Through survey research using the DACUM approach and the Delphi technique, 8 broad skill categories and 278 competencies were determined to have some degree of importance for information systems workers. (Author)

Describes the funding mechanism in Illinois that permits school districts to levy a separate tax to pay for risk management and tort liability. Offers practical applications for risk care management including risk care management job descriptions. (MLF)

The NEO Personality Inventory measures 30 traits in a 5-factor personality model. The instrument can supplement vocational interest measures with information about adjustment and motivation. The NEO Job Profiler identifies personality requirements of different occupations. The two tools help locate an optimal match between person and occupation.…

Presents guidelines intended to improve working conditions for more effective administration of writing programs and guidelines for developing writing program administrator job descriptions. (RS)

Examined what adolescents (n=43) remembered from viewing videotapes about careers. Compared two videotaped career presentations, one produced with explicit intent of enhancing visual and experiential content, other widely used in counseling centers. Students preferred former, although there were no differences in number of visual or verbal…

Examining themes implicit in language used historically to discuss the principalship has proven to be useful in understanding this role. Viewing a large number of works over a 70-year period of time and organizing these themes by decades allows the capture of multiple, implicit messages about expectations for the principalship over time. (33…

The purchasing professional's role involves the development of purchasing-program strategies that include the following: (1) product research and evaluation; (2) supplier sourcing; (3) procurement and pricing alternatives; (4) contract administration; (5) systems design and administration; and (6) strategic planning. (MLF)

The primary objective of the purchasing specification is to provide an accurate basis for obtaining a product or service that will satisfy a particular need at a reasonable cost. Describes material vs. performance specifications and brand-name or equal specifications. (MLF)

Suggests that women with the right skills and characteristics can look forward to challenging, high-paying jobs in the construction trades. Gives employment and earnings data, describes how to enter and advance in trades, and explains how counselors can support girls' career choice. (JOW)

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)

Discusses a pay system for paraprofessional library staff implemented in 1985 at St. John's University (Minnesota). The nature of supervision required, types of responsibilities, and salary ranges for three levels of library paraprofessionals are described. Problems and benefits of the system are noted. (Three references) (MES)

Notes that, in developing partnership between academic and student affairs, understanding is necessary of contribution each professional area makes to successful operation of institution of higher education. Provides student affairs practitioners with information concerning historical development, official duties, management role, preparation…

Early nineteenth-century occupational classification originated in political debates of the time and was designed to illustrate the work and social status of groups with political power. The labor of women and slaves was not adequately accounted for, explaining some of the problems in the current occupational structure. (SK)

A table matches personal characteristics and preferences with work and occupation to aid in occupational choices. The table includes 250 occupations that are rated by 22 characteristics. (Author/JOW)

Presents a review of the developments which led to the establishment of the public-relations occupation in Britain. Discusses themes of democracy and totalitarianism, propaganda, bureaucracy, and professionalization. (RS)