Companies that use the type of evaluation described should be able to match employee and jobs more accurately while increasing knowledge of their critical employee's needs. (Author)

A safety training program for line managers at the Du Pont Corporation is described by a training materials company president. The program is said to be more worker-oriented and cost-effective through training line managers to administer safety training programs to their subordinates instead of using safety staff specialists. (MF)

Analyzes the effects of changes in the composition of the work force and in government policies toward work since the 1960s. Today there are stronger concerns for the compatibility of work with life values and for individual rights in work. (Author/AV)

This forecast of nursing practice and education reflects nursing's present situation and what has and has not been accomplished to date. (Editor/TA)

Many immigrant women from Europe settled in Lowell, Massachusetts and worked in textile mills. They lived in enclaves with little knowledge of others beyond their ethnic boundaries. Ethnic groups were in closer proximity in the work place, but the women were uneasy mingling with those outside of their culture. (VM)

Ten mentally retarded clients in a small work activity center were effectively trained to use social amenities during work-related communications. Training consisted of prework review of the rules of social amenities, frequent reminders during work by supervisors, client repetition of the reminders, and focused practice. (Author/DB)

Considers the role of the two-year college teacher. Suggests that it is time for such teachers to start setting their own agendas and establishing their own professional goals. (FL)

Twenty-three mentally retarded workshop clients were assigned to experimental or control groups in a 10-day intervention. The introduction of music as a reinforcer and elimination of distractions were among easily implemented, cost-effective program changes which resulted in significantly higher productivity rates for the experimental groups.…

Speculates about the outcomes of person-environment research and suggests how more successful research might be planned. Focuses on congruence effects and the value of meta-analysis. Suggests careful use of theory; attention to both environmental and personal assessment; identification of potent personal, environmental, and theoretical variables;…

Describes corrections officers' work environment and the need for guard training that includes instruction in handling the social-psychological problems of the job. (Author/ABB)

Consists of seven articles describing the newest developments in employee relations. Topics include (1) research at two centers studying employee relations, (2) comparisons between United States and United Kingdom systems, (3) unions, (4) displacement, and (5) forms of remuneration. (CH)

A high school vocational education course for mentally retarded students implemented an intervention program designed to promote appropriate job-related social behavior by developing students' social and conversational skills. The "coffee break" program phases (reminders, content suggestions, reinforcement, and questioning) resulted in…

Results of a survey of attitudes of 100 faculty members at the University of Queensland concerning the institution's system of annual compulsory performance reviews, their benefits and disadvantages, and preferences about the structure and administration of the review system are discussed. (MSE)

This article examines a description of a career guidance model whose evolution can be traced to the beginnings of the vocational guidance movement, what career guidance programs for both youth and adults might look like as they evolve to keep up with the changing workplace, and implications for industrial/vocational education and career guidance.…

Discusses various aspects of the career of child-care worker: working conditions, employment possibilities, qualifications and advancement, job outlook, earnings, related occupations, and sources of additional information. (CT)