Th is study was limited to 165 farmers involved in various segments of production agriculture in the state of Utah. County agents and vocational agriculture teachers in each county nominated these farmers as candidates according to their respective farming operations. The following six defined areas of production agriculture were used as selection criteria to insure equal input in the study: Beef, Dairy, Swine , Sheep, Poultry, and Crops. All farmers were surveyed by means of persona l interviews conducted by either county agents or vocational agriculture instructors in their respective counties. The surveying instrument used was developed through a thorough review of the National Agricultural Competency Study list of skill quest ions. Farmers were asked to rank on a likert-type scale, the importance each skill had on their operation. Farmers· were also asked to reply yes or no to whether or not they needed additional training in each skill area. Eleven categories of competencies were-used in the study in an attempt to highlight all areas of production agriculture. Data were compiled and a Burroughs 6700 computer was utilized for program evaluation to find means, rankings, ranges, and frequencies. A review of the study revealed that: 1. Over one- third of all farmers surveyed terminated their formal education after high school . This places a great deal of emphasis on high school agriculture curriculum as well as adult education programs. 2. Many areas of production agriculture have overlapping areas of skills and competencies. 3. There is a commonality of competencies needed by all those entering the production agriculture industry. 4. Areas of anima l health, equipment maintenance, soil preparation, and planting as well as legal practices and safety precautions, all placed very high in ranks of importance throughout the study. 5. Most employment figures are projected to remain relatively constant with a 10% or less fluctuation projected over a five-year period. The only exception is that of part-time non-family employees which shows a decrease of 18%. 6. One-hundred-ten of the one-hundred- fourteen competencies surveyed in the study were considered to be of some importance to the agriculture industry.

The problem of this study was to determine competencies which are necessary for effective administration by secondary school principals. The sources of data included a review of the literature and supplemental materials. The survey technique, employing a jury-validated questionnaire, was used to collect the perceptions of superintendents, principals, teachers, and college professors in the State of Texas. A total of 316 educators responded to the questionnaire. The development and findings of this study are presented in five chapters. Chapter I presents an introduction to the study. In Chapter II, a survey of the literature is reported. Chapter III contains details of the procedures employed in collecting data for the study. Chapter IV presents the data gathered through the use of the questionnaire. Chapter V presents the summary, findings, conclusions, and recommendations resulting from the study. The study identified eight general areas of competency for secondary school principals. Those competency areas were (1) organization and administration, (2) curriculum design and improvement, (3) the instructional process, (4) business and financial management, (5) student management, (6) personnel management, (7) facilities, equipment, and supplies, and (8) communications. A total of ninety-five competencies was identified from the literature and from communications with college professors and practicing school administrators. The six-member jury panel validated ninety-one competencies for inclusion on the survey questionnaire. Eighty-eight of the ninety-one competencies submitted to the educator sample achieved the criterion level for acceptance. An analysis of variance procedure revealed that significant differences among group means appeared at the .01 level on eleven of the competency statements. The competency-based preparation and certification concept appears to be sound and to be in harmony with other movements in American education. Many operational aspects need additional refinement; however, the concept holds considerable promise for improvement upon the traditional approaches to the preparation and certification of educators. The movement is widespread and is gaining momentum rapidly. Competency-based programs are in operation in colleges and universities in over half of the states. Certain competencies are common to the various educator roles. It appears possible to identify those common competencies and to establish them as a core of educator competencies at the state or university level. The cognitive and psychomotor learning domains are quite visible in operative programs. Competencies in the affective learning domain are poorly developed in most cases. The following recommendations resulted from the study: (1) attempts to establish sets of competencies should include input from a broad cross-section of the education profession in each phase of development and validation, (2) additional research should be conducted to more precisely define those affective variables necessary for educator success, (3) a set of core competencies which are common to the various educator roles should be identified and validated, and the demonstration of competence in these areas should become requisite for all educators seeking certification, (4) the variable of time should become a larger part of competency-based programs, and participants who demonstrate minimum acceptable competence should not be required to remain in attendance for predetermined periods of time, (5) operative competency-based programs should include provision for continuous evaluation and modification based upon evaluation findings, and (6) each educator preparation institution in Texas should design and operate a competency-based program to determine feasibility of the approach at that institution.

This study was concerned with which competencies are considered necessary for success as a Texas public school superintendent, and the results were derived from responses to a questionnaire by practicing school superintendents in Texas during the spring of 1975. Summary of Findings: The literature reviewed and the data obtained from the survey instrument appeared to indicate that school superintendents in Texas do need certain competencies in order to adequately fulfill their role in the educational setting. This study was limited to seventy-five school superintendents in Texas. There were variations in their responses depending on: 1. Size according to pupil population. 2. Wealth according to the amount of taxable value located in the school district subject to taxation backing each pupil enrolled. 3. Experience of the superintendent surveyed. There was no effort to develop historically the concepts related to the competencies necessary for success as a school superintendent in Texas. Only opinions of writers and school superintendents of schools serving in Texas schools were used in this study.

Выпускная квалификационная работа “Анализ компетенции системного мышления в компании GUDSR, Екатеринбург, Российская Федерация” в форме магистерской диссертации выполнена на 107 листах (формат А4, шрифт Times New Roman, размер шрифта 14, интервал между строками 2), без вложений. Количество таблиц – 12 (без учета вложений). Количество рисунков – 22 (без учета вложений). Ключевые термины: Профессиональные компетенции, управление компетенциями, модель компетенций, оценка потребностей в обучении, развитие компетенций, системное мышление. Выпускная квалификационная работа состоит из реферата, Введения, 5 глав, рекомендаций по предложениям, заключения, библиографии и приложения. В теоретической части представлено определение компетенции системного мышления, компетентностная модель, оценка эффективности и развитие компетенций. В практической части описываются общие характеристики исследуемой компании, анализ сотрудников, методология и инструменты исследования, и его результаты. На основе этих результатов было выдвинуто несколько предложений по развитию компетенции системного мышления и программа, как повысить уровень компетенции системного мышления в компании GUDSR. / Final qualifying work “Analysis of the Systems thinking competency at the GUDSR company, in Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation” in the form of Master thesis is performed on 107 sheets (A4 format, font Times New Roman, font size 14, 2 line spacing), excluding attachments. Number of tables – 12 (excluding attachments). The number of figures – 22 (excluding attachments). Key terms: Job competencies, competency management, competency model, training needs assessment, competency development, Systems thinking. Final qualifying work consists in Abstract, Introduction, 5 chapters, proposal recommendations, conclusion, bibliography and appendix. In the theoretical part it presents the definition of Systems thinking competency, competence model, performance evaluation and competence development. The practical part describes the general characteristics of the investigated company, the analysis of employees, methodology and instruments of research and its results. Based on these results, there were several proposals of Systems thinking competency development and the program how to arise the level of Systems thinking competency in the GUDSR company.