Three employer groups (n=117), 47 accounting faculty, and 63 students rated the following characteristics of potential employees: master's degree, overall and accounting grade point average, personal integrity, communication skills, energy/drive/enthusiasm, and appearance. Employers and faculty considered integrity extremely important; students…

This paper discusses the transition from school to further and higher education in New Zealand following the recent implementation of the National Qualifications Framework. While a genuinely "seamless" interface is emerging between upper secondary schooling and further education in the context of vocational programmes, the transition…

This hearing includes testimony on how the Higher Education Act and the No Child Left Behind Act are currently working and what steps can be taken to better coordinate these programs to move closer to the goal of a highly qualified teacher in every classroom. Statements and testimony are included from: Honorable Jason Altmire, Congressional…

This 2009 Annual Joint Report of the State Board of Education and the Tennessee Higher Education Commission identifies four joint priorities and nine associated goals addressing areas of need in both student learning and educator development for the advancement of education in Tennessee. The joint priorities and initiatives focus on points of…

Purpose: To study the quality in higher education in Cambodia and explore the potential factors leading to quality in Cambodian higher education. Design/methodology/approach: Five main factors that were deemed relevant in providing quality in Cambodian higher education were proposed: academic curriculum and extra-curricular activities, teachers'…

Increasing demands on educational administrators have made it essential to assess the programs that prepare them for their positions. The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing has identified essential school administrator skills. A study of California school administrators gauged how well preparation programs readied them for school…

A study explored the motivational patterns of public relations (P.R.) professionals and the qualities sought in new employees by these professionals. A representative sample of public relations professionals was surveyed with a questionnaire that included Likert scales of motivational statements and skills sought. Common factor analysis with…

The education of addiction counselors, once based on tradition, myth and politics, is becoming professionalized, based on competencies, research and best practice. Many factors have contributed to this shift as subspecialties for addiction treatment have emerged in various disciplines. In 1993 the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment created the…

This paper presents a step-by-step guide for developing a resume as part of a job search campaign. The paper presents the following information: purposes of the resume; steps in resume development; resume formats; resume headings; and some "do's and some "don't's." The paper also includes a list of 161 action verbs for use in resume development, a…

The National Association of College Admission Counselors (NACAC) believes there is a basic body of knowledge and fundamental skills one must possess to be effective in counseling students as they progress through school and make decisions regarding their postsecondary educational alternatives. Competencies common to school counselors and admission…

Department chairs occupy what is arguably one of the most important administrative spots in a higher education institution. As a group, they set the academic tone of the institution and greatly facilitate or hinder the accomplishment of its mission. The various types of department chairs are described: hopeful, survivors, transient, and…

To examine the demographic-educational characteristics of Long Island University's Department of Educational Leadership and Administration (DELA) interns, their career options during and after internship, and their perceptions of the nature and quality of the internship experience, questionnaires were mailed to 135 of the department's 1987…

State certification requirement are both an area of needed improvement and a vehicle for reform. A study was conducted to inventory the requirements for state certification of superintendents, to identify the similarities and differences between and among the states, and to compare the current status of superintendent certification to…

The Department of Defense's (DOD) efforts to assure that its physicians are qualified to perform their assigned duties are discussed. Five sections include: introduction; additional actions needed to help assure that military physicians have proper qualifications; hospital credentialing and privileging systems needed to comply with DOD…