The third in a series of articles on the chief business official in public school districts examines the officials' purchasing responsibility. Data are summarized in nine tables that categorize responses by enrollment size. (MLF)

The Dial-A-Career system relates occupational information about a vocational course or program to the community via telephone. (JB)

The authors, with reference to four research studies of rehabilitation counseling graduates, report on the professionalization of rehabilitation counseling and outline some emergent implications for manpower policy. (Author/EA)

Seminars were designed to aid liberal arts students, particularly in the psychology area, in the understanding and selection of a suitable career. (Author)

This manual presents a Task Analysis Process (TAP) designed to provide its users with a method to systematically analyze occupations in terms of tasks and procedural techniques for organizing them and related knowledges into vocational education program curricula. The process is intended for use by secondary and postsecondary schools for designing…

The first task in the role delineation for the Physician Assistant (PA) was the verification of the entry level generalist position. Using the verified role delineation and data collected from practicing PAs, the possibility of multiple PA positions was investigated as the second task. Two samples of PAs completed task checklists. Responses of a…

A random selection of superintendents in Texas school districts with student populations of 500 to 50,000 was surveyed and a search made of the literature to determine the desired characteristics of those in the role of assistant superintendent of instruction. The information collected showed preferences concerning the field of specialization,…

The purpose of this guide is to help educators consider the community as an integral part of the total educational program. The document is divided into two major parts. Part one contains a guide for the use of community resources. These uses are categorized into the following five areas: (1) developing resource linkages; (2) the school as a…

While numerous authors have addressed the subject of the college presidency, the literature does not contain an up-to-date job description of the community college president or the school district superintendent. A job description for the Superintendent/President as Executive Officer for the Board of Trustees would need to include a general…

This publication is divided into five parts. The first part provides the aims and objectives of the booklet. These include assisting high school students to discover the career opportunities in marine-related occupations and to prepare for some of the jobs listed in the booklet. Section two contains resource information: publications,…

Designed for junior high school students, this curriculum on marine science careers contains instructional materials on oceanography and related careers suitable for individualized study. The curriculum is organized into a study-direction book (included in this document) and a separate answer-response book (see CE 010 396). The text is divided…

A study was conducted by the Speech Communication Association (SCA) Task Force on Career Opportunities to obtain and disseminate information about the skills required for a variety of jobs in nonacademic settings and nonteaching jobs within academic settings. Forty-two SCA members responded to a questionnaire in which they listed their job titles…

A study was conducted to identify new and emerging jobs in marketing and distributive education. Two job survey booklets were constructed and used to collect job information from 397 businesses and 318 distributive education coordinators in Texas. Additional investigations were made to determine if coordinator's background or school location was…