Local governments are essential to the democratic processes of the nation. Particularly in rural and other small communities, they are familiar institutions with much visibility and accessibility, promoting citizen participation and control. This guide presents an overview of the characteristics of American's small local governments. America's…

Stress is recognized as a problem for both males and females in today's high-technology society. However, research comparing men and women in the workplace has shown that females typically experience higher levels of stress on the job than males experience. This study attempted to compare male and female levels and areas of work-related stress in…

Frequently, the behavior of researchers reflects important and otherwise unrecognized aspects of the phenomenon which is being studied or evaluated. In other words, the "processes" of the researcher are "parallel" to the "processes" of the entity being studied. These parallel processes are illustrated with examples…

Findings suggest that not only has the use of factfinding declined within the teacher sector of public employee bargaining, but that the decline is likely to continue. Increased teacher militancy reflects the times. (Author/MW)

The following questions are answered in this guide to nonprofessional employment with the U.S. Forest Service: What does the Forest Service do? What kind of work can a nonprofessional find in the Forest Service? How important are the nonprofessional workers to the Forest Service? What kind of experience does one need to qualify for a…

Recent research and theory on collective bargaining focuses on bargaining attitudes and behaviors. Walton and McKersie divided all bargaining into distributive and integrative. Distributive bargaining is competitive and based on an assumption of conflict of interest. Integrative bargaining is cooperative and based on the theory that power can be…

This report by the Comptroller General of the United States is a review of the Antilles Consolidated School System (ACSS) in Puerto Rico. ACSS, operated by the Department of the Navy, provides free education to children of certain federal employees. The paper reviews the condition of ACSS facilities and efforts to improve it as well as overall…

This series of questions and answers is intended to educate public sector labor relations practitioners about the process of collective bargaining. It describes fundamental concepts of the bargaining process itself such as scope of bargaining and good faith bargaining. It gives detailed instuctions on how to best prepare for collective bargaining…

If the disadvantaged student is to have extended educational opportunities, programs of special relevance must be set up for him. His lack of skill is a cultural problem, not necessarily an intellectual one. Two programs leading to careers in social service, along with their attraction for students and the allocation of resources for their…

The hearing considered two bills, H.R. 2162 introduced by Charles Wilson of California, and H.R. 3522 by C. W. Bill Young of Florida, which authorize any officer or employee of the United States to accept the voluntary services of certain students for the United States. This was advocated by President Ford in his commencement address to the Ohio…

Summarized in this report are efforts employed to secure for mentally retarded persons increased job opportunities in the Federal Service. Before actuating the project, extensive studies and job training programs were conducted, and the information obtained widely disseminated. Services of state vocational rehabilitation departments were used in…

Criteria and guidelines are suggested for evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of inservice training programs for use in administrative review of staff development in state and local departments of public welfare. Inservice education is treated as an essential, integral, and continuous part of agency administration. The content of orientation…