presentations short. (MD)

Suggests individual educational technologists have developed a variety of work styles including those characterized as: knowledge expert, executive manager, social-analyst, and specialist. These styles of working, based upon work behaviors of educational technologists at Great Britain's Open University, are compared in terms of practices, focuses,…

This paper critically reviews studies of administrator work activities which follow the work of Henry Mintzberg (1973), concentrating on these shortcomings of the method: (1) procedural difficulties in coding; (2) design limitations of classifying activities; (3) inadequate testing of Mintzberg's hypotheses; and (4) failure to explore antecedents…

An understanding of the technical aspects of comparable worth and the role of job evaluation should help college presidents and administrators to influence legislation effectively or to prepare for comparable worth in ways that preserve the integrity of their institutions. The Washington State case is discussed. (MLW)

A sample of 42 professional and 46 non-professional men and women reported order of preference for 10 job characteristics (five motivators and five hygienes). Both sexes regarded motivators as personally more important than hygienes but non-professional respondents were significantly more concerned about hygienes than the professional group.…

Job analysis has played a fundamental role in developing and validating licensure and certification examinations, but research on what constitutes reliable and valid job analysis data is lacking. This paper examines the reliability and validity of job analysis survey results. Generalizability theory and the multi-facet Rasch item response theory…

The speaker explained the UCLA Allied Health Professions Project to develop occupational analyses, curricula, and instructional materials for the health occupations. to be used in on-the-job training. At UCLA the concensus is that articulation and career mobility can best be achieved through a particular type of task oriented curriculum. (AG)