Asserting that little is known about women's leadership development and style, this paper suggests reasons for this lack of knowledge and presents a literature search on the topic of women and leadership. When Vermont elected a woman as governor (Kunin, 1984), she appointed a large number of women to positions of power and influence within the…

Research assessed whether computer technology had altered aspects of the employee's control of his or her work environment. The general hypothesis was that computing would have enhanced control of work life in relation to other individuals and in relation to the job for employees higher in the organizational hierarchy who perform more…

The stated purpose of this paper is to discuss some selected aspects and implications of stress among the black "super grade" federal executive population; the term "Black Tax" refers to the experience of black executives who must, in addition to the usual stresses, confront a set of personalized social strains which grow out of their "blackness"…

Noting that the "case method of Instruction" involves the study of actual past occurrences in public organizations, this article advocates that Public Administration instruction for black administrators should make wide use of case materials; ten cases are presented here which, it is stated, touch upon a number of administrative problems.…

The names of 1,887 Spanish surnamed elected officials are listed alphabetically by State, county, and city. (NQ)

This guide was developed to supply practitioners with sources for public sector labor relations information. It contains information on seven kinds of resources, including general reference sources for bibliographies, directories, glossaries, summaries, and source books; services reporting news and developments in public sector labor relations;…

THIS REPORT OF A TWO-DAY CONFERENCE ON TEACHER SELECTION METHODS, ATTENDED BY 45 EXPERTS IN THE FIELD, CONTAINS 13 POSITION PAPERS DEALING WITH (1) PERSONNEL SELECTION IN NON-TEACHING FIELDS, (2) PROBLEMS IN TEACHER SELECTION, RECRUITMENT AND IN VALIDATION OF SELECTION PROCEDURES, AND (3) NEEDED RESEARCH IN TEACHER SELECTION--ALSO CONFERENCE…

Two bills considered by the 81st General Assembly of the State of Illinois could provide access to collective bargaining for public employees. House Bill 808 provides these rights to employees in public and higher education, and House Bill 1178 requires collective bargaining for police officers in units of local government with populations under…

This volume on law and collective negotiations in the schools is the second in a series of 4 monographs comprising a broad investigation of teacher collective action in local school districts in the United States. Part I (30 pages) of this volume deals with emerging local doctrine relating to the rights of teachers and other public employees to…

The fact that public employees do not have particular rights accorded private employees may not be inequity if public employees enjoy benefits not shared by private employees. Public employees' political influence on public sector bargaining is probably the most important difference between the two sectors. Political activity pays the teacher…

This publication is part of a three-volume series of manuals designed to serve both as instructional guides and as ready references to some of the more complex problems of public school collective bargaining. The series is intended for use primarily by school board members, educational administrators, and other individuals interested in collective…

Materials in this resource document were compiled for use in a Washington seminar directed to the interests of state and local government to develop strategies for privacy protection. Included are the texts of issue papers and supporting documents in the following subject areas: (1) criminal justice information; (2) public employee records; (3)…

The handbook consists of detailed guides for instructors of new Post Office employees. A brief introduction explains use of the materials, and an orientation handbook for new employees deals with job responsibilities and employee rights and benefits. The orientation teacher's manual consists of detailed instructional guidelines for training…

Revised class specifications are provided for professional staffing in public libraries of various sizes in New York state. Descriptions are provided for each job within the civil service hierarchy: library assistant, library trainee, librarian I-IV (including special services), and the various grades of library assistant director and director.…

In 1965, the concept and need for mid-career education for public administrators at the local level received attention through three studies (Detroit, Berkeley, Syracuse) sponsored by the National Institute for Public Affairs. There is agreement that the curriculum for such programs should be derived from the social sciences. Teaching methods…