Technological advances have created unlimited opportunities in education. Training and technology have merged to create new methods referred to as technology-based training. The purpose of this study was to identify organizations that hire agriculture and life sciences students for positions involving technology-based training and identify…

The United States has the largest professional nurse workforce in the world numbering close to 3 million but does not produce enough nurses to meet its growing demand. A shortage of close to a million professional nurses is projected to evolve by 2020. An emerging physician shortage will further exacerbate the nurse shortage as the boundaries in…

This article presents and discusses some results obtained from the analysis of data collected by the Postgraduate Diploma in Education (NUI) Applications Centre (PDEAC), which was established in 1999 to administer the selection of student teachers for the Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) at the education departments of the four NUI…

The purpose of this study was to determine whether increased amounts of management training for newspaper editors correlated positively with higher levels of professional commitment. Subjects, 313 (of 500) newspaper editors working at 123 U.S. daily newspapers that were part of the Gannett, Knight-Ridder, or Scripps-Howard chains, responded to a…

The success of virtually every endeavor of the Federal Government depends on the skills, abilities, and motivations of its work force. Yet recent years have seen increasing concern about the quality of the Federal work force and the Government's ability to retain its most capable employees. In any given year, the Government loses nearly 120,000…

Describes findings of a survey that sought to determine differences in age, administrative responsibility, and salary for corporate executives who change employers relatively often, compared to executives who change employers less often or not at all. Respondents who had changed employers recently were also asked their reason for doing so. (JG)

America is experiencing renewed interest in the important role school administrators play in initiating and sustaining school excellence. The perception of the school principal as a passive, reactive manager has yielded to a more accurate recognition of the administrator as a proactive instructional leader. To obtain relevant information…

The focus of the symposium was on an evaluation of judicial education in Alabama conducted by the University of Alabama Evaluation and Assessment Laboratory (EAL). The papers include: (1) "Design: From Qualitative Study to Grounded Questionnaire" (J. S. Rogers); (2) "Implementation: Conducting the Qualitative Study and the…

A study was conducted to identify characteristics considered important by personnel directors when reviewing resumes. Findings were obtained from questionnaires completed by 166 respondents located throughout the Midwest. Results suggest that there are very definite opinions held by individuals whose function is frequently to review resumes. A…

Summarizes a report covering six layoffs involving 66 chemists and chemical engineers occurring from March to September 1974. Guidelines for employers were not met by some companies. Note is made of this. (EB)

A survey of male hourly-wage earners indicates employees face serious problems in planning for income security in retirement. Retirement preparation programs that supply information and technical planning expertise are needed to assist employees in realistic retirement planning. (EA)

The results of a study of the relationship of job satisfaction to sex is discussed. Past findings are disputed that claim that women have greater job satisfaction than men. The test instrument, the Job Descriptive Index, measured the responses of both male and female professional and non-professional workers. (JB)

Eighty-six instructors of business communication at four-year institutions responded to a survey designed to determine (1) who teaches business communication, (2) what courses were offered, (3) which departments offered business communication courses, (4) class sizes, (5) number of assignments given, (6) number of instructors involved in…

To learn more about the characteristics of daily newspaper managers, a mail survey of 558 top managers at 197 newspapers was conducted. To add to the information about the relatively small number of women newspaper managers, a telephone survey of 74 women managers at 67 newspapers was also undertaken. An analysis of their responses led to the…

SUGGESTED PROCEDURES ARE PRESENTED TO AID ADMINISTRATORS, SUPERVISORS, AND TEACHERS IN RESOLVING PROBLEMS PERTAINING TO THE SELECTION OF JOB TRAINING FOR OCCUPATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY. INCLUDED IS A GUIDE FOR OBTAINING COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT IN CONDUCTING SURVEYS TO DETERMINE CURRENT AND FUTURE EMPLOYMENT NEEDS. TOPICS DISCUSSED ARE…