Individual work settings and tangible rather than social rewards proved most effective in increasing the production rates of six trainable level students engaged in an envelope stuffing task. (KW)

The study revealed the degree of influence of the local teacher membership, state affiliate union, and teacher negotiator on decisions concerning working conditions and agreements. Data strongly suggested that the local teacher membership, the state affiliate union, and the teacher negotiator had influenced decision making concerning working…

Survey of 282 school superintendents identified the following sources of stress: (1) complying with state and federal mandates; (2) discharging staff; (3) operational costs; and (4) involvement in labor negotiations. Developed recommendations for reducing job stress, focusing on time management, complying with mandates, collective bargaining,…

Describes three studies conducted to inquire into the potential functions that teacher bars might serve relative to the worklife of teachers. Results showed that teachers congregate at specific bars as a release of tension at the end of the week; to find camaraderie; and to find a supportive atmosphere. (CT)

Examines several situations where linkage between industry and education exists. These include advisory committees, sharing of equipment by industries and schools, and placing a vocational instructor in an industrial setting for an extended period of time to experience the changing workplace. (CT)

Discusses results of a 1981 survey of psychologists holding full-time faculty positions in 22 schools of public health; includes information on representation in various departments, research conducted and publications produced, and the perceived advantages/disadvantages of employment in schools of public health. (GC)

Study to determine job-related factors that are associated with Black graduate students' individual decisions to select one work setting over another. Data were obtained from Black graduate students in the late 1960s from a predominantly White university campus and a predominantly Black university campus. (Author/JLF)

Organization Development is a management science that defines and solves organizational problems. Procedures include: (1) diagnosis of problem; (2) gathering of data related to problem; (3) obtaining feedback; (4) developing various change strategies; (5) developing an action plan; and (6) implementing the plan. (CJ)

The author, in examining the changing attitudes and values of the work force, asserts that the American worker is dissatisfied with the job, the workplace, and the method of payment. She states that any effort to enhance the quality of work will improve the quality of life overall. (CT)

Discusses the relationship between literacy and occupation. Notes that the illiterate are often self-employed farm and home workers. Suggests a number of areas in which research would be valuable. (JOW)

New evidence on the relationship between age and the incidence of work-place injuries is described and analyzed in this study. Age-injury frequency profiles for males and females were compared and found similar when controlling for sex differences in the occupational distribution of employment. (Author)

Stating that reducing volunteer leader turnover in extension services saves time and money and provides better program support, the author suggests offering better working hours, pleasant surroundings, reasonable work hours, and other inducements to retain volunteer workers. (MF)

Reasons principals give for leaving the principalship involve job conditions more than personal or community circumstances. Diminished authority contributes to the attrition rate. From a random survey of 4,766 secondary school principals, just under 10 percent (446) indicated they had decided to leave the principalship in 1979. (Author/LD)

Examines data collected from a sample of 228 librarians, including sex, type of library in which employed, vocational needs, characteristics of job environments, and job satisfaction, in order to identify those factors most highly related to job satisfaction among beginning librarians. (CWM)

Activities described represent an experiential approach to fostering positive personal qualities vital to job success. (TA)