Reported are the results of a survey of 98,000 engineers taken to be representative of approximately 500,000 members of engineering societies. Data analysis was done on 59,200 usable questionnaires. The list is believed to have included about 40 percent of the engineers in the nation. A facsimile questionnaire is reproduced at the end of the…

This report consists of a survey of development in local school systems with respect to the assignment of a school staff member with overall responsibility for human relations. The few job descriptions found in this field differed in emphasis. Some focus on the techniques of integration, while others focus on multicultural curricula, human…

A RESEARCH COORDINATING UNIT IN THE FIELD OF OCCUPATIONAL RESEARCH WAS ESTABLISHED AT COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY. THE UNIT WAS PRINCIPALLY CONCERNED WITH STIMULATION AND INITIATION OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION RESEARCH. A STUDY OF THE POST-HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCES OF GRADUATES OF THE 1963 CLASS OF COLORADO SECONDARY SCHOOLS WAS COMPLETED. A STUDY OF…

Reports results of a survey on placements and salaries of graduates of library school programs accredited by the ALA (American Library Association). Responses from 53 schools are broken down by sex, employment status, region, type of library, and effects of experience. Twelve tables are included. (MES)

Reports on a survey of 111 children's librarians in Illinois public libraries which gathered data on educational preparation, job histories, present positions, career choices, opportunities for advancement, and opinions on what others could do to help children's librarians. Ten tables are included, and six references are listed. (MES)

During the 1980s, meetings were held throughout the United States to discuss certification for technical communicators. Discussions were guided by a series of questions regarding the educational requirements and professional duties of technical communicators. In January 1983 the STC (Scientific and Technical Communication) Board authorized the…

This paper is about operationalizing three of fourteen theoretical propositions related to ability and self-beliefs set forth by Donald Super (1990). The three propositions are (1) people differ in their abilities, personalities, needs, values, self-concepts, and interests; (2) developing through the life stages can be guided by facilitating the…

The main purpose of this article is in the methodology of assessing the training and development needs of the current work force of an organization. (Author/RK)

New findings and inferences from BLS surveys and comparisons with econometric model concepts. (Editor)

Reports the results of a survey which exposed differences between employers and their employees concerning the importance rating assigned to competencies in the landscape and nursery business. (SB)

American Chemical Society, Office of Professional Relations compared earnings of chemists with tradesmen and with other professionals. Chemists tend to dominate the economic picture for scientists and physicians are among the best compensated professionals. Earnings gains for chemists trail those for tradesmen who have climbed sharply. (Author/TS)

Some four million workers hold a second job, with teachers and policemen leading the way. (Editor)

Bureau of Labor Statistics' 1980 estimates were on target for professional and service occupations, fairly accurate for farm, craft, clerical, and sales occupations, but significantly off the mark for managerial and administrative, nonfarm labor, and operative occupations. (JOW)

This article reviews data from the 1979 Staines-Quinn study of job satisfaction levels and contrasts them with data from similar surveys of the same era. The Staines-Quinn study's conclusions differ from conclusions of other studies and the authors examine the possible reasons for this. (CT)

The article analyzes national statistics from the perspective of underemployment among persons with visual loss. Figures are considered for temporary and part time work, occupational status, and annual earnings. (SBH)