Hiring and maintaining a qualified interdisciplinary faculty is proving to be a great difficulty at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. (HS)

Introduces the concept of organizational culture, and attempts to understand how people behave in public offices by examining the myths, symbols, and rituals of the Prime Minister's Office of the Quebec (Canada) government. (CS)

Court litigation on sex discrimination in public agency hiring may significantly alter the balance between plaintiff and defendant in Title VII action, but its narrow view of the tone of the law may be affected more than procedure. (MSE)

Examines from a union perspective the problems faced by bargaining units that represent both teachers and principals. The author discusses the differences between private and public sector labor relations and the organizations and issues involved, and contends there is a need for supervisory representation but recommends separate units for…

Examines some of the factors that management should consider in formulating a strategy concerning supervisor unionization. Discusses the issues of election, negotiation, employees in sensitive or confidential positions, quality of supervision, reductions in force, promotions, and transfers. (Author/MLF)

Reviews and analyzes the expanding corpus of jurisprudence concerning the extent to which gay persons are entitled to redress actions that restrict employment opportunity based solely on the basis of sexual orientation. Available from the Iowa Law Review, University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa 52242; sc $3.50 plus $ .75 postage.…

This special section on education and training includes reports on government involvement in training in Burundi and the USSR, activities of the African Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, and the status of paid educational leave in Canada and Finland. (SK)

Reflects the special considerations in affecting, rather than merely evaluating, the outcome of constitutional litigation over federal regulation of state and local government labor relations. (Author/IRT)

Due to increased pressure (for example, from the Occupational Safety and Health Act) to create healthier/safer worker environments, the number of industrial hygienist positions has increased. Compares the need to the demand. Examines industrial hygienist salary ranges, expected educational background, job opportunities, and training program…

Major labor cases decided during 1976 did not project a clear or simple path for further Constitutional and statutory interpretation, but the year's labor decisions did reveal a new willingness on the part of the U.S. Supreme Court to depart from earlier views of Constitutional law. (JT)

Recent developments in homosexual activism regarding employment problems in both the public and private sector are analyzed. Focus is on the law governing private employment, where homosexuals are afforded the least legal protection against discrimination. Available from: the University of Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California 95053. (LBH)

This sourcebook presents information about three types of federal decision makers who are frequent clients of evaluation: career government executives; political appointees; and congressional staff members. Differences among these decision makers are highlighted in seven articles, with emphasis on meeting client needs and process dimensions of…

A study with 206 federal government employees reveals that degree of voluntary participation in quality circles is positively related to following quality circle guidelines and that following such guidelines is positively related to economic gain. Implications of voluntary and nonvoluntary participation on cost-benefit outcomes is discussed. (SLD)

Reviews the Supreme Court decisions under the following subjects: (1) special education; (2) religion and public education; (3) employment and labor; (4) elections and voting rights; (5) freedom of speech; (6) Title IX and other issues of school district liability and immunity; and (7) cases to be decided next term. A list of cases and statutes…

The Supreme Court has agreed to review "Zobrest," regarding sending a state-paid sign language interpreter into a Catholic high school to assist a deaf student. Examines the facts and procedural history of the "Zobrest" case, the analysis applied by the Ninth Circuit, and a few of the many difficulties facing the Court. (MLF)