In a rapidly changing technological society, appropriate choice of occupation becomes increasingly important to the individual as well as to the employer. In this study, the effectiveness of a set of weights, established by the chi-square technique, for distinguishing among similar and dissimilar occupations was compared with the weighting scheme…

During fiscal year 1970, more than 49,000 persons received training through the Veterans' Administration (VA) in 125 different health services programs, including 21,550 physicians, 1,359 dentists, and 26,142 trainees in the allied and administrative health fields. Many VA hospitals and out-patient clinics indicated that more than 12,000…

A study is currently being conducted on rehabilitation occupations for the disadvantaged and advantaged. As defined by the study, the "disadvantaged" are those who have had an irregular work history; they tend to be the poor, or minority group members who have not had the education necessary to qualify for any but dead-end jobs. The "advantaged"…

This report, prepared by the Association of University Programs in Hospital Administration (AUPHA), presents recommendations for increasing the representation of minorities in hospital and health-care administration careers on a nationwide basis. A short-term objective is to increase the representation of minorities in graduate degree programs…

This document describes major characteristics of 11,638 psychologists in the 1966 National Science Foundation's Register of Scientific and Technical Personnel who identified their positions as being related to the field of mental health. They make up 61.2 percent of all psychologists in the Register. Findings include: (1) The median age is 41, (2)…

The National Center for Educational Communication (NCEC) contracted with Rand to develop a range of potential objectives and structures for the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system that could render it more effective in the future. The Rand study team surveyed the scope and sources of education literature and studied the…

This publication is the first of quarterly bulletins to be published by the Association of Departments and Administrators in Speech Communication (ADASC). Featured articles in this issue concern: non-academic careers for communications majors; the current employment situation facing those with both undergraduate and graduate degrees in speech; and…

The Law Teaching Clinic was held at the University of Wisconsin in 1971 and sponsored by the Association of American Law Schools. Law teachers attending the clinic were chosen because of their limited law teaching experience; their willingness to read the advance materials and spend three weeks at the clinic; and the approval of the dean of their…

The author had two major goals in this paper. Firstly, he wanted to talk about what it means to be professional, and in particular, about how the claim to professionalism is established and how it is defended when under attack. Secondly he was concerned about the more elusive condition of paraprofessionalism. It is stated that although the…

Differences between the earnings of men and women suggest that women are being paid less for doing the same job. Factors that attribute to the wage differences are (1) women are concentrated in those occupations which are less skilled and in which wages are relatively low, (2) women working on full-time schedules tend to work less overtime than…

Presents abstracts of nine papers presented at a conference of chemical educators and chemical industry representatives concerning ways to better prepare the college graduate to work in the chemical industry. (MLH)

A psychometric index of creative potential was devised for use in comparing ratings of creativity in samples of architects, engineers, mathematicians, psychologists, research scientists, and first year medical students. Medical students had the highest scores with psychiatrists ranking first and internists second among the specialty groups. (JT)

Proposes reorganization of professional pharmacy education to develop a group of practitioners at the contemporary practice level (baccalaureate degree) and a group at a level qualified to direct the profession's beginning states of advanced clinical service development (doctoral degree). Professional roles and teaching goals are outlined for…

Discussed is the importance of effective writing in engineering management as well as the effectiveness of lecture, seminar, and tutorial types of improvement programs. (CS)

This article highlights a book that considers how to manage life and work experiences to reap increased benefits and personal development. Discussed are ways to develop strategies to assess opportunities; to redesign work; to experiment; and to implement personal change. (CS)