This study argues for a new theory in school management based on the notion of positive containment which benefited from the integration of the main two patterns of leadership, i.e., the democratic and the authoritarian. In this theory, the school principal has to deal with one external and five internal circles of positive containments. The…

Develops a preliminary model of workplace dynamics based on behaviors rather than attitudes and argues that the behavioral categories of good soldier, smooth operator, and saboteur are key modes of adaptation. The model facilitates the integration of studies of the workplace with broader themes in a way not allowed by the concept of job…

Presents results of the 16th annual survey of workplace training and development in the United States (1,559 responses from 15,000 Training magazine subscribers). Includes information on training budgets, curricula, delivery systems, and other aspects of training and development. (JOW)

This special report looks at the new economy from the point of view of the worker. It examines the impact of changing competitive standards and emerging organizational structures on knowledge and skill requirements in the U.S. work force. (Author)

This publication reports the results of a review of scientific research on office job hazards, survey responses from more than 1,200 office workers in Cleveland and Boston, and in-depth interviews with more than 100 office workers. The report covers the following areas of health hazards for office workers: (1) job stress--physical and…

Reports results of a survey of 800 library staff members on aspects of library work that they find stressful. The findings include sources of satisfaction and stress for all participants, and sources of stress specific to public services librarians, technical services librarians, and support staff members. (CLB)

The ways in which high school teachers cope with the potential boredom of their work runs the gamut from self-improvement through in-service education to leaving the teaching profession. (LH)

Factors and perceptions of stress in educational administration are examined in this report. A survey of 86 administrators in Richland County, Ohio, in which the Administrative Stress Index was used to explore causes of stress and to rate the severity of each stressor, yielded a 97 percent response rate. Results were statistically analyzed for…

Looks at the pros and cons of employer education vs. legislation regarding the rights of older workers. Compares situations in England and the United States. (JOW)

Argues for the establishment of a national databank for the management, collection, and analysis of information about capital provision policies for public schools at the federal, state, and local levels. (MLF)

Discusses the problems associated with reduced availability of paid work due to technological advances and the diminishing supply of labor as living standards rise and people choose early retirement. (JOW)

"Educators in the professions" is a term covering those who provide educational services to professionals and who engage in the research and development efforts necessary for the understanding and improvement of these specialized educational endeavors. An informal research effort indicated that there are probably 1,500 to 1,750 such educators in…

Based on a nonobtrusive count of input, productivity in a metal-working shop is examined before implementing individual accountability, during intensified accountability, and after the accountability program was terminated. The data show quite clearly that when individual accountability was introduced, productivity rose steeply and then subsided…

Looks at how the job market is changing and how workers are looking at their career paths. Includes information on where the jobs and dollars are, how the work force is changing, how and where people are working, new age jobs, women in the work force, and the need for keeping up to date with new technologies. (JOW)

Ways the education and training of information professionals can adapt to the rapidly changing information environment are addressed in this paper, which describes a project undertaken by King Research ("New Directions in Library and Information Science Education") to identify current and future competency requirements of librarians and…