A growing number of junior high schools are becoming interested in career development programs promoted by the Federal Government through the Office of Education. The current career programs stress major values and attitudes held in common by society along with those found desirable on job settings. (Author/KP)

The Projective Occupational Attitudes Test seems to provide a method of studying and analyzing the attitudes and perceptions of culturally disadvantaged youth towards work. (AG)

Describes and includes the plans for an exhaust and plumbing system for small engine dynamometer and outboard test tank. (GR)

This year's session adopted new standards such as maintenance of migrant workers' social security rights, protection of workers against unjustified dismissal, and vocational rehabilitation. This article describes the conference's examination of these technical agenda items, and its annual review of the application of Conventions and…

The rigid economic structure of the medical labor market in the United Kingdom has produced a growing number of junior hospital doctors, who are very dissatisfied with their long-term career prospects and with their current working conditions. The nature of these problems and prospects for reform are examined. (Author/RM)

In January 1982, the University of Massachusetts faculty union demanded the termination of nondues-paying faculty members. Dissenters argue that dues (for equivalent sum) conflicts with tenure rights/academic freedom; union leaders see it as a threat to union security. Issues and tensions related to bargaining at the university are discussed. (JN)

Based on a nonobtrusive count of input, productivity in a metal-working shop is examined before implementing individual accountability, during intensified accountability, and after the accountability program was terminated. The data show quite clearly that when individual accountability was introduced, productivity rose steeply and then subsided…

Wellness programs emphasize positive motivation and usually include health awareness campaigns, behavior change programs, and cost containment strategies. Guides are offered for beginning wellness programs in school districts. (MLF)

Analyzes data from eight epidemiological surveys to estimate the relative importance of income, education, and occupational status in predicting the distress of people in the normal population. Finds that the most important predictors of distress are different for men, women in the labor force, and homemakers. (Author/GC)

As a result of a study of business educators' perceptions of training needs for the office of the future, a model two-year postsecondary office technology program was developed. The model proposes core courses, technical electives, and general studies courses, emphasizing word processing, communication skills, and machine transcription. (SK)

A series of structured telephone interviews with members of 40 organizations revealed that career development is a highly regarded contributor to organizational effectiveness. (Author/SSH)

Successful career development programs must be based on current and future organizational requirements for management, professional, and technical personnel and should promote and guide career development planning to meet those specific needs. (SSH)

This study involved the identification of perceptions of three groups--working students, their supervisors, and the faculty at the University of the District of Columbia--about the gap that exists between education and the world of work in the area of business communications. (Author/SSH)

Focuses on small groups in work organizations, sources of stress, and available social support systems in five articles. Includes a methodological paper on measuring social support in work groups. Analyzes the complexity of coping strategies, and the relationship of occupational and life stressors to each other and the family. (KMF)