The author presents the range of duties expected of deputy headteachers by analyzing the job descriptions for 30 positions advertised in 1982. (MD)

A Federally funded national demonstration project, the Comprehensive Illinois Occupational Education Center Project at Joliet School District No. 86 and Joliet Junior College, has disseminated information via conferences and printed materials on its 15 exemplary career/vocational education activities to representatives of education, government,…

The duties, training, qualifications, job outlook, salary, and working conditions of emergency medical technicians are described. (EA)

The duties, training, and employment opportunities of a demographer (a scientist who studies the size and characteristics of human populations and how they change) are described. A list indicating United States and Canadian universities with graduate departments emphasizing demography is included. (EA)

A part of the process of managerial problem-solving is search. A number of subjective job characteristics were examined to determine whether they are able to discriminate between managers who engage in a high level of search activity and managers who engage in a low level of search activity. (Author/MLF)

A review of school-reform literature reveals that the school principal is the key player in all successful reforms. The effective-schools movement recognized the importance of quality leadership by consistently identifying strong instructional leadership as instrumental in creating a school climate conducive to student success. This descriptive…

America faces a crisis of not being able to attract or retain individuals to serve as professional educators. Fewer people want to devote their lives to service in the classroom. Commonly cited reasons include salaries too low and too much stress associated with the job. These reasons are not new, considering they have been part of the reality of…

Underground bituminous mining offers the best job opportunities. Surface mining, which is highly mechanized, and anthracite mining hold far less promise for work. (Author)

This article is intended to accomplish three separate goals: to offer a statement of purpose for MISOE, to suggest implications of MISOE for managers of public education and society at large, and to present a guide for efficient reading of this publication. (Author/RK)

This essay explores the methodology of a new discipline, system dynamics, as an approach to the analysis of decisions in education. (Author)

An example of how one clinical nurse specialist functions in her primary role of practitioner and how, despite the role's mobility and lack of structure, she has cultivated the traits and skills needed to be a designer as well as an implementer of care working in a colleague relationship with physicians. (AJ)

The Shared Experience Program in New England exposes students to their chosen vocational field be encouraging close contact with a sponsor in that field. (Author)

Educational Testing Service of Princeton, New Jersey, recently looked at both the purpose and effectiveness of occupational licensing and concluded that current licensing policies and procedures are in severe need of reform. (Editor)

Presents examples of up-to-date job descriptions for physical plant personnel and argues that a proper job description is the first step to successfully obtaining the right person for the job and assuring that the candidate knows what the expectations are. (Author)