Article considered the role of the assistant principal and provided guidelines for the professionalization of the assistant principalship. (RK)

Job satisfaction ratings-defined as the product (Importance) X (what job should offer, what job actually offers) on 29 job dimensions were factor analyzed for two large samples of management--level males. An identical analysis was conducted on the perceived discrepancy score alone. While the importance weighted measure is more elegant and…

Discusses the meanings of patents for inventions and registered designs and trade marks and the training and duties of a patent agent. Indicates that harmonization of the industrial property is taking place with Britain's entry into the European Economic Cooperation. (CC)

Describes how to design a job-training program starting with an in depth analysis of the job itself. (RB)

A system of organizational analysis which focuses on leadership, followership, and the job to be done, utilizing an objective scale of effectiveness. Actual situations are plotted on the scale, which simplifies analysis of problems. (JB)

Provides empirical evidence regarding the nature of the interest dimensions underlying Holland's hexagon of vocational interests. Two studies are reported. Study one results provide substantial support for the theory-based dimensions. Study two results suggest that interest inventories "work" primarily because they tap activity…

Suggests ways for school counselors to improve time control including: (1) analyzing time usage patterns; (2) setting goals; (3) planning; (4) scheduling effectively; (5) delegating; (6) avoiding overcommitment; and (7) combatting procrastination. Counselors must improve the quality of time spent on goals that are personally and professionally…

Stressors in school counseling were researched by surveying 240 school counselors about prevalence of stress experienced, sources of stress, and possible relationship between perceived stress and biographic variables (sex, age, marital status, assigned grade level, years of counseling experience). Counselors indicated moderate stress concerning…

Examines the potential of mobility-based classifications. Contrasts this approach with traditional industrial and counseling approaches to worker-job matching. Explores the social and psychological meaning of one such classification by describing the classification's categories in terms of the demographic characteristics of category incumbents and…

Investigated two main areas: (1) tasks performed by child care workers, group home houseparents, and social workers working in group child care; and (2) knowledge of specific domains (e.g. nutrition, behavioral theories) relevant to performance of those tasks. Results are considered germane to staff training programs, job descriptions, and program…

Provides relevant data on the field of organizational development (OD) from a sample survey of Organizational Development Network members. The 165 respondents described their careers, satisfactions, stresses, training, and education. The survey suggested that OD may be an amorphous field with many transitory participants, not a profession. (JAC)

The need in many schools for a clearer definition of the job responsibilities of teachers who are "teachers-in-charge,""coordinator," or "head of department," is addressed by providing details on how to write a detailed and comprehensive job description, specification, or definition. (MP)

The second installment in a series of articles discusses the organization, scheduling, authority, and responsibility of an effective school maintenance program. (Author/MLF)

The fifth in a series of articles on the NASSP Assessment Center for administrator evaluation and selection, this article describes a study being conducted to evaluate the center and presents some preliminary findings from a job analysis of the principalship, which is the first phase of the validation study. (JM)