Women professors in educational administration have moved from near obscurity to relative visibility in the last 15 years. The process by which they obtained their positions and their perceptions of the process are the subjects of this descriptive survey research. Specifically, the study attempted to identify factors perceived by women professors…

In an effort to ensure local business involvement, the Steering Committee of the Tech Prep Consortium at Pasco-Hernando Community College (PHCC) in Central Florida invited members of the local business community to a Tech Prep Kickoff luncheon to sell them on Tech Prep. A tremendous number of companies attended the meeting and, to focus the energy…

A method of teaching public speaking adapted from the Toastmasters International program is presented for use in foreign language classes. Instructions need only to be translated into the target language and presented to students for immediate classroom use. The instructions address the structure of the speech class, writing and delivering the…

The study attempted to describe the structure of the college-to-work transition for baccalaureate degree recipients and the mechanisms through which the transition occurs. Data were collected through interviews with recent graduates (N=30) and seniors (N=27) at a midwestern, comprehensive research university. Analysis indicated that employment was…

In spite of affirmative action efforts, the percentage of female school administrators has barely risen since 1970. When nearly half of the educational administration students are women who are completing both certification and doctoral programs in record numbers, this seems especially puzzling. As it has become more difficult to blame the…

English teachers who want to change professions have many skills that can be put to good use outside the classroom--a person who can operate a successful English classroom can tackle any job in the market. An objective look at teaching will yield an impressive list of teachers' competencies and capabilities, especially people skills, such as…

Following a review of literature that uncovered conflicting evidence about the effectiveness of formal and informal methods of finding a job, a study was conducted to test the hypothesis that informal methods (such as personal contacts) were more effective for young adults. Data were collected on a group of Southern rural, poverty-level, fifth-…

A guide to obtaining English as a second language teaching jobs in international and American schools overseas contains information on the kinds of jobs available, provides a timeline calendar for job-seeking, and lists sources of further information. The nature of the international school, its characteristics and personnel practices,…

A study was undertaken to investigate the expectations college professors have of either their doctoral or career mentors, especially the differences in expectations held by male and female professors. From the literature, a list of 27 common expectations was developed into a questionnaire. Full-time tenure-track faculty at a college and a…

The concept of career search is envisioned as a means to personal growth rather than merely a choice of occupations. A career search program is described which sets up a basic foundation of self-assessment, exploring personal values, interests, and skills. Four inventories are described which can help individuals develop self-descriptions in terms…

A career development conference was targeted to disadvantaged young adults who needed assistance in their transition from school to work. Conference participants were 27 economically disadvantaged clients of an agency in southwestern Virginia partially funded by resources from the Job Training Partnership Act. The conference was designed to meet…

Employment characteristics, including employment status, history, and employment search patterns, were compared among three migrant groups--immigrants, recent migrants, and long-term migrants--from a representative sample of 218 migrant farmworkers randomly drawn in Wayne County, New York, during the summer of 1982. Results indicated that…

The Santa Fe Community College Work Exploration Center (Florida) provides work evaluation and placement services to persons who are unable to obtain or maintain suitable employment due to handicapping conditions, undefined or poorly defined vocational training, limited employment skills, and limited knowledge of skills levels. To help maintain…

Five strategies have been identified as particularly promising as the most useful ways government can spend money to aid dislocated workers. The mix of income support programs can be enriched for workers who have been unemployed for a long time but who are not permanently dislocated. For most dislocated workers, only limited job searching…

Although youth employment programs operate on the premise that training will produce economic returns in the form of higher employment probabilities, better jobs, and higher wages, the efficacy of these programs has sometimes been in doubt. To determine if and how these programs produce youths who can find and keep a job, 3-year follow-up data…