Considers how excessive reliance on an adjunct faculty can damage individual faculty members, students, institutions, and the profession. Urges college and university administrators to make new and concerted efforts to eliminate excessive and irresponsible adjunct faculty appointments, to improve employment conditions for essential adjunct faculty…

Addresses how fundamental questions associated with research on gender and employment interviewing might be inherently biased. Contends that gender bias is prevalent in the workplace. Examines employment interviewing and what appears to be inconclusive evidence of gender bias in this context. Suggests guidelines for researchers interested in…

A case study of quality circles in an appliance factory found that circle members and nonmembers obtained better working conditions by improving quality through the direct impact of their work on the company's market position. The study of the quality improvement process shows that workers seek more than psychological rewards for their…

Reviews research regarding advantages and disadvantages of flextime to both employers and employees; evaluates effects of flextime on resolving work/family conflicts; and establishes future programmatic, research, and policy directions regarding flextime. Claims flextime is beneficial in resolving work/family conflicts but not as beneficial as…

Addresses increased attention being given to training in business and industry, efforts to revitalize vocational education in Illinois, potential applications of instructional technologies in preparing people for the workplace, and expectations of vocational educators regarding technology applications. (Author)

A survey of Illinois registered nurses reveals a relationship between employment setting and participation in continuing education (CE) programs. It suggests that public policy mandating CE participation may not be the best way to increase such participation among those nurses least inclined to do so. (Author)

This special report looks at the new economy from the point of view of the worker. It examines the impact of changing competitive standards and emerging organizational structures on knowledge and skill requirements in the U.S. work force. (Author)

Examined self-competence and coping among 276 teachers. Found subjective feelings of competence concerning one's ability to interact effectively with one's work environment moderated satisfaction with work, satisfaction with coworkers, satisfaction with supervision, emotional exhaustion, and feelings of depersonalization. No significant moderating…

Nonwage characteristics of jobs play a role in employment decisions. Workers often trade wages for job security, status, and other job attributes. (JOW)

What teachers believe and how they behave is a result of socialization in the culture of teaching. If long-term school reform is a goal of staff development, then strategies and mechanisms must be developed which focus on changing the culture of teaching. (JD)

Responses to midcareer issues must develop from the recognition that some values of the emerging work force differ from those of staff in their 50s. An organization's best interest lies in listening to the needs of staff, finding new ways to enrich their lives and accommodate its policies to their legitimate drive for self-direction. (JOW)

A study found no evidence that education raises expectations for extrinsic or intrinsic rewards. Education generally increases worker satisfaction, although not substantially. It is inappropriate to assume that the education-job rewards-job satisfaction relationship is different for men and women. (JOW)

Discusses the impact of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) on the library profession and suggests ways by which library employees can become role models in their reactions to colleagues with AIDS. A resolution on freedom from AIDS screening for library employees that was adopted by the American Library Association and additional resources…

A survey of American Indian physicians found most respondents were Indians to less than one-quarter degree and that less than 25 percent of their direct patient care activity involved Indian patients, contradicting the view that minority medical practitioners are more likely than White counterparts to practice among their minority populations.…

Of the 1,005 companies that responded to a 1989 American Management Association survey on basic skills testing in the workplace, 345 companies (34.3 percent) indicated that they conduct basic skills testing and 89 percent refuse to hire candidates who fail the test. Of companies that sponsor remedial training, most are enthusiastic about the…