The Learning and Working Styles Inventory (LWSI) (H. Hendrix-Frye, 1997) is an economically priced inventory administered to individuals to assess their learning styles and to identify preferred working conditions. The inventory may be administered individually or in a group setting to students in grade 7 through college in computer, audiovisual,…

This document publicizes the collective bargaining agreement between the U.S. Department of Education and the National Council of Department of Education Locals, Council 252, American Federation of Government Employees, effective February 23, 1995. It contains all articles and sections of that agreement pertaining to the following subheadings: (1)…

To maintain a high level of trust between faculty and administration at Itawamba Community College (ICC), a system of faculty evaluation for purposes of contract renewal has been developed. At ICC, the faculty review process, a system for the improvement of teaching and learning, is defined as a different function. This report provides an overview…

The author presents some generalizations about nursing home employees and recommendations for cultivating and maintaining a motivating environment for staff. Recommendations concern nursing home administration, employee recruitment and selection, stability of work groups, supervisory training, employee recognition, and public relations. (CT)

This article examines some of the indicators that have been used to assess job commitment: statistical series on absence from work; quits; working part time by choice (phenomena generally associated with weak commitment); and multiple job-holding and overtime (often associated with strong commitment). (SSH)

Data from the first national study of technological change show that proportionately more women than men operate machines, are more exposed to machines that have alienating effects, and suffer more from the negative effects of technological change. (Author/SSH)

Satisfaction of students in each of three years of residency are reported for these program elements: degree of responsibility for patient care, educational experience, support from superiors and peers, quality of work experience, leisure time, salary, job and support group availability for spouses, location, and patients' socioeconomic status.…

Describes safety/health program activities at Research Triangle Institute (North Carolina). These include: radioisotope/radiation and hazardous chemical/carcinogen use, training, monitoring, disposal; chemical waste management; air monitoring and analysis; medical program; fire safety/training, including emergency planning; Occupational Safety and…

The author finds that women will reshape the corporate organization, if only because there will be more women working. He discusses how the basic structure of professions affects and limits women's participation, how the mentor-protege system works, and how style and attitudes toward roles differ between male and female executives. (CT)

A second-year clinical course composed of weekly observation sessions of interactions between patients and health care professionals in a variety of health care settings within a hospital is described. Weekly discussion sessions summarize the observations and introduce such topics as communication skills, patients' rights, patient relationships,…

Describes the PROBE Model which profiles worker behavior and reveals problems to be overcome. Discusses the six facets of behavior and the two categories of behavior and how they all work together. (CT)

Reviews the law and regulations developing in the area of employers' right to ban foreign languages during the work day. Management is advised to inventory the times, places, and occasions when English is essential and to publicize a rule covering such circumstances. (Author/MLF)

Examined the relationship between occupational demands and nonwork experiences of 127 senior administrators of correctional institutions. Dependent variables included: negative-feeling states, marital and social participation, social support, psychosomatic symptoms, life style, and physical health. Results indicated particular occupational demands…

Studied sources of occupational stress in the prison officer's job and investigated their relationships with tedium (defined as a general experience of physical, emotional, and attitudinal exhaustion). Found the variables making the largest unique contributions to the variance in tedium are role overload, management support, and societal support.…

The quality of an educational institution is determined by the quality of its faculty. The first professional position will mold the attitudes and abilities of the young professor. Recently, new professors were surveyed as to their experiences as novices, and their responses are discussed. (JN)