Describes the design and validation of the Impediments to Leadership Succession Inventory, a 32-item survey instrument to determent why good candidates are not applying for principal positions in Australian Catholic schools. (Contains 40 references.) (PKP)

A study of employee turnover in 31 public libraries in the American Midwest established baseline turnover rates and examined the relationship of gender to turnover behavior. Findings showed that: turnover rates are low compared to other occupations; and turnover rates of males and females are similar. (28 references) (Author/MES)

Surveys journalists, finding that female journalists perceive they have as much journalistic autonomy as males while minorities see themselves as having slightly less autonomy. Finds that as newsroom diversity increases, perceived autonomy decreases, especially for minority journalists. (SR)

Summarizes results of a 1993 survey of Southeastern Library Association members to find out if librarians are covered by pension programs, and if they are using tax-deferred savings plans for retirement. Discusses librarian participation in employer-sponsored retirement plans and voluntary savings programs, and compares survey results based on…

Investigates academic course areas that public relations executives foresee as important to the practice of public relations in the 1990s. Finds major emphasis on areas traditionally outside public relations education. (SR)

Examines the roles of librarians and reporters and the use of information technologies by newspapers. Finds that information retrieval technologies and databases are causing the work of newspaper reporters and librarians to merge and blend. Finds that 90 percent of the newspapers studied subscribed to a least one database, and 60 percent searched…

A survey of worker tenure with their employers found that workers had 4.5 median years of continuous tenure and 6.5 years of cumulative tenure. Only one-sixth of all workers had been in their current occupations for one year or less. (JOW)

Examines gender differences in how 800 organizationally experienced and work-oriented women and men rated the importance of 8 characteristics of effective work teams. Finds that women rated the importance of (1) team members' job knowledge; (2) competent, respected, and fair leadership; and (3) team members' liking, trusting and helping each other…

Using the 1999-2000 National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Salary Survey, estimated relationships between senior student affairs officers' (SSAOs') supervisory responsibilities for 23 functional areas and public or private support, institutional classification (college or university), and mean SSAO salary. (EV)

In this article, the author revisits 11 graduates who were profiled as part of LJ's annual Placements & Salaries issue. Armed with a library science degree from various institutions, they had just secured jobs in librarianship and were off to a good start forging their careers. Since then, they have worked at elementary school, college, and…

As career clusters and pathways are being implemented within the program of study requirement of the Perkins IV legislation, the current linkages between entry level occupations and careers requiring advanced certifications or degrees should be examined by career and technical education (CTE). This study examined the linkage in the healthcare…

Schools of Library and Information Science (LIS) have often promoted alternative careers as a marketing tool and some students enrol in LIS schools specifically to explore alternative careers. The literature on LIS career patterns continues to suggest that those non-traditional careers are desirable and viable alternatives. Yet the survey research…

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between organisational support for career development (OSCD) and employees' career satisfaction. Based on an extended model of social cognitive career theory (SCCT) and an integrative model of proactive behaviours, the study proposed that career management behaviours would mediate…

Through a joint research committee sponsored by the Association for Play Therapy (APT) and the American Counseling Association (ACA), The National Play Therapy in Counseling Practices Project conducted the first phase of investigation. Findings offered a snapshot of mental health providers of play therapy, regarding the nature of who they are and…

Community and culture significantly influence value orientation, perceived needs, and motivation as well as provide the ground for creating shared understanding. All disciplines have their own cultures, and all cultures evolve through cross-cultural exchanges. The computing community has created and documented a sound body of knowledge of…