Presents summary of discussions on professional practice from the Third National Conference for Counseling Psychology. Examines the evolution of counseling psychology's perspective in the diversity of settings in which counselors practice and several arenas in which counseling psychologists currently practice. Explores implications for expansion…

Examines the salaries, location, and work challenges that motivate environmental professionals to change jobs or remain in their current positions. (MDH)

The men and women who work as funeral directors take great pride in the fact that they provide efficient and appropriate services that give comfort to their customers. The job requires tact, discretion, and compassion when dealing with grieving people. (JOW)

Highlights the need for balance between content and process in task/work groups. Presents a conceptual model with visual maps depicting an ideal meeting of a task/work group as well as four scenarios in which the balance fails to occur. Implications of balance between content and process in groups, especially meetings, are discussed. (Author)

The time is right for apprenticeship to come into its own as a model of applied learning that works for today's learners and for industry and the economy. It has the potential to blend into the continuum of learning, not to stand alone as an alternative to formal education. (Author)

Offers assertions about discovering the value in organizations: (1) pursue passions with commitment, (2) commit to a compelling return, and (3) face the future ready to learn. (JOW)

Examines the emergence of workplace practices influenced by modernization. Demonstrates how growing emphasis on reflection in education and training is related to the need for flexible lifelong learning stimulated by workplace changes. (SK)

Offers suggestions for fostering an idea-friendly culture: (1) allow employees to fail, (2) let them ask silly questions; (3) let them see their own kind of stimulus; (4) make awareness of creativity a top priority; (5) gain top management's support; (6) let people express opinions; and (7) encourage cross-fertilization of ideas. (JOW)

There is increasing evidence from generational researchers that the newest group of workers are a different breed. "Millennials,""Nexters," or "Generation Y" are reputed to be enthusiastic about learning, want meaningful work, and are used to working in teams. (JOW)

Working and retired individuals aged 50 or older (n=447) completed the California Work and Health Survey. Those working (n=150) reported being in better health, being less depressed, and having more energy than those who were retired. Results have implications for anticipated changes in the social security system. (JOW)

Offers a framework for understanding the complexities of collaborative working. Examines a model to connect and integrate individual and collective perspectives. (Contains 18 references.) (Author)

Purpose: This study examines the role of organizational culture, job satisfaction, and sociodemographic characteristics as predictors of organizational commitment among staff in assisted living. It is particularly important to examine organizational commitment, because of its close links to staff turnover. Design and Methods: Data were collected…

Seven current approaches to faculty development in instructional technology, reduced to their basic assumptions, are discussed in terms of their match with what is known about faculty learning and their work environment. These approaches include: modeling, idea seeding, incentivizing, troubling/alleviating, commanding, comparing, and persuading.…

Much has been written about how space and time are integral to understanding social relations, in particular about associations between space and understanding learning in workplaces. Drawing from a research study exploring everyday learning at work, this paper looks beyond what is generally understood as work situations by turning to those spaces…

This paper examines how identity and learning are constituted and transformed at work. Its central concern is how individuals engage agentically in and learn through workplace practices, and in ways that transform work. Drawing upon recent research into work and participation in workplaces, the negotiated and contested relationship between…