This report describes teacher response to selected aspects of supervision as it exists for teachers in grades one through four in one Georgia school system. Teachers were surveyed to determine their responses to assistance provided by a supervisor to individual teachers or groups of teachers through activities relevant to teacher development,…

This book presents a study that examined the apparent failures of many top-level executive selections. For the study, information was gathered from 494 top executives. The research's purpose was to determine how executives are defined as successful or unsuccessful, how executive selection takes place in modern organizations, and what determines…

This inservice primer for teachers, consisting of a case study and 10 true/false questions, distinguishes between protections guaranteed by two federal laws, Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Emphasis is on eligibility requirements, coverage for certain learning disabilities and health…

Business is about productivity and maintaining a competitive advantage. To do this, business needs qualified workers. Hiring people with disabilities adds value to a business and will attract new customers. Disability is not inability. President Bush's position is that he "will not be satisfied until every American who wants to work can find…

The administrator is a causal factor within his or her organization: task structure and psychological infrastructure are initiated and maintained within an organization by the administrator. Some administrators use inappropriate strategies and subsequently are unsuccessful in achieving organizational effectiveness and efficiency. To enable an…

A study examined the personal, educational, and career factors that influence the success of women who hold high-level positions in the administration of vocational education at the regional, state, and federal levels. Of the 70 women who were originally asked to participate, 46 responded. Two data collection methods were used: a written…

A survey was conducted to gather data about the personal characteristics and background of the chief academic officers in Kansas community college districts. A 42-item survey instrument was mailed to each of the chief academic officers, soliciting information on demographic characteristics, educational preparation, prior experience, professional…

Women who wish to consider the principalship as a career are offered advice based on observations gleaned from a survey of 65 percent of all women secondary school administrators. A checklist is supplied to help interested women understand the job requirements and their own feelings, attitudes, and abilities. (MLF)

Presents and discusses a check list of recommended competencies developed by the Association for Library Services to Children for librarians serving children in public libraries. Suggestions are provided for the use of the check list by library educators, public library administrators, state and regional agencies, librarians, library school…

Describes the development of the Primary Teacher Questionnaire (PTQ), a self-report beliefs scale. The three phases described are item development, initial testing and scale refinement, and field testing. Data analysis indicated that the PTQ provides a feasible way of assessing teachers' beliefs about appropriate primary level instruction. (SM)

In November of 2007, Alberta Advanced Education and Technology contracted Insightrix Research, Inc. to conduct a survey of individuals who graduated from post-secondary institutions in Alberta in the fall of 2005 or the spring of 2006 (excluding apprenticeship graduates, who are surveyed through a separate initiative). The purpose of the survey is…

This guide, which is intended for project directors, coordinators, and other professional staff involved in developing and delivering workplace education programs, explains the process of conducting a job task analysis to create customized curricula to meet the workplace education students' needs. After a brief discussion of the rationale for…

This paper describes research regarding preschool director's career decisions and provides a framework for understanding the growth and development of director competence through the career cycle. A 4-page survey about career development was completed by 257 directors of part- and full-day, nonprofit and for-profit early childhood education…

A survey was sent to the 100 largest women's studies programs in the United States in the spring of 1989. The goal of the survey was to accumulate information about the status of assistant/associate directors of women's studies programs in the United States that might be helpful to directors thinking about adding one of these positions to their…

The job application form and interview skills assessment procedures presented in this manual were developed to serve as one component of the Diagnostic Employability Profile, designed to serve disabled clients of vocational rehabilitation services. Since the overall objective of the job application is to secure a job interview, assessment…