The authors describe a data processing program developed at the Capital Area Career Center in Mason, Michigan, which is continually updated with current information from area employers on skills and equipment needed for employment in data processing jobs. Students work from learning activity packets for specific data processing jobs, following a…

A law enforcement program taught by school personnel with police involvement in planning, materials preparation and guest appearances. Designed to improve the attitude of young people toward police officers, school and authority and ultimately reduce delinquency. (Author/DOW)

The first author presents 13 qualities or job related factors that librarians should expect to find in a position and defines the administrator's responsibilities in providing these factors. Responses are then presented from the librarian's and administrator's points of view. (CLB)

Results from a survey of college and university development officers provide a profile of practicing administrators and suggests ways that trustees can ease their burdens and increase fund-raising productivity. (MSE)

Results of a survey of college deans concerning their educational background and job characteristics and the relationship between career experiences and current job functions are reported and discussed. (MSE)

Using Stratified Systems Theory, which focuses on the manager-subordinate relationship in the bureaucratic structure, a study was conducted to measure level of responsibility in work of 37 professional and nonprofessional positions in four academic library technical services departments. Three levels of work were measured in "time-spans of…

Analysis of journal article titles indicates research administrators' interests and concerns have turned from research administration as an occupation to the nature and sociolegal aspects of research, reflecting the changing environment of research. (MSE)

Nine articles address the topic of professionalism among school librarians. Highlights include personal initiative and suggestions for growing professionally, a professional involvement profile, career and job options, best-ever workshops, professional growth through travel, from librarian to computer coordinator, illustrated booktalks, the school…

A study was conducted to determine "maturity of career choices" among students through assessing the students' knowledge of the agricultural occupational information upon enrollment in joint vocational schools, and to investigate relationships between students' knowledge of agricultural occupations and selected student background,…

The Labor Exchange Skills Project, which was conducted under the sponsorship and direction of the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, was designed to develop a labor exchange skills database (ETA) that would improve the usability of many Department of Labor applications and products developed by other public and…

In recent years, the role of the principal has become more critical in the success of schools. School improvement is often tied to principal performance, yet the practice of evaluating principal performance leaves a lot to be desired, according to some educators. This ERIC Digest reviews current principal evaluation practices and describes some…

Many states and local districts use career clusters as a means of broadening the focus of secondary education, particularly career and technical education, as preparation for both further education and work. One continuing trend in career clusters is sheer variety. Cluster frameworks vary in the number, nomenclature, and organization of clusters.…

Organizational change and technological developments have impacted community college library staffing. Every job description at every level requires some degree of computer expertise. Many libraries have developed new computer-related positions, while other libraries have incorporated these responsibilities into existing staff positions.…

Job advertisements listed in "American Libraries" and "Library Hotline" from January 1993 to January 1997 and archived through the Hypertext Archives for LIBJOBS from August 1995 to January 1997 were examined to determine the job opportunities and qualifications for systems librarians. The job opportunities were analyzed in…

The purpose of this study was to explore and discover whether there are any differences in credentials required or preferred for academic library positions which offer faculty status, compared with those which do not include this designation. A content analysis was done using announcements for 451 nationally publicized openings. In the area of…