A study to determine the professional competencies needed by beginning teachers of vocational agriculture in Delaware revealed that teachers and supervisors felt that at least average competence was necessary for 246 of the 250 competencies included in the study. (LRA)

The results of an Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges survey of board secretaries are reported. The survey sought to discover patterns of responsibilities, duties, reporting channels, methods of selection, problems, and other characteristics of the job and the people who hold it. (JMD)

Discusses summer camps' difficulties in recruiting college students as staff, suggesting camps have "image problem." Describes study of job descriptions to evaluate whether camps offer useful career experiences. Examines frequency and types of job tasks. Examines how camp directors might use job descriptions to recruit more effectively. (TES)

A survey of 245 special education teacher/paraprofessional pairs found that teachers viewed clerical and supervision skills as more important than paraprofessionals' other skills. Teachers and paraprofessionals showed considerable agreement in rating the importance of skills. It appeared that paraprofessionals require different competencies…

Examines selected literature on the role of student employment in academic libraries from the early 1900s to the present. Discusses stereotypes, responsibilities, qualifications, standards, gender and racial bias, training, job assignments, performance, and benefits of student employment. Contains 79 references. (AEF)

An Australian study compared the views of 26 humanities and 26 social sciences university faculty members concerning the aspects of teaching they felt they could delegate to others. Social sciences faculty were more likely to approve of contracting tasks to others. Individuals differed in the extent to which they were willing to "contract…

Methods for evaluating the validity of job analysis data derived from activity inventories are proposed. The basic approach is to state assumptions about expected relationships and then check to see whether these relationships exist. The approach is illustrated through a survey of 38 nurses. (SLD)

Social work policy-practice is a recent development that attempts to integrate direct social work practice with social policy theory and advocacy for change. Salient issues in the emergence of this trend, models of the social worker role arising from it, and implications for social work curricula are examined. (MSE)

Describes a study that compared roles and responsibilities of academic librarians and support staff within the University of California library system. Areas of overlap between professionals and paraprofessionals and discrepancies in satisfaction with specific job attributes are identified, and the implications for setting realistic expectations…

This study compares the assessment of 30 teachers, 120 field instructors, and 287 students with regard to what students of social work do during their fieldwork practice and the importance they attach to these activities. The study used a Job Analysis Questionnaire developed specifically for this study. Results indicated differences among the…

This collection of materials provides guidance on the specific roles of teachers and paraprofessionals on instructional teams serving students with disabilities. Individual materials include lists, checklists, questionnaires, and forms addressing: a definition of "paraeducators"; roles of teachers; duties performed by instructional paraeducators;…

Society has changed dramatically over the last few decades and colleges and universities have begun to realize that they will only survive change by increasing their use of new technologies. In order to facilitate the increased utilization of technology, many colleges and universities have begun to hire Instructional Technologists. One problem is…

While most organizations rely on cutting scores to screen job applicants, little research and few accepted methods exist to help practitioners identify cutting scores that will be job-related. This paper describes how the Work Keys system job analysis process was used to provide job-related, content-valid cutting scores. Using job analysis results…

This handbook for aiding search committees in recruiting college administrators consists of the following chapters: "The Vacancy"; "The Committee"; "The Job"; "The Search"; "The Screening"; "The Interviews"; and "The Appointment." This up-to-date handbook on selecting individuals for administrative responsibilities fills a real need. It is filled…

The Workplace Educational Skills Analysis (WESA) is a systematic process used to identify and analyze basic educational skills required to perform a job or cluster of jobs. The WESA methodology consists of the following six stages: WESA design meetings, interview preparation, interviews and observations, data analysis and draft reports,…