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Download full textCadwallader, Kathleen Karen – 1993
A practicum project was designed to improve communications, exchange of ideas, and interpersonal relationships among 37 teachers and school staff members in a rural elementary school in an economically depressed area. Monthly "spotlight" gatherings were held, featuring ethnic foods, experiential activities, demonstrations, and discussions of…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Cooperation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Mosley, Melva Wilson – 1988
A practicum project was undertaken to develop and implement a career education program that would introduce third graders to career opportunities. The setting for the project was an industrial city in the Midwest. The goals addressed in the set of structured activities developed were to: (1) increase third graders' awareness of career…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Communication Skills, Curriculum Development, Grade 3
Johnson, Wanda – 1995
Driven by a competitive environment with other employers to maintain a quality workforce, businesses are increasingly becoming aware of the necessity to assist employees with programs and services regarding family needs. Unfortunately, most small to medium size companies are either ignorant of the necessity for family friendly services or lack the…
Descriptors: Careers, Directories, Employee Assistance Programs, Employer Attitudes
Tatsapaugh, Linda – 1994
Exploring the problem of high turnover rates for counselors at a therapeutic camp reveals that low job satisfaction--specifically lack of advancement and educational opportunities--is one frequent factor influencing resignation. This study examines the possibility of increasing agency support of personal advancement by creating individual…
Descriptors: Camping, Continuing Education, Counseling, Employer Employee Relationship
Powers, Catherine A. – 1996
This practicum was designed to address the declining morale and the elevated job-related stress among the staff of a multiproblem human service agency. The participants were over 90 youth counselors and supervisors. Their educational experience ranged from some college to doctoral-level course work and their work experience varied from .5 years to…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Burnout, Counselor Performance, Counselors
Beauregard, Terri Kinion – 1996
The sexual harassment experienced by a sample of women (N=154) in a university setting was compared with the sexual harassment experienced by them in a workplace setting. Results appeared to support the following generalizations: (1) there is greater gender harassment, unwanted sexual attention, and sexual coercion in the workplace setting than in…
Descriptors: College Environment, Employed Women, Higher Education, Quality of Working Life
Hickey, Laura M. – 1994
A residential group care facility serving abused children had encountered unprecedented changes both internally and in the community. These changes had been highly stressful for this agency, affecting the morale of those closest to the children, the Child/Youth Care Workers. To address these stressors, a strategy utilizing supportive,…
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Evaluation Methods, Job Performance
Shiffer, Michael W. – 1994
A study examined the impact of work teams on production, quality, and morale within the State of Alaska Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, using data from fiscal years 1992 and 1993 when a change from a hierarchical organization to a team-based approach took place in the agency. Production was defined as the percentage of placements achieved…
Descriptors: Adults, Job Development, Job Placement, Management Teams
Wetherington, Patricia Reish – 1996
Because of the difficulty of finding time for professional and personal development, many family child care (FCC) providers are isolated in their work environment. This practicum study developed a provider-initiated support network to reduce this isolation. The local FCC association provided advertising about the formation of the network. A group…
Descriptors: Caregiver Attitudes, Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers, Day Care
