The literature on the Ph.D. and on the preparation of college teachers reveals a century-long criticism of the Ph.D. as preparation for college teaching. Elements both within and without the profession of’ English have called for more attention to be paid to preparation for college teaching. The profession itself is undecided as to what preparation for the college teaching of English should involve. Thus, the problem dealt with in this study is the following: What do college teachers of English need to know and be able to do as teachers? The goal of this study is to answer the question and to use the resulting information as the basis for a course on Teaching College English.When developing a course or a program of professional training, there are, basically, two sources of information to draw from: (1) what people do when performing the task or job you wish to prepare others to do, and (2) what experts in the area call for. Since no single information source is adequate by itself, both are drawn from. Thus, a job analysis was done to determine what college teachers of English teaching predominantly lower division English, actually do as teachers. Likewise, a content analysis of the books and articles on teaching college English was done to course on Teaching College English.The purpose of the job analysis was two-fold: (1) to construct a comprehensive list of the tasks performed by college teachers of English in their capacities as instructors, and (2) to determine which of these tasks the prospective college teacher of English can best learn to do with the assistance of preservice training.Fifteen faculty members and fifteen doctoral students at two Indiana Institutions were queried regarding the frequency, difficulty, importance, and desirability for training of twenty-nine tasks. Scores assigned to answers permitted ranking the tasks from highest to lowest.The purpose of the content analysis was (1) to identify what those who write about the preparation of college teachers of English believe they need to know and be able to do as teachers, (2) to classify beliefs, and (3) to rank them in order of the frequency of their appearance.Assertions dealing with what is done for, during, and because of instructional contact were recorded, grouped under twenty-one headings. The groups were then ranked according to the number of assertions in them. The data from both the job analysis and the content determine what is most often recommended for inclusion in a analysis was used as the basis for a course on Teaching College English which was developed using an instructional systems approach.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Tulsa, 1987. / Bibliography: leaves 134-152.

Thesis (D.Phil.(Biokinetics, Sport and Leisure Sciences))--University of Pretoria, 2008. / Summary in English and Afrikaans. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ed.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University, 1968. / Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Includes tables. Sponsor: Gladys G. Tipton. Dissertation Committee: Frank L. D'Andrea. Bibliography: leaves 144-146.

This study identified and defined leader behaviors with two levels of leadership in a self-managed team organization. Job analysis methodology was used. A comparison of task importance values was made within groups and between hierarchical levels in the organization. Identified leader behaviors were compared with effective, traditional leader performance. Qualitative data collected throughout the investigation clarified an integrative model for effective organizations developed from the literature. The model included leader characteristics and team member behaviors when using self-managed teams.

M.A. / Aihoewel die tradisionele organisasie oor die algemeen 'n soliede vergoedingstelsel met 'n sterk fokus op koste-effektiwiteit en administratiewe presisie gehad het, het die moderne organisasie, wat gekenmerk word deur platter organisasiestrukture, groter buigsaamheid, 'n meer deelnemende bestuurstyl en 'n groter mate van openheid, ander vereistes gestel aan die tradisionele vergoedingstelsel. Die modeme vergoedingstelsel, wat die modeme organisasie kenmerke ondersteun, word beskou as 'n stelsel wat uitset gerig is, met min salarisvlakke, wat min of geen status simbole bevat, wat groter deursigtigheid bevorder en waar meganistiese beheer stelsels vervang word met analitiese bestuursbeheer. Dit het aanleiding gegee daartoe dat nuwe moderne vergoedingspraktyke, onder meer ook bandverbreding, die lig gesien het. Die verhandeling het ten doel om bandverbreding, wat gedefinieer word as die vermindering van posvlakke en die dienooreenkomstige verbreding van salarisbande, om sodoende 'n platter organisasiestruktuur te skep wat groter aanpasbaarheid en dinamika tot gevolg sal he, te verken en te omskryf. Die fokus val veral op die ontwerp en die proses van implementering van bandverbreding binne 'n Suid-Afrikaanse organisasie. Die tradisionele posevalueringstelsel, wat die hart van enige vergoedingstelsel gevorm het, het sterk onder die vergrootglas gekom nadat die bandverbredingsproses bekendgestel is. Die invloed van bandverbreding op die onderskeie posevalueringstelsels asook op die plek daarvan binne 'n holistiese vergoedingstrategie word van naderby bekyk en beskryf Die teoretiese oorsig dek ook onder andere die redes waarom organisasies bandverbreding implementeer, die gereedheid van organisasies vir die bandverbredingsproses, die praktiese probleme waarmee organisasies gekonfronteer word wanneer bandverbreding geimplementeer word en mites aangaande die proses. Twee Suid-Afrikaanse organisasies binne die finansieledienste bedryf wat bandverbreding in sy voile omvang geimplementeer het, het die basis gevorm van die ondersoek. Die faktore wat aanleiding gegee het tot die implementering van bandverbreding, en wat die gereedheid van die organisasie beinvloed het, die potensiele struikelblokke, die ontwerp van die bandverbredingstrukture asook die implementeringsproses wat beide organisasies gevolg het, het die navorser in staat gestel om 'n aanbeveling to maak aangaande 'n implementeringsmodel. Die implementeringsmodel, wat beskou kan word as 'n opsomming van die bevindinge van die navorsing, beveel aan dat bandverbreding as deel van 'n holistiese vergoedingstrategie geimplementeer word en dat die proses deur 'n vergoedingsfilosofie, wat die bandverbredingsfilosofie komplimenteer, ondersteun word. Dit is egter duidelik dat alhoewel die bandverbredingskonsep 'n groot bydrae kan maak tot die vestiging van die modeme organisasie, die sukses daarvan opgesluit le in die effektiewe implementering en toepassing daarvan.

