Studies the extent to which market and labor force characteristics, in addition to overt discrimination of employers, contribute to relative occupational position differences between blacks and whites in 25 Southern metropolitan areas. (MF)

Briefly describes the bachelor's and master's program in the Department of Engineering Management (University of Missouri--Rolla) and provides results of a survey of their engineering management graduates. Areas examined include salaries and types of entry/present level employment positions for both bachelor's and master's graduates. (JN)

Surveys the job characteristics of special education administrators, focusing on 13 areas of their duties. Responding administrators answered questions about the priority areas of their jobs and the percentage of working time that they assigned to each task area. (JW)

Reports the findings of two 1982 surveys of national and Florida editors regarding the job market for journalism majors. (HOD)

A 1981 survey of United States and Canadian American Institute of Physics members shows salaries keeping up with inflation, shifts toward interdisciplinary work, but underrepresentation of women in higher paying positions. Although focusing on the 1981 employment situation, some speculation as to future changes are included. (Author/JN)

Summarizes a national survey of the hospice community. Results indicated that the hospice community is attempting to meet the mental health training needs of its paid staff members and volunteers. However, more than half expressed a need for further training and a more systematic and comprehensive curriculum. (Author)

Describes the results of a survey that assessed English teachers' expressed attitudes about the English curriculum, the proper preparation of teachers, and about the nature of English instruction. (HOD)

Discusses the rationale, methodology, and results of a survey of engineers to gain information on the common problems in the writing of engineers and on the importance of writing and speaking skills in engineering, and to discover what advice they might have for engineering students regarding these two skills. (HTH)

Highlights a 1981 study on the engineering faculty shortage. Findings, among others, indicate overall shortage in 1981 was 9.1 percent, vacancy rate at the assistant professor level was 25.4 percent, and numbers of engineering faculty leaving academe for industry was slightly higher than engineers who left industry for academe. (JN)

Offers comments from high school publications advisers on the effects of increased publishing costs and on what to expect in the future of school publications. (RL)

Discusses results of a survey to determine whether school psychologists have experienced prejudice or discrimination with respect to ethnicity, gender, age and sexual orientation in salary, tenure, publication and grant productivity; or have engaged in legal or legislative activity around existing prejudice. Results find no bias. Suggests further…

Discusses results of a two-phase survey of the writing problems of people with technical, legal, and scientific degrees. The results indicated that most respondents lacked knowledge of the value of preparation in advance of writing, and that many who ranked their writing ability highly suffered from negative writing attitudes. (HTH)

Describes a statewide training needs assessment based on joint state agency and university planning. Sample findings are presented for both the statewide population and various job function groupings. Differences in expressed training needs across job function groups are examined, and strategies for providing effective and efficient training are…