Advises high school and college students on where and how to look for summer jobs. Lists information sources and notes laws regulating types of jobs adolescents can hold. (SK)

Research suggests four different metaphors of schools as organizations: (1) factory; (2) family; (3) jungle; and (4) cathedral. Each implies a leadership role and an ethical responsibility for board members. Integrating all four images might help provide a better map of the board's governance task and improve the board's ability to make wise…

Selected to replace a dismissed superintendent in Loudoun County (Virginia), Ed Hatrick has won support from teachers and the school board by open communication. Faced with budget cuts, Hatrick is stretching school funds by sharing some resources with the county and combining some jobs in small elementary schools. (MLF)

Studies the processes by which organizational newcomers acquire information from their peers. Indicates types of information acquired, channels through which they acquire it, and the relationship between type and channel. Suggests that information acquisition is affected by type of organization, newcomer-peer work interactions, and newcomer…

Addresses some of the tools and methods available to the business administrator as well as some of the obstacles present in communicating financial information. (MLF)

Traces the role of a school board member through the stages of candidate, new member, experienced member, and leader. Outlines how board members show their effectiveness in different ways at these stages. (MLF)

Concerned about the inexact terminology used in job descriptions and in documents connected with promotion and tenure, this article defines second-language acquisition as a subfield of applied linguistics and compares it to other fields with which it is often confused. Misunderstandings about SLA do not allow it the credit it deserves as a…

One hundred Arizona elementary and secondary principals were asked to detail their responsibilities in human-resource administration; 74 responded. Specifically, staff selection, staff assignment, and organizational climate received responses above the 90% level, followed by staff development, staff evaluation, and staff orientation--all basic…

Describes the modular curriculum developed by the National Center for Construction Education and Research; presents 10 steps toward establishing a school-to-career program in construction. Provides a variety of information about carpentry/construction as a career including salary range, projected job growth, educational requirements, and…

Current Population Survey and Occupational Employment Survey data alone are not adequate to identify labor-market shortages for specific occupations. These data work better in combination with background information on a specified occupation, anecdotal evidence, and factors of demand and supply. (JOW)

Contributions of Holland's theory to industrial/organizational psychology include the following: (1) person-environment congruence, a major influence in organizational behavior; (2) the notion that individuals should be self-directed participants in career exploration and the use of occupational information; and (3) use of vocational interest…

Presents results of survey of senior level public relations executives in for-profit organizations, regarding: what courses should be taught in a public relations curriculum; skills public relations graduates should take into their first jobs; the skill-level of recent hires; and in what department, school, or college public relations should be…

Reviews the relationship between British career services organizations and higher education career advisory service. Examines guidance provided to students before, during, and after postsecondary education; and to adults. Finds many collaborative practices, the long-term future of which depends on a coherent national strategy for lifelong…

Examines the types of instructional technology service positions available in higher education. The authors collected an analyzed 449 job announcements and developed a taxonomy of service positions that includes eight categories: Instructional Technologist; Instructional Designer; Distance Learning Coordinator; Instructional Technology…

Offers tips to school business managers who select the district's negotiator or who are members of the committee that selects the negotiator. Outlines the factual data that should be prepared for a negotiator when bargaining begins. (MLF)