Women have always been underrepresented in educational administration, and their numbers in administrative roles have declined in recent years. This monograph examines some of the factors determining this underrepresentation. In addition to sources on the national status of women in education, literature on careers in education administration, and…

Based on excerpts of talk before Sales and Marketing Executives of Miami. Brief summation of helpful hints for those new to recruiting. (Author)

An interview with the director of a new elementary project, Technology for Children," which has a foot in both industrial arts and New Jersey's occupational orientation programs. (Editor)

Foreign language study must be justified in relation to everyday situations, problems and needs. Second language education must therefore be integrated with career education. The Oregon State Department of Education sponsored a study for a group of educators to produce a transportable display and a video tape for career awareness purposes and to…

Visits to 35 industries and professional offices throughout California and interviews of 219 draftsmen and supervisors were conducted to determine: (1) the effects of automation on the needs of industry for draftsmen with general versus specialized training, and (2) the curricular revisions in vocational drafting programs in junior colleges to…

An interview with Dr. Chester G. Hall, Jr., director of education, National Restaurant Association. (Editor)

This study investigating school administrator career patterns focused on entry, promotion, and position permanency as it affects both men and women and examines factors affecting the careers of women in an attempt to explain the relative absence of women in hierarchical educational administrative positions. Data were collected from historical…

The third issue of this publication offers, as its overriding theme, the concern with improving the quality of education through financial measures, personnel, crisis intervention, and innovation adoption. Wilbur Cohen, Dean of the University of Michigan School of Education, was interviewed concerning a variety of aspects of education. In another…

The research paper examines the following hypothesis: the current US Army Officer Distribution System is inadequate in design and execution to respond to change and has caused dysfunctional effects in the area of career management not previously identified with the process of officer distribution. The research methodology into officer assignment…

The evolution of black studies programs from the 1960s to date is described in this radio transcript. Criticisms of early black studies programs are discussed. Changes in black studies teaching materials are mentioned. The lack of a black perspective in instructional materials is examined. Inadequate teacher preparation in minority studies is…

This study examined ways professionally ambitious female elementary school teachers responded to different opportunities, in multiunit and conventional schools, to become influential on the teaching faculty in matters of instruction. Teachers in 27 schools received questionnaires and interviews every six months for two and one-half years. The…

The third booklet in the series Career Development in Head Start is designed to provide the career development coordinator and other Head Start personnel with a better understanding of adult development and how adults learn, thereby enabling them to counsel Head Start career aspirants more effectively. Transcripts of interviews with…

The Navajo Manpower Survey for 1967, conducted on a sample of Navajos 14 years of age and older living in the Navajo Reservation area, found high rates of unemployment and underemployment for the Navajos. Some of the other findings reported are a general lack of real work experience; an indication by 70% of the labor force members that they would…