This publication presents the results of an annual administrative salary survey from a representative group of public, doctoral-granting institutions. The survey determined 12-month salaries of full-time administrators from 131 institutions. The salaries were distributed in rank order to facilitate comparisons of each participant's relative…

The transcript component of the 1987 Recent College Graduates Study (RCGS-1987) is presented. This transcript data file, RECENT.GRADS.TRNSCRPT.A8586, is the second of three data files produced from the RCGS-1987. Although the purpose of the RCGS is to provide data on the educational experiences and post-degree employment 1 year after graduation of…

The Terman longitudinal data set examined a variety of variables that shaped the personal and professional achievements of 672 gifted women. While the variables identified in this 60-year study started by Lewis Terman in 1921 are provocative, one must ask whether the predictors identified as meaningful for the Terman women would apply to a group…

To examine why school leavers have difficulty completing high school and to study their long- and short-term career decisions, 250 school leavers or potential school leavers, aged 18-21, were surveyed. Based on 172 returns (69 percent), respondents were classified in three subgroups: (1) those who left high school, tried an alternative program but…

Six papers on Caribbean immigrants and refugees in south Florida are presented in this document. Their titles (and authors) are: (1) "Let's Welcome the Refugees" (Bryan O. Walsh); (2) "The Haitians and America's 'Pull'" (Anthony P. Maingot); (3) "Estimates of Haitian International Migration for the 1950-1980 Period"…

Data on national employment for individual occupations and for selected industries are compiled. Short descriptions of the data sources are also given. Sections are titled (1) Occupational Data Based on Monthly Surveys of Households, (2) Occupation by Industry Statistics from Population Censuses, (3) Occupational Employment Data from Professional…

A stratified random sample was used to determine whether differences existed among the various levels of management personnel in physical, cultural, social, and home types of recreational activities. Approximately 70% of the samples (28 top-level managers, 25 middle-level managers, and 85 lower-level managers from two midwestern power company…

The authors investigate how working mothers manage children and domestic responsibility. Comparing 64 women in professional jobs with 46 women in clerical jobs, they found that the great majority of both sets of women were satisfied with their childcare arrangements and performed most of the domestic tasks with no help. (Author/RM)

Examined with 79 graduates of a public school for orthopedically handicapped children was the relationship of levels and types of education to employment and financial independence. (IM)

Examines the impact of direction and occupation on the importance of communication skills for entry-level positions in finance, management, engineering, and law. Results substantiate a three-dimensional model (based on direction, occupation, and position) for the examination and application of communication skill importance in organization. (JD)

Examined access to superintendency. Data analysis indicated that women differed from men on certain personal, career, and family variables. Women did not receive the sponsorship of professional networks but relied on visibility across school districts. Social class appears to have a strong effect on access to the superintendency for females.…

Describes the labor force status, occupation, and graduate school status in May 1981 of college graduates who received their bachelor's degrees between July 1979 and June 1980. (JOW)

A comparative study of Australian industrial workers in four factories examined whether the immediate work context or social context explains the variation in orientations toward work. The analysis reveals remarkable similarities despite differences in employer, technology, and organizational structure, and in the demographic and labor force…