As answer to need for in-depth manpower research and better counseling and placement services. Canada is developing a multi-purpose occupational dictionary scheduled for completion in 1971. (Author/CJ)

Data from secondary school teachers' self -reported job descriptions were subjected to cluster analysis to identify intrinsic teaching roles. Six roles emerged, consisting of three status roles (administrative, pastoral, and departmental), and three style roles (practical, involved, and confined). Teachers' activity patterns, status, and…

Describes administration and management jobs in music including those of public school and university administrators, performing arts administrators, community arts managers, and community development specialists. Educational and personal qualifications and the advantages and disadvantages of each job are discussed. (AM)

An interview with the director of buildings and grounds for the Massapequa (New York) Public Schools, Emanual (Manny) Calligeros, reveals a new kind of physical plant administrator who can organize a maintenance and operations budget, evaluate and train personnel, analyze energy use, and negotiate contracts. (Author/MLF)

Discusses the growing use of computers in counseling, testing, and guidance. Examines potential ethical problems focusing on confidentiality of client data and the use of computer-assisted testing. Outlines principles for ethical use of computer applications emphasizing the need for counselor intervention. (Author/RC)

Two case studies report that interpersonal competence is fundamental for effective functioning in the principalship. The observational method found the highest proportion of principals' time is spent in direct, personal interaction with others. The survey technique solicited personal qualities and interpersonal skills as the most important…

Corporate Occupational Information System (COIS) is a computerized information retrieval program through which data on occupations and projects within a company can be accessed. It lists existing opportunities and identifies requirements necessary for individual positions. (JOW)

The problems in measuring the economic value of the homemaker's job are examined. They include the complexity of components of the job, variations in the workload, and tools of measurement and valuation. (CT)

Examined the relationships of occupational exploratory experience to interest pattern and structure. College students (N=48) completed an occupational information survey and the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory to assess interest pattern development. Results indicated that career information seeking is related to level of interest pattern…

This article reports on the nature of and reasons for the forthcoming changes in presentation, classification, and estimating procedures in labor force data derived from the Current Population Survey. Changes involve resident armed forces, new occupational classifications, conversion to Black-only data, and revision of first-stage ratio estimator.…

The Uniform Guidelines for Employee Selection Procedures created a need for efficient validation methods that can be generalized to a class of occupations. One method currently authorized by the Guidelines is synthetic validation. Describes approaches to synthetic validity. Recommends Primoff's J-Coefficient approach. (Author/JAC)

Collective bargaining law, the unit clarification process, case law, and teacher contracts are legally defining and thereby controlling school supervisory practice in Pennsylvania. (Author)

The Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scale (BARS) technique was employed with 16 dormitory resident assistants (RAs) to develop an RA job description. Results revealed that RA's generally preferred BARS to the existing job description. Procedural refinements and further uses for the BARS job description are discussed. (Author/RC)