A survey investigated demographic factors, work conditions, professional and career development, the effect of teacher on social and family lives, and relationships with parents, students, fellow teachers, and administrative personnel as factors in teacher resignation. Differences in male and female perceptions were also examined. (MSE)

This study examined workplace satisfaction, decision making and institutional participation of minority women faculty. Findings suggest minority women are somewhat satisfied with certain dimensions of the workplace but do perceive themselves to be excluded from institutional contexts that would promote their professional advancement. (BF)

This study of the effects of work-related variables on 658 special educators, including 159 teachers of students with emotional disorders, found that workplace conditions, job satisfaction, and principal support had positive effects on intent to stay in teaching, whereas role-related problems had negative effects on intent to stay. (DB)

A study of 4,000 college faculty, using data from a national survey, investigated on- and off-campus sources of stress. Results indicated that while different faculty groups (male/female, tenured/nontenured, white/nonwhite) perceived varying stress levels, they also perceived different types of stress. (Author/MSE)

This study examined the relationships between teacher autonomy and certain attitudinal and work-related variables. Public school teachers completed the Survey of Teacher Characteristics and Activities. Autonomous teachers were more satisfied with their profession, perceived a lighter paperwork load, had a more positive attitude toward students,…

Policy implications of studies of teachers' responses to features of work redesign are discussed as they relate to career choice decisions, the teacher labor market, and teacher supply in specific areas. The focus is on high-quality teachers, since the aim of work redesign is to attract and retain the best. (SLD)

Discusses results of teachers' unionism in setting standards for teaching and representing teachers' economic and work conditions interests. Suggests that despite the efforts, teachers are still workers subject to coercion and exploitation. Argues that the profession's boundaries are hard to define and defend, and existing laws do not support the…

A discussion of future educational needs for dentists looks at dramatic changes occurring within health care services in general and dental care services in particular since 1935, changes in the professional culture, and special needs for educating physicians for population-based clinical practice. (MSE)

Describes the Health Education and Lifestyle Promotion (H.E.L.P.) program, Missouri University's employee wellness model. H.E.L.P. utilizes a carefully structured, comprehensive package approach. Its success stems from networking existing campus resources and personnel and creating effective program design, implementation, and evaluation. The…

Profiles teachers' everyday experiences at a southeastern Texas middle school that mainstreams most of its special needs students. Classroom observations, accompanied by teacher and student survey data, showed that mainstreaming had deleterious effects. Since teachers spent a disproportionate amount of time serving special education students,…

Reviews theories on job satisfaction and evaluates their relevance to the work environment of libraries. Analyses of data from survey of Nigerian librarians seem to indicate that some of the theories are irrelevant in that context because survey respondents agree that their level of job satisfaction is directly determined by amount of money they…

Discussed are how computer networks can affect the nature of work and the relationships between managers and employees. The differences between face-to-face exchanges and electronic interactions are described. (KR)

Two issues related to computers and health are discussed: ergonomics/work habits and radiation hazards. Several approaches that colleges and universities might use to promote workplace safety are suggested, including education, training, and more informed purchasing. San Francisco's new worker safety ordinance is presented, and carpal tunnel…

Examination of the workplace as a learning environment reveals it is far from ideal and poses unique challenges to the practicum supervisor, especially when that role is assumed by a workplace supervisor. Specific interests of student and employee may not coincide, and the interests of both diverge from those of organizations and owners. (MSE)

An academician explores major issues in higher education labor law during the 1990s: union organizing by graduate teaching assistants, bargaining and workload issues, developments concerning grievance arbitration, and rights of individual faculty members within unions. Issues likely to arise in the next decade include alternatives to tenure,…