Explores the future function to be performed by industrial-relations practitioners in Australia public universities. Each university will be responsible for implementing its own industrial-relations procedures. Industrial- relations practitioners will have a more consultative role in their dealings with local academic staff associations. (MLF)

A recent study investigated turnover rate and length of service in 12 college administrative positions: chief executive officer; chief academic officer; chief financial officer; registrar; admissions director; head librarian; chief student life officer; chief development officer; personnel services director; financial aid director; alumni…

This book presents human resources issues that will affect the financial management of colleges and universities as they move into the 21st century. It examines how business managers and human resources managers must balance human resources management policies and practices against the financial demands on the institution. It discusses the…

Japanese management theory was studied to identify specific models for consideration by student personnel administrators. The report is organized into three sections: major components of Japanese management theory, potential implications for student personnel administration, and three models, based on components of Japanese management theory, for…

This study reports on the effects on Navy image resulting from the interaction between personnelmen (PNs) and their client enlisted men. A series of interviews and responses to a sort questionnaire provided data on the agreements and disagreements between the groups. A major disagreement was investigated between the young enlisted man who…

Primary considerations for a positive school personnel policy are outlined in eight sections, as follows: (1) Faculty and staff recruitment and selection; (2) job analysis and classification; (3) personnel assignment and evaluation; (4) policy development; (5) welfare benefits, including leaves, fringe benefits, continuing contracts, working…

Purpose--The purpose of this paper is to investigate the dramatic reforms in the health service in recent years. Design/methodology/approach--Examines management development in health care, and explores the experiences of clinical nurse managers. Findings--Duplication of agencies and multiplication of roles have led to tensions in terms of both…

Coastline Community College has developed a series of guides to assist adults who wish to obtain college credit or advanced standing in evaluating and verifying their non-college learning experiences. This guide lists the competency requirements of seven courses in the Personnel Associate program: Employee Selection and Placement, Special Services…

A bulletin listing training available for interagency use is published annually by the Civil Service Commission. Information includes names of agencies offering interagency programs, general course descriptions, enrollment requirements, enrollment fees, addresses of office offering course and training site, dates and length of courses, and a place…

Data on salaries of 98 administrative positions in colleges and universities are presented for all institutions and separately for public and private institutions, for universities, four-year colleges, and two-year colleges. The percentage of change in salary level within the past year is noted. (MSE)

Written for the woman just graduated from college who wants a big-city job, the book provides coverage of the job scene from New York to San Francisco and offers methods and suggestions on how to create an exciting new career. Tips on where to look for jobs, the resume, and the job interview are some of the introductory topics, followed by a…

As a teaching aid in a course on personnel management for the small-business man, this booklet provides material for a 45- to 60-minute lecture, which is usually followed by a discussion period. The sections of the booklet are as follows: (1) The Lesson Plan--an outline of the material covered, which may be used as a teaching guide, presented in…

National survey data on the current median salaries of executive, academic, administrative, external affairs, and student services officers in private, public, and two-year institutions are presented, with one-year changes noted. Median salaries of chief academic and executive officers are listed by institution type and enrollment. (MSE)

As part of a research project about portfolios as a means of assessment for preservice teachers, the College of Education at a midwestern university formed a committee to review and rate student-developed portfolios. The committee evaluated student portfolios both for their evidence of attainment of beginning teacher competencies and also for…

This paper examines high school quality as revealed in the responses of personnel officers to the Johns Hopkins University Survey of American Employers and in their actual recruiting and employment practices. The analyses test the hypothesis, recently proposed by senior executives of Fortune 1300 firms and by the National Commission Report, "A…