Author considered the feminist movement, discriminatory attitudes toward working women, and ideas about people's collective participation in design. (Author/RK)

This progress report of the Advisory Council on Women's Opportunities at the University of Pittsburgh discusses: (1) the history of the Council, and (2) the operating procedures, including some of the major problems encountered both within the Council and from outside the group itself. Its major aim has been to conduct a study on the position of…

Employment and evaluation in education comprise a cyclic process that can be used for continual upgrading of staff and improvement of the total educational program. Procedural steps include (1) improved screening and recruiting practices, (2) greater use of indepth evaluation, including teacher involvement in the evaluation process, (3)…

This document presents a description of guidelines for the employment of auxiliaries or teacher aides. Among the areas discussed are tha following: (a) suggested methods for recruiting potential teacher aides; (b) the qualifications needed for the position; (c) hiring procedures (recommended are an initial interview, trial participatory experience…

Even though colleges and universities have affirmative action policies, a substantial number of minority broadcast educators believe not only that discriminatory hiring practices exist, but that the need for constant proof of their abilities is present after they are hired. (Author/STS)

Guidelines are presented for recruitment, employment, professional development, and termination and transfer. (BB)

Outlines the package of special incentives the teacher recruitment program in Prince George County (MD) Schools was able to develop with the assistance of the Advisory Council for Business and Industry in the county. (MD)

Questions the validity of Braddock and McPartland's generalization from a youthful sample of workers to all workers. Also questions Pettigrew and Martin's conclusion from research on women's reluctance to compete for high-status jobs and that Black ambivalence may be partly responsible for smaller pools of black candidates. (PS)

Since 1982, the federal government has relied on a decentralized, noncompetitive hiring method and on specialized examinations for entry-level professional hiring. Most agencies are satisfied, and minority hiring has increased. Both methods reflect a focus on selection based on specific job skills rather than on long-term career potential. (JOW)

Discusses the transition from teaching in a college to working in business. Points out similarities and differences between the work of academe and the business world. (EL)

Education which enables students to integrate theory and practice can be viewed as the primary task of the professional school, but a task that is rarely performed. A set of conditions that facilitate this are given. (Author/AM)

According to a recent study of how women manage maternity in the workplace, more than 70% of pregnant employees were still employed at the same job 6 months after childbirth (compared to 80% of young women who had not been pregnant). A study of 324 randomly selected employed women in the Midwest yielded similar results. Six months after giving…

Cautions administrators to improve their substitute teacher programs, because more substitutes are going to be needed as teachers receive more time off from school for participation in professional meetings and other activities. (Author)

The author uses a fictitious, but ever-so-real, situation to demonstrate the complexity of administration today in what was once a simple Extension setting. (Editor)