A sourcebook for 13 licensed health professions in Missouri is presented for 1980 and 1981. A brief overview of each profession is provided, along with statistical data concerning activity status, personal characteristics, practice characteristics, and place of professional education. The following professions are covered: chiropractors, dental…

"Classification Structures for Career Information" was created to provide Career Information Delivery Systems (CIDS) staff with pertinent and useful occupational information arranged according to the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) structure. Through this publication, the National Occupational Information Coordinating…

"Classification Structures for Career Information" was created to provide Career Information Delivery Systems (CIDS) staff with pertinent and useful occupational information arranged according to the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) structure. Through this publication, the National Occupational Information Coordinating…

A study assessed the communication skills of practicing lawyers in order to determine whether they had needs that could be met by the speech communication discipline. Specifically, the study investigated (1) the importance lawyers attached to certain communication skills, (2) how proficienty they considered themselves to be in using those skills,…

Findings from the National Science Foundation's Survey of Scientific and Engineering Personnel Employed at Universities and Colleges, January 1982 are highlighted and discussed in this brief report. The survey was mailed to approximately 2,200 universities and colleges offering programs in the sciences and/or engineering. Areas discussed include…

Data were extracted from the public use samples of the 1970 and 1980 United States censuses in order to (1) determine how successful the American media have been in hiring more racial minorities and women, (2) evaluate how changes in the media labor force correlate with changes in the nature of the news and information that the news media produce,…

The number of staff in full-time-equivalent (FTE) positions in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States is reported in two categories: instructional staff (teachers and instructional aides); and support services staff (local education officials and administrators, school administrators, guidance counselors, librarians, and all…

This paper describes survey results on the attitudes of Minnesota teachers toward their careers in general as well as data on the attitudes of teachers and principals toward alternative teaching roles being discussed nationally. This report also reviews survey data on the attitudes of teachers and principals toward the value and implementation of…

A study examined how the factors of sex, tolerance for ambiguity, conflict management style, and argumentativeness relate to the prediction of innovativeness. Ninety-six K-12 public school teachers in a northeastern school district were surveyed using self-report measures for innovativeness, ambiguity tolerance, conflict management style, and…

Employers from a variety of job placement settings and disciplines were surveyed concerning the critical skills for the research and evaluation professional, implications for training, and future job prospects. The survey, conducted by Gallaudet University (Washington, D.C.), also examined attitudes toward hiring hearing impaired persons. Through…

Tasks required of nurses in community settings were investigated as an initial step in identifying the competencies that comprise the role of community health nurse (CHN). An instrument to assess task performance was devised as a survey mailed to 376 field, outpost, child health, and school health nurses employed by the Western Australia Health…

This report summarizes and compares data, extracted from U.S. Census Bureau reports, relating to the numbers and relative earnings of artists from different racial and ethnic backgrounds and for male and female artists. Results indicate that Black and Hispanic workers are underrepresented in artist occupations in relation to their numbers in the…

To respond to the need for a coordinated system of training and training resources for West Virginia mental health personnel, the West Virginia Training Resources Center was established in 1979. Hospital and community mental health center administrators and staffs were surveyed to obtain program planning input, i.e., selection of trainee groups,…

Results of the 1982-1983 Recruiting Trends Survey of Michigan State University are presented, based on a cross-section of 637 responding employers in business, industry, government, and education. After an overview of the findings, statistical tables and observations for each table are presented. Results indicate that the class of 1982-1983 will…

Developed by the staff of Project SEARCH, this booklet is designed to assist American Indian adults of the Minneapolis-St. Paul area in an exploration of careers. As noted by the introduction, it may also be of interest to Indian high school students, college students, and others who are looking for ideas about the kinds of careers available. The…