Phrenology provided a means of screening job applicants during the wave of urban immigration of the 1850s. (RA)

A conversation relating the problems of advertising for a librarian who is a member of a minority group without offending members of other groups is described. (AB)

Urges consideration of the local labor market's impact on staff supply and demand when revising salary schedules. Explains how to select job classifications for comparison, identify relevant labor markets, analyze job content, collect data on current practices in the market, analyze the data, and develop and prioritize recommendations for…

Reviews different interpretations of the Supreme Court's recent ruling concerning Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. For related articles, see pages 21 and 23 in the same issue. (WD)

Briefly reviews a number of Federal court cases that have dealt with Title IX, considering the issue of whether the 1974 regulations prohibiting sex discrimination in employment practices accurately reflect the intent of the 1972 law. (GC)

Examines the dynamics of the aging process, the employment situation facing older Japanese workers, and changes in age-related employment and wage practices. (SK)

The United States is on the verge of a labor shortage that is partly the result of declining birth rates. An increase in work force participation by older adults, encouraged by reversals of early retirement and other policy changes, would be advantageous to employers, workers, and the economy. (Author/SK)

The author studies measures adopted in some European market economy countries with a view to improving maternity protection and enabling women workers to reconcile the dual function of maternity and economic activity without undermining equality. (Editor)

Explores the advantages and disadvantages of being a female community college teacher. Gives reasons for making women equal in numbers and status to male faculty members. Lists nine factors contributing to women's unequal status and suggests actions that women teachers should take to improve their position. (DD)

This article can be used as a checklist in surveying individual school situations before developing strategies to overcome the possibility of resegregation. (Author/MLF)

Discusses the proceedings of a recent American Economic Association convention where manpower programs were the main topics of concern. Most who attended favored exploring whether selective job creation at modest wage levels could increase employment opportunities without fanning inflation and direct training programs to the disadvantaged. (CT)

Outlines the advantages of outplacement of redundant personnel both for the company and for the person terminated. Argues that companies should use outside consultants to run their outplacement programs. (IRT)

Presents evidence which was not part of the original evidence in the court case in which a White steelworker challenged Kaiser Aluminum's selection of two Black workers for a special job training program. Kaiser's long history of racially discriminatory hiring practices is documented. (GC)

The benefits of and restrictions imposed on qualified pension and profit-sharing plans are discussed in terms of Excess Benefit Plans (EPB), a type of deferred compensation plan. EPBs and unfunded deferred compensation plans offer flexible methods of providing additional benefits for executives and key employees. (LBH)

Interviews with 10 participants in Ohio State University's job enrichment program for midcareer extension agents found that 5 returned to their same jobs after the experience but only 2 felt challenged/renewed. Part-time participation while working made it difficult to balance responsibilities. More information and a structured orientation were…