Examined leisure time expenditures of married women in paid labor force. Found both active and passive leisure activities differentially affected by work. Estimated path model of amount of available leisure time, showing effects of paid labor time, age, children, and household labor time. Estimated that women's responsibilities for employment and…

Time use data collected from older adults in seven nations were used to identify commonalities and differences in levels of paid labor, unpaid productivity, and type and amount of leisure time. Public policy, cultural values, economic resources, and social role constraints were found to define and delimit the life-styles of the elderly. (SK)

Advises editors that planning and organizing tasks can allow an editor of student publications to accomplish a great deal. (SR)

Tips for working more effectively to improve performance and realize goals include time management, enlightened empowerment, good commitments, selective problem solving, and escalation of critical problems. (JOW)

Examines and reviews literature and evaluates techniques for determining the monetary value of special libraries and describes valuation by time-saved methods, by relationships to productivity, and by cost-benefit analyses. Barriers to valuation are identified and a four-part approach to valuation is suggested. (Author/LRW)

Comparison of the time estimation skills of 16 seventh grade male students with emotional handicaps with those of their nonhandicapped peers suggested that students with emotional handicaps exhibit significantly poorer time estimation skills than do their nonhandicapped peers. (Author/DB)

The most common time-wasters for principals (poor filing system, priorities, open-door policy, untrained secretaries, numerous meetings, telephone interruptions, and delegation problems) are easily corrected. Negative working environment, heavy staff turnover, and student discipline problems present greater obstacles. (seven references) (MLH)

This article profiles six librarians in academic and public libraries who discuss how they balance their dual careers as authors and librarians. The influence of librarianship on their writing is described, the influence of writing on their careers in librarianship is considered, and the problems of finding time for both careers is discussed. (LRW)

Setting organizational or program objectives is seen as requiring three steps (brainstorming goals for the year, prioritizing them, and visualizing them as smaller, discrete tasks) and six principles (making goals group-specific, setting deadlines, being realistic and explicit, writing down goals, defining measurable steps, and creating…

Despite the importance of strategic planning in education, studies show that principals apparently devote little time to reflective planning. A case study observing a British secondary school principal's thinking periods shows that time was spent on strategic planning without specific clock time being allocated, because planning was done…

College alumni directors are finding that alumni want more than parties at their reunions and are overcoming attendance slumps with creative, substantive programing. Ideas include faculty seminars on topics of current interest, sometimes integrated with professional continuing education, alumni panel discussions, involving the family, involving…

Presents personal disclosure revealing how author and her family adapted an invitational approach, the 5-P Relay, to restructure their family time. Describes goals and procedures of the plan, obstacles encountered, an evaluation of the process, and a conclusion that the family began experiencing greater enjoyment as a family unit as soon as they…

Uses a network study of 120 projects undertaken by 41 divisions in a large electronics company to examine development of new products in the least amount of time. Weak interunit ties help project teams search for useful knowledge in other subunits but impede transfer of complex knowledge. (49 references) (MLH)

Reviews Covey's "7 Habits of Effective Families," noting that time plays an important part in each habit. Discusses several important "time" issues for families: time to plan for time, time for awareness of quality time, time to have two-way communication, time for family moments, and time to reflect. Includes suggestions for…

Reprints an article originally published in 1953. Suggests that high standards of accomplishment in school will require the development of a definite homework program for students. Argues that homework requires students to develop time management skills, tends to bring school into the home, develops the idea that school is a full-time job, and…