Surveys members of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication involved in scholastic journalism education to discover what they think are the responsibilities of high school newspaper advisers and where they lie along the "Hazelwood" continuum. Finds that the majority of respondents consider advisers as having the…

Surveys 169 communication department chairpersons about the significance for tenure of 39 professional activities. Finds that the primary differentiating characteristic from one program to the next relative to promotion expectations regarding scholarship is the highest degree students can earn in the program. Finds that scholarship (articles,…

Women are still not equally represented in many careers in technology and science. A role model survey was modified and sent by e-mail to a randomly selected set of women in technology. Summarizes the results of the responses to that survey and suggests some implications for teacher and scientific professional planning and instruction. (Author/MVL)

Presents several novel activities designed to enable preservice counselors to become more familiar with the local and national occupational scenes. Specific activities involve use of Dictionary of Occupational Titles, Selected Characteristics of Occupations Defined in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles, Occupational Outlook Handbook, The Guide…

Surveys journalism and mass communication administrators to identify factors used to evaluate "non-traditional" faculty for promotion, raises, and contract continuation. Suggests a set of criteria for that purpose. (SR)

Reports on a survey of journalism department chairs and recently hired faculty, asking about their experiences with the on-campus interview as part of the academic hiring process. Discusses details of the on-campus interview and offers suggestions for improving the process. (SR)

Utilizes a sample of 50 Black and 79 White females who committed suicide in Georgia in 1979 to compare the occupational distribution of Black and White female suicides. Finds that married Black female suicides are disproportionately represented in most occupations, indicating a possible interactive effect between occupation and marital stress…

Responses from over 500 practicing superintendents in New York State reveal that the majority (1) have a strong desire to be leaders; (2) heard about the opening through an advertisement; (3) view consultants in the selection process appropriate only as technical experts; and (4) urge school board members to become more involved in the…

Reports on a survey of chief human resources officers in the Fortune 500. Focuses on areas such as applicant's appearance; beginning of the interview; conduct of the interview; and closing the interview. Compares results with a similar 1980 survey. (JAD)

Discusses business etiquette and addresses such issues as making introductions, speaking effectively, and managing social functions. Determines students' needs, surveys personnel managers, and offers suggestions for integrating social skills into business communication and other business courses. (PRA)

This report summarizes findings of the American Library Association (ALA) Survey of Librarian Salaries 1991, which covered full-time professionals in academic and two-year college libraries and large public libraries. A table showing rank order of position titles by mean salaries is included, and it is noted that staff cutbacks have been reported…

Explores educators' and professional writers' perceptions of the curriculum needs of undergraduate and graduate technical communication students. Reveals that technical writing, editing, document design, and graphics courses are important for undergraduates and for graduate students with an undergraduate degree in an unrelated discipline. (SR)

Summarizes findings of the "ALA Survey of Librarian Salaries 1993." A table shows rank order of position titles (i.e., Director, Deputy/Associate/Assistant Director, Department/Branch Head; Reference/Information Librarian, Cataloger/Classifier, Children's/Young Adult Services Librarian) by mean of salaries paid for 1992 and 1993; amount…

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a major issue in post-compulsory education at the start of the twenty-first century. This paper reports the results of a recent survey of accountancy members which explored attitudes towards CPD in relation to employability, career success and professional identity. Attitudes to CPD are chiefly…

With the rapid changes occurring in the role of work in women's lives, this research project was designed to examine the career planning, career decision making, and work history of women in both female-dominated and gender-neutral careers (U.S. Department of Labor, n.d.-a). A qualitative analysis of structured interviews identified 6 emerging…