D.Cur. / The aim of this study was to describe a job grading system for nurses in a specific private health service. Nursing personnel form a significant component of the manpower in private health services and must therefor be utilized in the most costeffective manner. The Labour Relations Act (South Africa, 1996) demands that the principles of fair labour practice must be applied in all dimensions of personnel management. In the dynamic relationship between the employer and employee within private health services, the nurse as employee has the right to fair labour practice. The job grading system is described by means of a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive research design within the context of a specific private health service in South-Africa. The system is described according to the Paterson job grading system (1957), the NIPN-Q system of the Institute for Personnel Management, the Peromnes system, the Hay-method and the JE Manager method of job grading. The methodological assumptions of the study are based on Botes' research model (1994) which implies a functional approach to the practice of Nursing Science. The context of the study is a particular private health service where all categories of nurses are employed. The aim of the system is the facilitation of fair labour practice as included in the legislation concerning labour relations. Within the context of this study, the implementation of the job grading system is the duty of the nursing human resources manager and to function as agent for the implementation of the job grading system implies specific internal sources such as abilities, attitudes and values in order to facilitate fair labour practice. The study takes place in four phases. During phase one of the study the expectations of the role-players with regard to a job grading system for nurses in a particular private health service were explored and described by means of focus group interviews as well as individual interviews with top management and supported by literature. Applying the strategies as suggested by Lincoln and Guba (1985:290) ensured trustworthiness. From this data a total of twenty-one statements were formulated. A theoretical framework for the job grading system was described during phase two of the study based on the identified concepts and relevant national and international literature. During the description of the theoretical framework, deductive logic was utilized to formulate statements for each concept. At the end of the theoretical framework, six sets of statements were formulated with a total of fifty statements. The contents of the job grading system were derived from the generated statements of the expectations and the statements from the conceptual framework by means of deductive and inductive logic. During phase three of the study, which comprised the development of the job grading system, the system was validated and refined by a representative profile of the different role-players. The system was also made available in English and guidelines for implementation was described. The emphasis in the guidelines is based on the principles of democracy and the facilitation of fair labour practice. During phase four of the study the system was validated and evaluated for its' operationalization value by means of individual application of the system by nurses holding certain posts in the specific private health care service. Content validity was determined by means of a content validity index as described by Lynn (1986). The unique contribution of this study is the description of a job grading system for nurses with fair labour practice as purpose. The strength of the study is grounded in the verification, validation and operationalization of the system, which is significant of the implement value of the system in the practice.

The purpose of this thesis is to analyze a problem in a particular company and to suggest a solution based upon a work analysis and a competency model. The theoretical part deals with various approaches to defining competency, its elements and types. Following part of this thesis presents a work analysis, the stages of making a competency model and defines methods of competency measuring. The practical part applies the work analysis and the competency approach to the specific problem of personal management in the particular company. It is focused mainly on creation of the job description and a competency model for specific manager. The last part of this thesis also suggests a method for evaluating of worker on the basis of competency measuring.

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Orientation: The job inherent requirements for Human Resource (HR) professionals, as is for any role, are constantly undergoing change due to the dynamic environment that we work and exist in. With the transition from traditional Personnel Management to more contemporary and strategic HR Management, these adjustments required for the role and of the incumbents have become more and more pronounced. It is important that, as HR professionals, one frequently reassesses and clarifies the inherent requirements for the role, based on the needs and demands from the broader world of work and its roleplayers. The concern is however whether HR professionals realise and understand which behavioural competencies they should display in order to meet the changing demands and whether they actually are ‘living’ these. Research Purpose: The aim of this paper is to determine the relevant behavioural competencies for HR professionals based on the analysis of various views gathered from current HR professionals. Research Results: It was found that competencies such as ‘Planning and Organising’, ‘Problem Solving and Analysis’, ‘Specialist and Technical Knowledge’, ‘Strategic Thinking’ as well as ‘Interpersonal Sensitivity’ are all important in order to ensure effective service delivery for HR professionals. An additional competency, ‘Leading and Supervising’ was also identified as important, although related more to managerial HR functions. From these results it is however also evident that competencies relating to adapting and responding to change in the workplace, and the importance of being able to deliver and achieve results, were omitted from the ideal profile. This, in comparison to various articles and research presented by authors on the exact importance of such competencies in order for the HR discipline to add value to the organisation, makes it evident that many HR professionals have still not completed the transition from the traditional Personnel Management to the more strategic HR Management. / Mini Dissertation (MCom)--University of Pretoria, 2004. / Human Resource Management / MCom / Unrestricted