Provides a basic outline for preparing for the collective bargaining process in higher education. (Editor)

Discusses the many implications of test usage, from the employer, employee, state, and legal standpoint. (PG)

This outline of court cases considers all aspects of collective bargaining, including such topics as changes in teacher assignments, budget allowances, school calendars, class size, evaluation of teachers, job security, nonrenewal of contracts, sick leave, and workload. (Author/IRT)

Reviews issues raised at conventions of the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers. (IRT)

This paper discusses observations found upon examining district management styles (autocratic vs. democratic) in evaluation offices and evaluation management levels (federal, state, and local) in relationship to the creativity and effectiveness of internal evaluators and usefulness of feedback information to the school site. (Author)

A survey was undertaken by the Office of Institutional Research and the Department of Education Administration at West Virginia University to determine the range, alternatives, norms, and other major administration considerations relative to fringe benefits available to nonteaching employees in major American universities. A copy of the…

The objectives of this empirical study were (1) to determine to what degree Gouldner's typology of local-cosmopolitan latent social roles would be reproduced in a survey of the 14 institutions comprising Pennsylvania's state owned college and university system, and (2) to determine whether the resulting typology would be useful in predicting the…

Many studies have suggested that supervisor performance and employee knowledge of organizational policies are related--that the better supervisors are those who are more sensitive to their communication responsibilities so that they tend to give clear instructions and keep their subordinates properly informed. A study was devised to test this…

A study was made of the relationship between communication skills of young deaf adults and their success in employment as measured by their employers. The sample consisted of 62 employed deaf graduates of Pennsylvania educational institutions who finished school from 1970 to 1975. Employer ratings were made of their success in employment by…

Discusses the practice of participative management in a variety of organizations and offers suggestions for its successful implementation. (Available from School of Business, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47401; $2.50 single copy.) (Author/MLF)

Reviews research on the prediction of employee turnover. Groups predictor variables into five general categories: attitudinal (job satisfaction), biodata, work-related, personal, and test-score predictors. Consistent relationships between common predictor variables and turnover were found for four categories. Eight methodological problems/issues…

Discusses and describes some active Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs). An EAP is a stress intervention program that, when combined with other stress prevention procedures, can serve as an effective base for developing a comprehensive managerial system for combating organizational stress. (Author/IRT)

Home study (correspondence study) is being used in industry and business to improve employee retention and increase job proficiency. (ABM)