Identifies some common elements in the English language arts supervisors' job descriptions as reported by 96 state and district (out of 350 sampled) supervisors across the country. (HOD)

Assesses Melvil Dewey's role in establishing and shaping formal education for librarianship. Highlights include Dewey and library education through 1885; impact of Columbia College; Dewey's educational views (rationalization for library work, qualifications of a librarian, personal qualifications and college education, technical qualifications and…

Argues that if librarians are to deserve faculty status, they must comply with standards of excellence similar to those of instructional faculty. Teaching roles of librarians at Evergreen State College and St. Cloud State University are cited and similarities of roles of medical school faculty are indicated. (9 references) (EJS)

Presents results of managerial rotation program (librarians take turns on two-year cycle serving as department head) in medium-sized academic library reference department. An assessment of both the advantages and disadvantages of such a plan examines impact of this innovative and collegial management technique on staff, library, and patrons. (7…

Examines role of cataloger as it has been and is often perceived, and advances view of what role should be. The cataloger's function is discussed in terms of classification and description, automation and change, reclassification as supervisor of nonprofessional staff, cooperation within library, reorganization, and instruction. Thirteen…

This statement by the Policies Commission for Business and Economic Education concerns the goals of business education, contributions of business education to general education and to the comprehensive high school, and support of business education for business. (CT)

Offers a checklist of information that local education authorities in Great Britain should supply to candidates for head teacher positions, drawn from recommendations made by professional associations findings of research. Describes the methods used to develop this checklist. (PGD)

Surveyed speech communication faculty on demographic information (age, sex, earned degree, publication data, etc.), work activities or job profiles, and career paths. Found a relatively young faculty, limited upward mobility, and a diversity of satisfying careers despite a predominate "publish or perish" emphasis. (PD)

This article concerns the nature of a counselor's work and changes taking place in the occupation. Discusses the transformation of guidance into counseling, the effect of social and technological developments on the counselor's role, work environments for counselors, who pays for counseling services, and the lengthening of educational requirements…

The statistical methods used by courts and regulatory agencies to analyze data relating to equal employment and affirmative action are reviewed, along with suggested methods for colleges and universities to produce more meaningful Equal Employment Opportunity management documents. (MSE)

Results are reported of a study of the responsibilities and qualifications of university clerical staff, focusing on the intellectual, entrepreneurial, interpersonal, and maturational competencies that distinguish effective performers. (MSE)

This discussion on the lack of data concerning comparable worth concludes that efforts to design data collecting systems or even to tabulate and amass those data that already exist lag behind efforts to litigate and legislate comparable worth. The author discusses possible future scenarios on this subject. (CT)

Examined the concept of vocational development in relation to structural changes which occur in the cognitive schemata individuals use to process vocational information. Results from 101 college undergraduates indicated that vocational decision-making skills, career exploration, and career planning varied as a function of cognitive structure.…

This article deals with changes in secretarial jobs and implications for administrative services departments. It considers the impact of technology (elimination of jobs, upgrading of other jobs); opportunities for advancement; and predictions (severe shortage of secretaries, change in job descriptions, dependency on technology). (CT)

The development and results of a study of state higher education executive officers concerning the office's varied structures and responsibilities, the characteristics of the officers, and the status of the office with regard to the state government and the institutions are described. The need for further inquiry is emphasized. (MSE)