Describes the findings of a study on the unemployment of newly trained teachers who had graduated in 1979/1980 and had not found teaching jobs by 1982. Concentrates on their job search methods and investigates the relevance of their teaching subject, region of residence, commitment to teaching, and type of school sought. (Author/AEM)

Assesses the argument that teachers' work careers are staged by gender-specific career models. Data for individuals who taught in 1965 and/or 1970 demonstrate labor force demographics and individual career patterns predicted by this argument. Research on teachers' career patterns is needed to assess this argument further. (Author/CH)

This article discusses a conceptual model for understanding, describing, and explaining personnel selection processes and activities. Four theoretical strands--decision theory, impression formation, inference theory, and rating theory--are woven together as the basis for a proposed model to be used by administrators who are selecting teachers. (CB)

Gives a province-by-province overview of the developments from 1967 to date and speculates on the direction these developments will take in the future. (Editor)

Probability-based targets, instead of tenure quotas, work with a longer view of the future and permit flexibility in decisionmaking by asserting that performance standards remain the key criterion for promotion. (Author/PG)

Discusses tenure legislation and the need to protect teachers from unconscionable treatment'', i.e., unfair dismissal. (SP)

Report of the investigatory committee of the American Association of University Professors on the dismissal of sixteen faculty members from the Indiana Institute of Technology in March 1969. (PD)

Reviews positive signs of growth for the academic job market in speech communication. (PD)

A national survey of 156 randomly selected school superintendents revealed that teacher shortages currently exist in special education, mathematics, science, and industrial arts and vocational studies. Reasons for the failure of certified teacher education graduates to enter the profession are noted. (PGD)

Presents interviewing tips for prospective teachers: gather information on the school before the interview, answer questions directly, notice interviewers' body language, close on a strong note, and remember to discuss extracurricular activities. (SK)

Presents an introduction to three articles that follow in this issue asking academics to explain how they got jobs. Notes that the articles were written one year after their authors had got tenure-track jobs. Describes the strategies and tactics that made these searches a success. (SG)