Describes a process for evaluating school media specialists that was developed by a high school principal and librarian working as a team. The discussion covers the criteria and methods used in the evaluation process, and how well the evaluation meets the needs of both the administration and the media specialist. (CLB)

Investigated the relationship between the recruiting source, applicant quality, and hire performance for an applicant pool and its resulting class of new hires for the position of insurance agent processed by a major insurance company in 1981. Differences in applicant quality and new hire survival were found in favor of the informal recruiting…

Tested generalizability of career commitment measure and its impact on employee turnover using longitudinally tracked sample of bank tellers (N=133). Found career commitment could be reliably operationalized and was distinct from job involvement and organizational commitment. Discusses findings in terms of identifying threshold level for…

Examines the relationships between communicator competence, listening ability, and frequency of task-related talk and employee performance with technology. Finds correlational evidence that these communicative abilities are related to employee productivity levels with new computer systems. (SR)

To determine the criterion-related validity of the Dade County (Florida) Management Assessment Center for the selection of school-level administrators, ratings of 121 school principals, assistant principals, and candidates were correlated with subsequent job performance ratings. The center predicted job performance to a significant degree. (SLD)

Presents results of surveys, taken before and after passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of employers and workers who are deaf, identifying two categories of factors impacting job retention and advancement: (1) individual worker performance attributes, and (2) aspects of the work environment. (Author/JDD)

Describes an outcomes approach to educational and training systems as utilized in Britain's National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs). Units of competence are explained, including performance criteria; analysis of competence is discussed; higher-level competence is considered; and an example of a core skill specification is included. (11…

Elementary and secondary teachers (n=285) of hearing-impaired students were surveyed to compare perceptions of competencies needed for work with hearing-impaired students. Results suggest that teachers at both levels believe some skills are fundamental for all teachers of the hearing impaired regardless of students' age level, though there are…

Discussion of the Training and Development Lead Body that defines occupational standards in the United Kingdom focuses on the development of standards for human resource development professionals. Topics addressed include the structure of the standards, applications, the lack of standards for technology-based training, and a forthcoming hypertext…

Research on performance of older college faculty is reviewed, and in light of the findings, the emphasis in Australia on negative outcomes of an aging academic workforce is questioned. Concern is expressed about the trend toward early retirement incentives and a perceived link between faculty performance appraisal and age stereotyping. (MSE)

Discussion of job satisfaction and the level of job performance focuses on the effect of automation on job satisfaction among reference librarians. The influence of stress is discussed, a job strain model is explained, and examples of how to design a job to reduce the stress caused by automation are given. (12 references) (LRW)

Occupational unionism as practiced by waitresses in the Hotel and Restaurant Employees International Union was characterized by emphasis on occupational identity, control over labor supply, portable rights and benefits, and peer determination of standards and discipline. Aspects of this form of unionism may hold promise for revitalizing the labor…

Public support for better teacher salaries hinges on tying these salaries to performance and productivity. To succeed, alternative compensation plans must be free of legislative involvement and restrictive outside funding and feature teacher cooperation in planning; clear, attainable objectives; freedom to determine reward format; and sound and…

Interviews with 12 experienced suburban expert teachers investigated their adaptive strategies which resulted in sustained exemplary performance in a working environment often characterized as professionally inadequate. Eight factors functioned as adaptive and supportive strategies, including a strong sense of mission and professional autonomy and…

The study evaluated the work performance of the first seven graduate classes (total N=107) of the Hadassah Nursing School, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Interviews with head nurses at the graduates' workplaces were conducted. The absorption strategies of accepting the graduates were questioned as were the ways in which the graduates were…