This issue on grandparenting contains 19 articles grouped as follows: the changing face of grandparents--families, demography, and diversity; the changing face of grandparenting--complex roles and relationships; law, policy, and programs; and grandparents remembered. (JOW)

Reviews change strategies implemented by Harvard College Library (Massachusetts) in response to environmental changes and increased technological developments. The library increased productivity and innovation, and improved the work environment through staff and organizational development. (JMV)

A study estimated and compared consequences of pharmacy clerkship placements (learning opportunities) to estimates of clerkship training costs (site impact productivity). A learning opportunity algorithm rank-ordered student activities for involvement level, completeness of experience, completeness of experiential learning cycle, and performance…

Faculty and staff desire challenges contributing to their continuous growth and development. School systems can better retain talented teachers by establishing performance goals, providing performance coaching, conducting developmental evaluations, building professional growth and development partnerships, creating supportive work environments,…

Explores the origins and significance of the "victim" debate within global feminism. Focuses on the divide produced by the victim debate by examining the evolution of two development planning platforms. Discusses issues facing women in a China under reform and the relevance of the victim debate in the Chinese context. (CMK)

Discusses the concerns of learning center managers in relation to job stress factors. Reports that respondents to a survey identify "inadequate support by supervisor" as the most severe stressor; "Fellow workers not doing their job" ranked second highest. (Contains 22 references.) (NB)

A review of literature on employers' attitudes toward workers with disabilities found that type and severity of disability may affect workforce inclusion, employers appear willing to sacrifice work performance or work quality in exchange for a dependable employee, and employers report several concerns surrounding the work potential of employees…

Some of the problems the Americans with Disabilities Act is causing for individuals with visual impairments are discussed in this article, including the status of the process of accommodations and difficulties with the process of requesting accommodations. The need for rehabilitation professionals to understand the obstacles to requesting…

The primary school headteachers' role has changed considerably since Britain's Education Reform Act (1988). A 2- year study of 12 Welsh principals disclosed key issues: increased managerial responsibility; changing deputy headteacher roles; parental involvement/social-worker emphases; relations with school governors; stress and overload;…

Interviewed German and American employees to investigate cultural differences at the workplace, examining their views on culture clash and collecting examples of situations involving miscommunication due to cultural differences. Employees described differences in such areas as work atmospheres, working hours, thinking styles, greetings, work pace,…

A study examining the motivation of staff at British residential outdoor centers found that motivation was affected by work environment, nature of work, entry motivation, intrinsic belief, and external and internal motivators and de-motivators. The strongest motivational factor among outdoor center staff revolved around doing a good job. Increased…

Develops a framework of factors that influence the midcareer satisfaction of professional women, delineating key demographic, career, organizational, job, and stress factors. After providing a research background and describing the framework, the article dissects the framework and defines and develops propositions for each key dimension,…

Psychological acceptance (acceptance) and emotional intelligence (EI) are two relatively new individual characteristics that are hypothesised to affect well-being and performance at work. This study compares both of them, in terms of their ability to predict various well-being outcomes (i.e. general mental health, physical well-being, and job…

How do in-house lobbyists for American colleges and universities compare with other types of lobbyists in their roles, tasks, and strategies? To answer this question 105 in-house lobbyists were surveyed using an instrument that reiterated key questions asked in earlier researchers' studies on private or special interest lobbyists, such as the gun…

As a junior faculty member in her fourth year at a research university, the author has discovered that there are striking differences in the way faculty members have been prepared and socialized to enter the academic workplace. While some receive a quality doctoral experience with exemplary mentoring and socialization, others do not receive the…