This study's objectives were to explore and analyze task interrelationships among department personnel; determine what specific tasks are currently performed in inhalation therapy/respiratory care departments; propose a series of appropriate tasks for occupational titles; and report future plans of the AHPP in the area of study. Contents include…

The basic problem addressed by this thesis was the identification of specific criteria for determining the applicability of a job enrichment program in a specific career area. Identifying criteria involved the intrinsic and extrinsic aspects of a job, which act as determiners of job satisfaction or dissatisfaction. Survey data were obtained using…

Members of professional organizations, representing school libraries and audiovisual personnel, set up new standards for staffing the library media centers. These standards recognize that school libraries were taking on new and greater responsibilities and were incorporating more and more audiovisual functions which require a new professional…

This is the first part of a study directed at supplying information about labor relations in the construction industry in Ontario. Presented in tables by occupations are data pertaining to: (1) straight time hourly wage rates, (2) employee payments for vacations and other fringe benefits, (3) daily and weekly hours paid at straight time rates, (4)…

This is one of a series of 30 monographs documenting the progress and accomplishments of the Minnesota Work Adjustment Project. Presented in this, the final report, is an overview of the project as well as detailed explanations of outcomes and activities. The conceptualized Work Adjustment Theory is the foremost accomplishment of the research…

This annual study was conducted to determine the national supply and demand for teachers of vocational agriculture for purposes of planning a nationwide recruitment program. A questionnaire was completed and returned by head state supervisors and teacher educators in all institutions preparing teachers of vocational agriculture. The number of…

This report explains the Bridgeport Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) manpower information systems project. Three components of the project are considered: (1) The automated manpower management information system (MIS), which incorporates a cost-effectiveness analysis algorithm and permits a limited amount of impact and outcome…

To aid in setting affirmative action targets, job preferences were explored using conjoint measurement, or trade-off analysis, with a general population and an applicant sample. The technique can identify groups interested in nontraditional work and showed sharp differences in job preferences between the sexes. (Author/SJL)

Uses cross national data to examine how economic, political and educational structures affect both the participation of women in the labor force and their employment in more powerful and well rewarded positions, and assesses the relevance of comparative studies of women as a status group to national public policy considerations. (Author/JM)

Life histories and followup data at age 22 were obtained for 76 persons classified as mentally retarded and for nonretarded control Ss matched for age, sex, and social background. (CL)

Discusses controversy concerning use of BSW degree as minimum educational requirement for first social work practice and merits of workers holding the BSW degree as opposed to agency-trained workers. Reports on comparative analysis of workers' attitudes that suggests BSW workers warrant both professional and organizational recognition. (Author/SMR)

Describes a survey of the 50 top ranked Fortune 500 service organizations that was conducted to determine the prevalence of chief information officers, their reporting relationships, and their reporting responsibilities. Differences between chief information officers and management information systems directors are identified, and suggestions for…

This survey and questionnaires addressed to library personnel in the 51 arts and science colleges affiliated with the University of Calicut (India) and interviews with a representative group of students and teachers to assess the status and grades of librarians, their educational and professional qualifications, supporting staff, and their…

Provides data on employment by sex, degree, and minority status. Compares men's and women's salaries in private industry, academia, and government. Provides breakdown for industrial employment by work function and work specialty, and compares industries. (JM)

To aid those advising English majors in college, this article compiles information on technical writing careers from surveys in professional journals, occupational literature, 1980 census data, and Bureau of Labor Statistics publications. (SRT)