Discusses trends that will shape the last years of the twentieth century: (1) the U.S. economy should grow at a steady pace; (2) service industries will dominate the economy; (3) the work force will grow slowly, becoming older, more female, and more disadvantaged; and (4) new jobs will require higher skills levels. (JOW)

A successful female executive discusses women's progress in the business field in the 1980s and examines the influence and contributions of the feminist cause to women's careers and aspirations. New practical and philosophical problems encountered in attaining economic and professional equality are considered. (MSE)

The "job" is a social artifact that has outlived its usefulness. Instead, individuals, will work on multiple changing tasks, not necessarily with the same organization. Personnel management and policies and the organization of the work day and the workplace will change. (SK)

Discusses socioeconomic influences that contribute to women's dominance of the technical writing profession, which brings with it the risk of diminishing wages and prestige. Suggests that professional associations ought to provide technical writers (and teachers ought to provide their students) with information regarding satisfactory salaries and…

The sixth technological revolution, electronic communications, challenges educators with the rapid pace of change, possible displacement of teachers, and the dangers of misapplication. Advantages include more active involvement of students in the learning process, flexibility, and variety. (SK)

The metropolitan Miami area is a thriving bilingual community that uniquely exemplifies the utility of Spanish for business careers. Miami is unique in its large Latin population, the success of this population, and the proximity of Miami to the Caribbean and Latin American markets. The impact of the Latin population of Miami on education and…

Since American colleges and universities will need to hire about 500,000 faculty members in the next 25 years, it is important that speech communication graduate schools and current graduate students who will be in that labor pool think about the professional needs of small schools as potential employers of speech faculty. The academic background…

United States economic courses of action--and inaction--are increasingly being based on the employment and unemployment figures put out monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Yet, the basic statistical concepts that are still used were fashioned during the Great Depression and do not take into account the very different conditions we…

Discusses the current shortage of Latin teachers in the face of growing enrollments, citing as one reason for this shortage inadequate efforts to recruit candidates for Latin teacher training programs. Recommends a reactivation of these programs, with encouragement for new teachers to enter the profession at the secondary level. (MES)

While the business and social climate for Blacks in Chicago has generally deteriorated, there has been an increase in the number of Black elected and appointed political officials. However, some Blacks are appointed to failing enterprises abandoned by White officials and are likely to be blamed for the failure. (Author/MJL)

The job outlook for college graduates through 1990 is discussed in relation to population trends, education trends, occupational demands, and supply of graduates. (BM)

To better prepare for the job market, graduate students of English should be selective in their choice of schools, broaden their teaching experience, offer service to the English department, and concentrate on professional development through publications and presented papers. (HOD)

Changes in the institutional structures that block women's opportunities for occupational advancement will be necessary in the next decade. The structural problems of power, tokenism, and opportunity, identified in Rosabeth Moss Kanter's sociological case study of a corporation, are discussed. (Author/MLF)

Reviews the findings of a survey of college presidents who had served at three or more colleges with regard to their feelings about presidential mobility and the ideal presidential term's length. Points to the advantages and disadvantages of short and long presidential terms to the institution, president, and faculty. (AYC)

The statement, prepared by representatives of ten academic associations attending a September 1997 conference on part-time and adjunct college faculty, argues that often the terms and conditions of such appointments are inadequate to support responsible teaching or, by extension, a career, and urges institutions not to rely inappropriately on…