This paper examines current issues in supported employment in the areas of assessment, job analysis, instructional technology, and management. How supported employment can be implemented more effectively is discussed along with areas in which further policy implementation and research are needed. (Author/DB)

Studied methods for structuring a performance domain for a certification test in emergency nursing based on task frequency ratings from 659 emergency nurses or task similarity ratings from 21 experts. A 125-job analysis survey was used. Similarity judgment results are more easily interpreted and adequately modeled by multivariate analysis. (SLD)

A model for allocation of college faculty teaching load is proposed. It requires that the department's overall teaching function be identified and broken into components and the components weighted. The model also permits the opportunity cost of decisions made on other criteria to be assessed. (MSE)

Compares responses of newly qualified primary teachers to a questionnaire designed to elicit their perceptions regarding the degree and frequency of stress they experienced during the first year. Finds differences in stress levels based on the type of training teachers receive, and identifies job aspects that are particularly stressful. (DSK)

Presents results of survey of senior level public relations executives in for-profit organizations, regarding: what courses should be taught in a public relations curriculum; skills public relations graduates should take into their first jobs; the skill-level of recent hires; and in what department, school, or college public relations should be…

Examines the types of instructional technology service positions available in higher education. The authors collected an analyzed 449 job announcements and developed a taxonomy of service positions that includes eight categories: Instructional Technologist; Instructional Designer; Distance Learning Coordinator; Instructional Technology…

This article compares the practices of teacher educators with those of academics working as educators on pre-service courses for nurses and social workers. It includes a framework for analyzing professional education work, which conceptualizes the educators as "second order practitioners." The findings of the study show that similar…

This report is based on research findings indicating that many British colleges of further education have widely disparate salaries for professional staff members. Often salaries bear no relation to complexity of work performed. In addition, equal employment opportunity laws requiring equal pay for similar work may not be followed. A job…

The current emphasis on educational reform recognizes the importance of effective teachers as a basic component of quality schools. Current research is focusing on the characteristics of effective teachers. Self-efficacy, a component of social learning theory, has been shown to affect performance in many different areas. This study is the first…

This manual addresses the future workplace for persons with disabilities and the implications for rehabilitation. It presents information on trends and forecasts regarding work in the future, to stimulate thought and provoke action to meet the challenge presented by the future workplace. In an introductory section, the workplace of the future is…

In a study designed to analyze differences between job performance and level of experience, 27 nurses from three different employment levels (in training, experienced, and supervisory) were observed, interviewed, tested, and rated for job performance. An observation checklist recorded job behavior in terms of the type of activity observed, the…

The DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) process is described in this paper as a method for designing a curriculum that is responsive to the needs of business, industry, health, and public service fields. First, a variety of methods of curriculum development are contrasted with the DACUM process, which involves the construction of a single-sheet…

The study is an in-process report and constitutes a step in a series of studies oriented toward developing a comprehensive understanding of the work and work arrangements of public school administrators in settings which are particularly suited for such studies. The settings chosen for the present study were three school districts with student…

Significant findings are presented from a study conducted to ascertain what work tasks a university's Industrial Technology (IT) graduates were performing, their salaries, and their curriculum evaluations. More than half were involved in 20 people-oriented work tasks; respondents indicated that vital interpersonal skills should be emphasized in IT…

Asserting that presidential evaluation is the support and the apex of an overall program of accountability in administration, a former president of the University of Scranton suggests principles and procedures including evaluation based on a mutually accepted job description or priority list, inclusion of self-evaluation, and emphasis on…