Based on data gathered from June 1982 to June 1983 from four urban elementary schools in the northeastern United States, this paper explores both the potential impact of organizational factors on teachers' felt-stress and the potential of strategies aimed at alleviating such stress. The schools functioned respectively as a control site, an…

Describes a program in which members of the student personnel staff at a midwestern university gather every two weeks for a "brown bag luncheon." There is no formalized agenda and attendance is completely voluntary yet staff members can informally discuss issues of concern. (Author/HMV)

Condensed from "Midland Schools, Volume 83 (January-February 1969), 26-29.

A questionnaire was developed to measure faculty morale and was administered to all full-time faculty members (N=51) at a community college. The form developed consisted of three sections: (1) a list of 36 positive and 36 negative hypothetical experiences which the faculty member checked if he/she had experienced the incident described in the…

This book summarizes and reports on a questionnaire mailed to high school teachers all over the nation during the spring of 1971. Confidential replies were requested to 58 agree-disagree questions and to four open-end questions such as: 1) what really goes on in high schools today; 2) what teachers privately think of their students; 3) what…

Student officials for intramural sports can be given special training to enhance their aptitude in the field, but their attitude is more difficult to develop. This paper suggests 21 ways to develop attitude among student officials. Some of the suggestions are: Athletic departments should emphasize the role of the official in the intramural…

The librarian needs to be aware of the goals, needs, problems, attitudes, and anticipations of the institutionalized adult, as well as the policies related to the individual and the environment, in order to facilitate effective library service. (Author/MBR)

Analyzes the causes of poor self-conceptualizations by junior high/middle school teachers. (DD)

Managers of the Ithaca College Bookstore have been able to improve service, profit and employee morale by experimenting with a four day, forty hour week. Initial problems in employee adjustment were offset by favorable student response. (JMD)

Examines the degree to which previous factors shown to be related to morale were isomorphic for aged whites and aged blacks. Results indicate that for Blacks the only two significant predictors of morale were health and participation in solitary activities. For whites, interaction with family and sex were also found to be significant. (Author)

Perceptions of the role of vocational counselors vary among secondary school counselors, principals, vocational directors, and vocational counselors themselves, a factor that can lead to conflict and morale problems in local schools. (MJB)

It is essential for administrators to reinforce good teaching, especially the encouragement of collegiality, pride, and a willingness to work harder. Outlines 12 tips to consider when praising teachers. (MD)

Results of a survey of 2,219 regular and 332 resource/special education elementary teachers in New South Wales, Australia, revealed that teachers' attitudes toward the integration of individual disabled children reflect lack of confidence both in their own instructional skills and in the quality of support personnel provided to them. (Author/JW)

The question of why there is so much teacher discouragement and frustration when the profession is enjoying higher salaries and better working conditions is addressed. (MT)

Analysis of responses of 73 West Virginia regular teachers responding to a survey on job satisfaction suggested that teachers at the secondary or high school level experience lower job satisfaction than those working in middle or elementary schools. Further differences exist among teachers with varying amounts of experience with mainstreaming.…