Examines the role of the archivist and of the curator, the nature of their work, working conditions, number of people employed in these occupations, required training, other qualifications, possibilities for advancement, job outlook, earnings, related occupations, and sources of additional information. (CT)

Reviews demand for marketing personnel in online industry and provides brief descriptions of generic positions which include information on background and experience needed: vice president of marketing, sales manager, sales representative, advertising manager, product manager, marketing research manager, distribution manager, service manager,…

Cites benefits of using computer technology in career counseling and information dissemination. Describes Thomas Nelson Community College's system, which features career and employment counseling, job vacancy information, career planning workshops, on-campus interviewing, and a current, easily accessible database of occupational information.…

Recommends that, when a meaningful principal's job description is lacking, a cooperative approach involving the principal and superintendent or principal's immediate supervisor should be used to produce a mutually agreed-upon document containing tasks, priority rankings, and strategies. Provides method for determining the priority of each task.…

Provides details on career opportunities for chemical professionals, considering (in separate sections): (1) career advancement; (2) demand for chemical professionals; (3) salaries; and (4) career planning. Also provides advice to scientists and engineers who are striving to move into management positions. (JN)

Describes Army research in recruitment and vocational counseling. Discusses the Joint Optical Information Network, which offers career opportunity information, and the Army Research Institute's investigations of vocational counseling for high school and community college students and its prototype vocational guidance system. Encourages community…

Presents the various types of information that should be available in counseling centers. A survey of occupational and career planning opportunities is followed by a description of information types and ways of organizing the information. (SK)

The author describes the major features and background related to implementing a career education program within an established educational program, which were involved in the establishment of a national demonstration site at the Comprehensive Illinois Occupational Education Center Project at Cumberland School District No. 77, Toledo, Illinois.…

A Federally sponsored Small Business Institute in the College of Education at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana Campus was established to provide community college business instructors with opportunities to work on a continuing basis as consultants to small businesses. (Author/EA)

Interviews and questionnaires were administered to a varied group of professional social change agents. A four-category typology of change agent types was developed from an inductive analysis of the data. (Author)

The author describes a results-driven teacher as someone who works so that students learn to their fullest potential. In his book, Results-Driven Teaching, Babbage explores the realistic demands of teaching and the unlimited possibilities within the profession. This book gives teachers a new perspective on the reasons to teach and the…

In the early 1980s, the National Commission on Excellence in Education called for reforming the recruitment of educational administrators. Today, this call has heightened importance because nearly half of the nation's superintendents report difficulty in filling principal vacancies. This research contributes to the literature about the…

The U.S. Department of Labor's One-Stop Career Center initiative is part of the movement of governments to increase the quality and efficiency of their services. One-stop centers bring together public and private resources to meet individuals' and employers' human resource development and labor market needs. In order to meet employers' needs,…

This report organizes the information provided by 71 individuals in finance-related occupations in 11 states into skills inventories for persons in these jobs. The skills inventories contain the following sections: (1) occupation-specific knowledge (communication, mathematics, science); (2) workplace behaviors (work ethics, interpersonal…

This report organizes the information provided by 77 individuals in business management occupations in 12 states into skills inventories for persons in these jobs. The skills inventories contain the following sections: (1) occupation-specific knowledge (communication, mathematics, science); (2) workplace behaviors (work ethics, interpersonal…