Provides a listing of the most frequently mentioned job titles, duties, and requirements for three groups of intergroup relations practitioners, based on a survey of ten federal, state, local, and private agencies. (JM)

Survey findings suggest medical students' choice of career and locality can be used in selection process to fill current priorities of community need. (IR)

Surveyed career services directors (N=154) to determine the nature and extent of burnout. Results showed a low burnout rate for this sample. Possible explanations include a combination of personal characteristics and working environment, although denial is also possible. Further investigation of characteristics that prevent burnout is needed. (JAC)

Surveyed public agency directors (N=17) to determine basic competencies of counselors desired and possibilities for counselor employment. Four cross-agency competencies were identified: (1) learning and adjustment; (2) counseling; (3) ethics; and (4) report writing. Some community agencies emphasize certain skills over others. The need for…

Reports the results of a study on the effect of school newspaper advisers' journalism training on the number of conflicts they have with school principals and with newspaper staffs, and the relationship between a principal's background in journalism and the importance s/he places on journalism training for newspaper advisers. (JL)

Reports the methodology and results of a survey of professionals who write on the job to discern the problems they encounter. Indicates that fear and avoidance of the writing task, little or no advance planning, and an inability to organize content were at the root of their writing difficulties. (HTH)

Describes a survey designed to discover (1) why technical communications programs need advisory boards, (2) how to find members and keep them productive, and (3) how boards can mutually benefit both the academic and the business-world members. Includes the questionnaire and a bibliography of materials on advisory boards. (HTH)

A survey of college students preparing to become teachers was conducted to ascertain why the students had decided to become teachers. The reasons given included: the service motive, an interest in children, and an interest in performing in a leadership role. (JN)

A survey of 601 managers and workers in 10 German manufacturing companies studied the implications of workers' participation for the exercise of control. Statistical analysis of data on control over work environments, production organization, personnel, and finance indicated that, in more participative companies, distribution of control is more…

Provides relevant data on the field of organizational development (OD) from a sample survey of Organizational Development Network members. The 165 respondents described their careers, satisfactions, stresses, training, and education. The survey suggested that OD may be an amorphous field with many transitory participants, not a profession. (JAC)

A survey of 59 daily newspapers indicates the increased dominance on newspaper staffs of persons with college training in journalism. (RL)

A recent survey of 2,000 school superintendents concerning the role, the job, and the status of the superintendent of buildings and grounds in their districts generates uncertainty about whether the status and salary are equal to the responsibility of the position. (Author/MLF)

Examined partial retirement among older self-employed and wage and salary workers. Found much more partial retirement among the self-employed. Retirement status was correlated with health, age, Social Security and pension eligibility, and wealth. Suggests workers might choose part-time employment if opportunities were available. (Author/JAC)