Changes in the library profession have increased the level of job-related stress. Describes a public librarian's efforts to deal with employee stress; discusses symptoms of stress and assessing levels of stress; ranks stress factors in order of severity; describes the action plan; and lists management techniques to minimize stress. (PEN)

Studies of gender identity and activity preferences in young children and of the characteristics of work culture in traditional male trades are used to support the argument that women seeking nontraditional employment are faced with a work identity based on a traditional concept of masculinity. Reconstructing work cultures to ensure equal access…

Search committees should evaluate each candidate for the superintendency on the basis of 10 risk factors: (1) spouse with a career; (2) children in high school; (3) home ownership; (4) unfamiliarity with the community; (5) salary equal to or less than current compensation; (6) high-cost area; (7) candidate or spouse in school; (8) unattractive job…

An ethnographic study of unionized nurses in a psychiatric hospital showed how collaborative decision making and innovative conflict resolution allowed nurses to voice their professional concerns and serve as a legitimate ideological force in the hospital culture. Union nurses were able to influence positive changes and advocate for better care.…

This paper discusses the effectiveness of the Rehabilitation Success Rate (RSR) in measuring outcomes of workplace-based occupational rehabilitation services. The RSR is a ratio of the number of employees eligible for a rehabilitation program and the number of eligible employees successfully rehabilitated in one year. Two pilot studies involving…

A 1994 survey of the satisfaction of 502 workers with blindness, employed in industries affiliated with the National Industries for the Blind, found that 61% were satisfied with their current placements. Satisfaction was lower for those with higher levels of education and those employed more than five years. (Author/CR)

Uses grounded-theory methodology to study sample of 50 teachers who believed they were subjected to mistreatment by principals. Briefly discusses descriptive, conceptual, and theoretical findings about principals' actions that teachers define as mistreatment. Discusses more fully harmful effects of such mistreatment on teachers' classroom…

Reports on the employment experiences of young people from two small rural Scottish towns. The majority of available employment was repetitive, and involved poor working conditions and limited opportunity for skill development or promotion. Most respondents recognized that in the longer term such work was detrimental to their quality of life and…

Examines the industrialized concept of career and analyzes ways in which this concept is breaking down. Explores the emerging significance of alternative concepts and identifies some of their implications for career guidance. Argues for the social significance of career guidance in its relation to the importance of individual experiences. (RJM)

Uses a cultural map exercise to show how culture affects educators' perspectives of gender issues in school administration. Discusses individual cultural identity and the influences of educators' societal/national, regional/linguistic or racial/ethnic, and individual belief cultures. Feminist theory and its premises can help everyone understand…

Explores cognitive attributes that allow individuals to function effectively in the changing nature of society and the workplace. Describes emerging models for learning and suggests that changing workplaces require a distributed cognitive model of human competence which promotes critical thinking and lifelong learning. (Author/LRW)

Interviews 6 months after 14 social services employees participated in inservice training identified job and work environment factors that impede transfer of training: short duration, lack of time and opportunity to practice, minimal supervisor support, and the perception that such training was more for personal development than application to the…

Describes an ecological model of the vocational behavior of people with disabilities that includes context, the individual, mediating factors (individual, cultural, societal), environmental constructs, and outcomes. Discusses employment challenges for people with disabilities (job insecurity, technology, policies, stress) and makes suggestions for…

Presents the results of a study that focused on employees (n=114) from various industries and organizations. Reports that organizational citizenship behaviors increased when employees viewed fair treatment by supervisors as more positive. Includes references. (CMK)

Of 247 graduates of a management and organizational development program, 188 identified themselves as leaders; 155 responded to a survey of learning outcomes. Only 3 of 27 outcomes were frequently applied in their work (communication skills, flexibility to adapt to change, and adjustment to organizational culture). (Contains 63 references.) (SK)