The Minnesota Studies in Vocational Rehabilitation report continuing research on the general problem of adjustment to work. Work adjustment is predicted by matching an individual's work personality with work environments, and satisfaction by how well abilities and needs correspond to reinforcers in the work environment. This volume presents…

The study was concerned with the persistent problem in conducting person/situation research--the identification of relevant dimensions or features of the situation. Since the usual strategy for discovering relevant perceptual dimension of organizational life is to ask organizational employees to respond to a set of predetermined questions, this…

An exploratory study isolated factors useful for predicting faculty attitude toward collective bargaining: monetary issues, working conditions, participation in institutional decision-making, promotion and tenure policies, and individual faculty compensation. Implications are discussed for faculty, administrators, faculty organizers, and…

Case study for nonacademic junior high school students on industrialism in Canadian history, with special focus on the local environment. Taken from a four-week unit, this is an account of the first working days of a fictional immigrant boy in Toronto. The conditions of the factory worker in 1885 are described. (BC)

Describes how to improve an existing orientation program for nurses or implement a new one by utilizing Management by Objectives (MBO) principles. First, covers how to identify, prioritize, and classify managerial objectives. Then discusses how program effectiveness is insured. Last, discusses three important conditions for successful program…

Terminology in the training and human resources development field as used in various countries is defined and discussed, from "autonomous work groups" to "two-tier work structure." The author notes that the preferred term to indicate some kind of increased worker influence on organizational conduct seems to be "quality of…

The available data point to empirical boundaries of demarcation between counseling psychology, clinical psychology, and school psychology both in work setting and in professional functions. The data suggest that there are specific competencies held by counseling psychologists not replicated among the competencies of other professional…

A study of claims resulting from suicidal acts reveals that included in the indicated work conditions were sudden changes in organization, conflict of loyalties resulting from work change, reactions to pain and suffering following a physical work injury, and the economic and status deprivation resulting from disability and unemployment. (Author)

This paper reviews research on the dynamics of school culture and environment and their effect on the quality of teaching and the effectiveness of schools. The way schools are, the corporate experience, and effective schools are explored. Recommendations, including roles for the business community, are offered. (MT)

Reports such as those by the "Holmes Group" and the Carnegie panel are evidence that the educational reform movement has reached within the education profession. Outlines 10 recommendations for reform. These include giving more autonomy to schools that perform satisfactorily and having a larger percentage of the funds for education go…

Describes two studies that confirm the applicability of a behavioral approach to safety in the workplace. Discusses the results and makes recommendations for workplace managers. (CH)

Investigated potential outcomes for unions involved in joint union-management quality-of-worklife (QWL) efforts. Indicated that after QWL involvement, participants perceived a higher level of union influence in job areas where unions have not traditionally been involved. Noted an interaction between the perception of QWL success and union…

Gold mining brought a forced labor system to Witwatersrand, South Africa, in the 1880s as African laborers were rounded up from the hinterland and delivered to the mines. The system produced low wages, high mortality, and the loss of chances for upward mobility. Forced labor persists today in South African mines. (VM)

Examined interaction between job performance and specific work experiences on three indicators of personal and family well-being among 336 accountants. Perceptions of nonsupportive and inequitable work environment, role conflict, and extensive time commitment to work were each related to one or more indicators of well-being. (Author)

The study of work, the experience of work, and how work is organized does not constitute an category of study within the mainstream social sciences. Students need to be introduced to the varieties of capitalist and noncapitalist models or experiments and confront the debate over organizational form versus social context. (MLW)