It is recommended that every student has daily access to a school nurse and that school nurses work in alignment with the "Framework for 21st-Century School Nursing Practice" (Framework). Little is known about Framework alignment with school nursing practice. The purpose of this study is to describe the alignment between the Framework…

There have been previous attempts to define the roles and responsibilities of the SpEd Director however, the current position of SpEd Director is not clearly defined. The purpose of this convergent parallel mixed methods study was to provide a clear view of what the position of SpEd Director currently requires. Specifically, this study was…

The information presented in this brief comes from exploratory research activities designed to understand the role of career navigators; the competencies they need to be successful; and considerations for hiring, supporting, and training them. This brief can be used by adult education practitioners to: (1) Define job responsibilities and design…

This report examines the various roles of a Chief Enrollment Management Officer (CEMO) in the United States. It marks the fourth edition of AACRAO's Chief Admissions Officer career-profile survey, following its predecessors in 2014, 2017, and 2020. These reports are part of a series focusing on key roles in academia: Chief Enrollment Management…

Given the lack of research into native-speakerism among teachers of languages other than English (LOTEs), this qualitative study aims to bridge the gap by investigating the discriminatory and inclusive language employed in online recruitment for post-secondary institution instructors of LOTEs. The study also looks at how post-secondary…

This study used a short-term longitudinal design to test the social-cognitive model of career self-management's (CSM) theorized pathway in which exploratory actions mediate the association between career exploration self-efficacy and decisional outcomes. The study clarifies the role of exploratory actions in the decision-making process by…

Business analytics is a fast-growing field that requires a combination of technical, analytical, and communication skills. This article aims to identify the most sought after skills for business analytics jobs based on a content analysis of over 2600 online job postings. The results show that the top skills include analytics, communication,…

Formal Indigenous leadership within Australian universities has expanded significantly in the last decade. Given this advancement, understanding how to integrate Indigenous leadership into existing institutional governance structures is an area that requires investigation. Recognising the need to further examine Indigenous leadership in the higher…

The purpose of this study is to examine core professional competencies for instructional designers through a job announcement analysis involving both qualitative and quantitative produces used on a qualitative data source. Using a conceptual framework as a guide, we extracted and examined a total of N = 1030 unique job announcements obtained from…

Two of the most prestigious, yet elusive, titles that professors in higher education can earn are the designations of distinguished professor and endowed chair. These named positions often come with benefits such as salary enhancements, resources for research and teaching, and favorable adjustments of time allocation within a faculty member's…

Graphic design has long been hampered by its indeterminate educational disciplinary status, resulting in it being subsumed within wider visual arts studies. Arguing that this permeates into professional practice, this article explores the ambivalence of professional graphic designers towards the term 'graphic design' itself. Drawing on interviews…

Using U.S. Department of Labor O*NET occupation data, we test hypotheses, developed primarily from the occupational models upon which the American College Testing's (ACT) "Profile" career guidance is based, to examine how accounting compares with three competing professions: engineering, medicine, and law. Awareness of the differences in…

School counselors are one of the few professions that remain split on their professional title. We replicated a previous study to determine whether the results of the original study measuring the impact of language on perceptions of school counselors' competency were replicable by surveying a sample of the general population. Participants who…

Academic libraries in the United States often have difficulty recruiting for technology-focused positions. This mixed-methods study examines what technology skills libraries are seeking in entry-level technology positions and explores ways to increase interest in library employment. Utilizing Lent's (2013) social cognitive career theory (SCCT)…

In the last three decades, Canadian universities have grown in size and complexity and undergone deep transformations. Meanwhile, who should be appointed as highest-ranking administrative officers and what they ought to be doing once appointed has remained hotly debated. This paper examines how Canadian universities' understanding and framing of…