A graduate survey of 17 Doctor of Pharmacy programs collected data on the importance to the practice and the amount of time spent on each of 33 activities, and the resulting information was used to construct a profile of the average graduate's functions according to demographic variables and practice patterns. (MSE)

Analyzes help-wanted advertisements for editorial personnel in "Editor & Publisher" from 1920 to 1980. Indicates that the content of job ads has not changed significantly over the 60-year period and that employers are more concerned with journalism skills than with professional values. (MM)

Offers readers a chance to criticize, praise, or correct errors in articles previously printed in "College English." (SRT)

Discusses the field of temporary employment. Topics covered include (1) the need for temporaries, (2) how the agency concept works, (3) why people become temporary employees, and (4) the types of occupations available on a temporary basis. (CH)

Delineates a systematic procedure for operationalizing the "behavioral consistency" notion. The steps used in developing selection tests from a content-oriented strategy are illustrated, and the transformation of specific job behaviors into tests related to job content is demonstrated. Test reliability and content validity are presented.…

Tested the assumptions that the structural features of vocational schemas affect vocational information processing and career self-efficacy. Results indicated that effective vocational information processing was facilitated by well-integrated systems that processed information along fewer dimensions. The importance of schematic organization on the…

A task analysis approach to curriculum development provides a set of guidelines or educational requirements for recreation professionals based on student needs and specific work settings. A list of specific tasks that recreation personnel should be able to perform at six distinct educational levels is offered. (DF)

Reports that although career information should be a top priority with school counselors, research has shown that students do not receive enough help in career planning. Career information can also be useful in studying and improving society, setting career goals, answering questions and influencing curriculum. (JAC)

This article looks at the principal cause of deviant behavior-- professional role conflict--and considers the mitigating factors that curb its impact. It then describes the deviant behavior that may result from role conflict, the findings of a recent study examining the determinants of deviance, and recommendations about which strategies can be…

Describes the duties of the most frequent jobs for which bachelor of science (BS) chemists are hired and the preparations necessary to fulfill these responsibilities. Jobs considered include research and development, analytical services, quality control, plant process chemist, sales, customer service, environmental control, patent attorney, and…

Functions as advisor-counsellor, educator-mediator, manager-administrator, draftsman, litigator, and spokesman are discussed by the University of Michigan general counsel. An illustrative list of subjects handled by institutional counsel is presented. (MSE)

Describes factors affecting employment in various occupational categories and presents the "Job Outlook in Brief," a 16-page listing of changes in employment, 1982-1995, as well as employment prospects, arranged by occupational clusters. (SK)

Discusses similarities in the roles of social workers, psychologists, and counselors in the schools and considers the unique functions of each group. Defines some of the ways that social work practice in education can be enhanced by the appreciation of this perspective on school roles. (Author/LLL)

Reviews the author's involvement in career counseling from preservice training to counselor education. Suggests that an integrated series of lectures, discussions, and papers are needed for an effective learning strategy, which also promotes student development, and provides a meaningful basis for the career counseling course curriculum. (JAC)

Examined occupational information-giving aspects of career counseling with 120 students who listened to occupational information and identified descriptors of the occupations immediately or one week later. Results supported the conception of a thematically organized knowledge structure for occupations. Students exhibited more thematic intrusions…