Multicultural activities should be integrated into technical curricula. Schools must make a serious effort to sensitize students to the nuances of other cultures so they are better able to meet the challenges of the workplace. (JOW)

The proving ground of the global marketplace makes Japan and the United States more alike than most people think. Both struggle with the effects of the worldwide recession, with work forces that are losing their predictable sameness, and with the failure of tried-and-true management practices. (Author)

A mentorship model to provide leadership for staff development has five key steps: engender trust, understand learner movement in a development framework, introduce conflict and encourage learner voice, emphasize positive movement, and attend to the relationship. (SK)

Programs to combat stress in the workplace are proving to be more cost effective than was imagined. When workers have less stress and more variety and satisfaction on the job, everybody profits. (Author/JOW)

Analysis of data on 1,605 civil-service jobs supports a power-based perspective on male-female wage differentials, rather than the "compensating differentials" explanation. Unfavorable working conditions were distributed equally in male- and female-dominated jobs and were not compensated by wage premiums. Contains 72 references. (SV)

Examined men's subjective experiences in work and family roles and psychological distress in 300 employed, married men in 2-earner couples. After controlling for job quality, both marital-role and parental-role quality were significant predictors of men's psychological distress. Parental status was not. Both marital-role and parental-role quality…

Diversity implies differences in people based on their identifications with various groups and is also a process of acknowledging differences through action. Those organizations that have welcomed diversity are more productive and have a competitive advantage. Diversity training can be awareness based (cognitive) or skill based (behavioral). (JOW)

Offers a look at some forces that are transforming the workplace: teamwork, social issues, workplace initiatives, diversity, basic skills. Analyzes their effect on training. (JOW)

Discusses the apparently successful efforts of an English department and composition program to comply with the Conference on College Composition and Communication's Statement of Principles and Standards with regard to working conditions of teaching assistants. (RS)

Discusses aspects of collaborative writing in the workplace, including styles of management and collaboration; deciding whether to adopt a collaborative approach; research and implementation; collaboration in process; and evaluation, recognition, and rewards. (SR)

In the "new" workplace, workers must nurture their own careers by allowing themselves to explore options, developing the desire to achieve goals, developing a professional identity outside of the current job, avoiding a victim mentality, committing to continuous lifelong learning, and realizing that they are entitled to any job or career for which…

Summarizes a study that surveyed all the deputy headteachers in North Kent, England, to ascertain how much noncontact time they were allowed during the normal school day to carry out their increased managerial responsibilities. Results showed that there is so little noncontact time allocated to assistant principals that it is almost impossible for…

Lists 15 principles for working safely with equipment. Describes phases of an ergonomic hazards program to identify and prevent problems and causes of cumulative trauma disorders in the workplace. (SK)

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 builds on earlier federal laws and clarifies the obligations school boards have toward employees with disabilities. One useful tool for figuring out what reasonable accommodations are necessary is the Work Experience Survey. A resource list identifies additional sources of information on employer…

Reflective practice through continuous learning in the workplace involves viewing experiences as potential learning and reexamining assumptions, values, methods, policies, and practices. Steps in continuous work/learning are as follows: clarify thinking, be open to questions, notice context, test hunches, investigate, name and rename the problem,…