Reports results of survey of 267 librarians and library school teachers in 57 Nigerian libraries and library schools designed to explore the family backgrounds of librarians in a developing country. Personal characteristics (sex, age), states of origin, parental background, fathers' education, and fathers' occupation are highlighted. (EJS)

Analysis of New England information science personnel needs focuses on job vacancies by specialization (1980-1983); priority personnel needs; overall personnel priorities; average of advertised salaries and job by type of employer; and demand for information, processing, and youth service workers. A substantial need for children's and school…

In order to provide more useful and timely occupational information for program development and evaluation, curriculum design, and labor market response to employer needs, the federal Office of Management and Budget has created a standard system of occupational definitions called the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). Criteria for the SOC…

This document summarizes the findings of a technical needs assessment survey completed by 207 New Mexico technical businesses in 2000. The major objective of the survey was to identify the types of technical skills employers needed from workers coming from the community and vocational college level. Research indicates that 62% of businesses have…

Faculty surveys of the honorific academies and of American professors indicate that the former are more liberal politically than the latter, including those at the most distinguished institutions. Theories of intellectual creativity and political socialization are applied to these findings. Available from Elsevier Publishing, 52 Vanderbilt Avenue,…

Summarizes the findings of a 1981 national survey of top news executives to determine their willingness to cooperate in work-study programs, internships, teleconferences, and summer workshops for faculty members. (HOD)

A 1980 national study of pharmacy graduates found 114 of 767 respondents not practicing pharmacy. The primary reasons were better financial opportunity or job satisfaction elsewhere. Over 53 percent found their pharmacy degrees instrumental in obtaining their present jobs, 72.5 percent believed their pharmacy backgrounds have been occupationally…

Studied sources of occupational stress in the prison officer's job and investigated their relationships with tedium (defined as a general experience of physical, emotional, and attitudinal exhaustion). Found the variables making the largest unique contributions to the variance in tedium are role overload, management support, and societal support.…

Surveyed 100 North Carolina elementary counselors and compared the results with earlier studies. Describes school situations and the role and function of counselors. This sample contained more women than men, and was younger and less experienced than earlier groups. Generally low levels of anxiety were found. (JAC)

Work in America Institute, a nonprofit organization, contends that many changes are necessary to extend the working life of older workers. Forty-five recommendations are made for employers and government to ready the American workplace for an aging workforce. (Author/MLF)

This paper suggests that one potential source of bias in estimating equations for women's occupational attainments is due to the exclusion of nonworking women from the equation. A technique is presented which allows for an estimate of the structural parameters for all married women, regardless of their employment status. (Author/EB)

Results are presented from the third biennial National Education Association "Survey of Instructional Problems" affecting teachers in their current assignments and particular concerns regarding class size, discipline, mainstreaming, and inservice education. (MB)

Notes the importance of providing preservice early childhood educators with ethics guidance and instruction. Summarizes results of Survey of Instruction in Professional Ethics (SIPE) indicating that most early childhood teacher educators include professional ethics instruction. Suggests use of a Code of Ethics, SIPE, textbooks, and videotape…

Reports results of the thirty-ninth annual survey of American-Library-Association-accredited library school programs on placements and salaries of 1989 graduates. Data are presented on employment status; placements and salaries by region, school, and type of library; and effects of experience on salaries. (MES)

A survey of state requirements for licensing/certifying school business officials reveals that most states leave the educational and experiential requirements to the discretion of the local boards of education. Two tables display survey findings. Contacted offices and designated resource persons are listed. (MLF)