A survey questionnnaire was administered to 139 educators to determine the professional education teacher competencies needed by postsecondary agriculture technology teachers. Of the 100 competencies listed on the questionnaire, 99 were perceived by the surveyed group as being above 3.0 (instrument scale average) in importance to the job. (LRA)

Demand for planned giving officers vastly exceeds the small supply of trained competent professionals. Personnel Decisions, Inc. overhauled a program of personnel selection and training sponsored by the Northwest Area Foundation; that program is described. Categories of job performance and profiles of behavioral characteristics for successful…

This article describes the procedure for developing skill-based ESP (English for Special Purposes) curricula for intensive, technology-oriented training programs. (Author/CFM)

Almost 200 randomly-selected midwestern junior and senior high school principals responded to a survey on their length of work week, competence in administrative tasks, involvement with central office, autonomy, and job satisfaction. Few significant differences were found between junior and senior high principals. Implications are drawn for…

In 1976, the Shasta County Schools management staff devised a system to identify the factors of responsibility in management positions and to assign position titles and salaries on this basis. Factors were identified in the areas of program management, budget, and personnel supervision and weighted to rank staff positions. (SJL)

An automated candidate-job matching system called "Jobmatch" has been implemented at Citibank, in New York City, involving job analysis, performance appraisal techniques, clerical employment, and internal mobility. A job task scale is used by supervisor and employee to determine job and candidate matching through a series of computer…

The duty areas of agriculture/agribusiness task statements identified in an Ohio study can be an asset in the development of updated courses of study relevant to secondary-level students' needs. Teachers of vocational agriculture can use these common core tasks as a curriculum-discussion base with the local advisory committee. (Author/AJ)

Employed questionnaire to study relationships between role perceptions and job satisfaction among military Drug and Alcohol Prevention Specialists (N=102). Found job satisfaction primarily related to perceived importance of prevention duty and organizational efficiency. Found supervisor's emphasis upon prevention duty was significant but…

This paper discusses a German program that provides a network of sheltered workshops for those unable to work under competitive conditions. Specifically described is the program at Detmold, Westphalia, which uses job analysis and detailed appraisal of workers' social and psychological characteristics in its training program. (Author/DB)

Reviews the literature concerning upward evaluation of supervisors and directors in libraries and suggests that upward evaluation can aid professional development. Research at the University of Texas at Austin is highlighted, and pilot research at Western Kentucky University libraries that used job analysis to develop a questionnaire for…

Describes the methods and results of a major research effort which sought to identify and verify dimensions of educational leadership. Staff development implications are explored that could improve the effectiveness of educational leaders. (GLR)

When knowledge, skills, and abilities of four job classes (secretarial/clerical, managerial/administrative, professional/technical, service) were identified, 68% of those determined important for managerial/administrative were also important for secretarial/clerical. Job analysis proved useful in identifying possible career paths, and potential…

The commonly cited prescription for improving higher education, increasing the time faculty spends teaching, could lead to an impoverished learning environment because it ignores the rich learning opportunities afforded by the full complement of faculty life, which integrates teaching, research, and service. The traditional approach reflects…

A content analysis of 220 job advertisements that appeared in "College & Research Libraries News" between 1973 and 1998 demonstrates that by 1998, all academic library jobs routinely included computer technologies, that instruction had become an integral part of reference work, and that behavioral skills, especially oral and written communication…

Library webmasters in medium-sized academic libraries were surveyed about their educational backgrounds, job responsibilities, and training and experience levels in Web development. The article summarizes the findings of the survey with recommendations for libraries and library and information science programs. (Contains 7 tables, 5 figures,and 5…