Reports on a study of the extent to which ambiguous and conflicting circumstances contribute to role strain perceptions among community college division heads. Clarifies how working conditions and personal attributes affect job expectations. Finds experience, age, outlook, and job satisfaction to be strong influential factors. (DMM)

Public and industrial accountants (N=425) completed the California Psychological Inventory (CPI). CPI scales successfully discriminated suboccupations within male and female samples. Results indicated that individuals belonging to intraoccupational concentrations were distinguishable in terms of personality, perceived work climate, and outcome…

The author suggests that education, rather than being an induction into established ways of seeing the world, should be a context in which a person can begin the process of perceptual overhaul of it. New values related to the workplace are emerging and their impact on learning processes in the future is described. (Author/CT)

Proposes a 12-celled typology consisting of four stress types (role-based, task-based, boundary-spanning, and conflict-mediating) and three stress sources (extra-organizational, intra-organizational, and intrapersonal). Describes in detail the nature of each cell. Suggests this typology can help synthesize the findings of studies in organization…

Describes a study that identified each occupation in which computers are used. Questions about training were asked. Occupations were grouped into three categories: occupations requiring extensive computer training, occupations in which some workers may need to learn how to program computers, and occupations requiring only brief training in…

Discusses four organizationally manageable factors that encourage productive human relations: (1) the availability of useful feedback, (2) human relations training, (3) an environment of positive norms, and (4) recognition and rewards for human relations excellence. Also discusses how to make training more relevant. (CT)

The structure of schooling has been accepted as a given, and demands for reform have centered on changes within the structure rather than on the structure itself. The workplace shapes the behavior of teachers and students in significant ways, and therefore cannot be ignored in the councils of reform. (MT)

Reviews the literature on graphic literacy particularly in relation to vocational education. The concept of graphic literacy is explained in terms of the Development Model of Literacy. It was recommended that further research be conducted to clarify how graphics materials assist comprehension and how they could be most beneficially used within…

Female child welfare workers and their husbands participated in a study of burnout and the effects of work stress on family relations. Results indicated that greater feelings of burnout in the workers were associated with their depression, anxiety, and irritableness. These individuals were also likely to report lower marital satisfaction.…

Findings of the Canadian Mental Health and the Workplace Project are that (1) the quality of interpersonal relations in the workplace is a major factor in emotional well-being and (2) work must be balanced with other parts of one's life. These findings imply the need for social support networks and alternative work patterns. (SK)

The author states that there are differences in the ways male and female administrators spend their time, in the ways they interact day to day, in the priorities that guide their actions, in the perceptions of them by others, and in the satisfaction they derive from their work. (CT)

A questionnaire mailed to 528 teachers in rural British Columbia sought opinions on their conditions of work, professional autonomy, and interactions with students and administrators. Responses suggest policy changes to reduce high rate of teacher turnover. (JW)

Suggestions from a personnel director of a large university include weekly meeting with section heads, route callers to staff specialists, personnel form review for time-saving improvements, updated procedures manuals, etc. (MLW)

Argues that the quality of work life literature is both appropriate and useful for understanding and improving the effectiveness and quality of school life. Suggests that both quality and effectiveness of learning and school operations can be improved by adopting participative management models and innovations. (CJM)

Suggests some solutions to administrators' cluttered desk problems and offers guidelines for a planning and organizing system. (MLF)