Four major areas (office traffic, the telephone, organization, and discipline) consume much of a school administrator's time. Because principals of small and rural secondary schools do not always have adequate personnel support, planning a daily calendar, setting priorities, and delegating to other administrators and staff are essential…

Reviews the process of unemployment and the benefits of leisure, as well as proposes a broader conceptual framework for integrating leisure with work as a means of assisting unemployed workers to cope with unemployment. Notes that, by viewing leisure as integral component of individual's career, employment counselors can more effectively assist…

For many administrators, retirement does not usually provide flow of accomplishments and satisfaction because small emotional gratifications of day at work are gone and time suddenly seems too open-ended. Superintendents need to pursue something that keeps them vibrant physically, intellectually, and emotionally. For some, work is tonic.…

Describes results of an Indiana study to determine what proportion of the typical teacher aide's time involved in instructional activities deals with different-size groups of children, pursuing various academic activities, and using various instructional materials. Teachers use aides mostly to assist them in discussion/review with a single child…

Information about practice problems was solicited through a structured questionnaire completed by 59 family physicians, 101 pediatricians, and 102 orthopedic surgeons. Across all three groups, a lack of personal time was the major concern. Practice concerns vary among the specialties, a finding of interest to physician education. (SLD)

When a school psychologist decided to make a midlife return to graduate school, his previous experience did not prepare him adequately for sudden shift in status from professional to graduate student. To survive in today's graduate school, a student must be technically literate, stay organized, choose suitable living arrangements, keep fit, and…

This third in a series of articles on EDIS (Electronic Document Imaging System) technology focuses on organizational issues. Highlights include computer platforms; management information systems; computer-based skills of staff; new technology and change; time factors; financial considerations; document conversion costs; the benefits of EDIS…

A recent study, based on a national sample, examined the relationship between use of time management techniques to control time wasters and stress levels experienced by high school principals. Singular and composite correlations (using regression analysis) indicated a negligible relationship between the use of time management techniques and…

A sample of 492 children and adolescents analyzed to determine differences in time use shows that males spend more time in leisure activities and less time in household work and personal care than do females. (DM)

College reunion success depends on careful planning, including (1) starting early; (2) documenting all planning efforts; (3) motivating, including, and communicating with volunteers; (4) using formal and informal meeting time effectively; (5) providing a program highlighting events planned; (6) freeing staff to be volunteer-reliant; and (7)…

Discusses various methods for making employee training programs more efficient: spacing practice, memory consolidation, determining the optimum practice period, periodic review, and testing. Presents research evidence on the effectiveness of spaced practice. (JOW)

Introduction of cereal mills in Gambian villages affected the lives of women and their communities in terms of women's access to the technology, the time and energy it saves, its sustainability, and their level of control. The energy saved enabled greater participation in the community, but they were still constrained by illiteracy and poverty.…

The traditional seven-period high school schedule is undergoing intense scrutiny. New schedules are reducing class preparation time; permitting students to move ahead, attend alternating full-day vocational and academic programs, and perform community service during regular school hours; and allowing teachers more productive instructional modes.…

Reports on a project to encourage middle school students to use time spent on project work more effectively. Assesses the effectiveness of teaching students some elements of correspondence training that required them to explicitly plan and evaluate their activities. Finds marked improvement, especially among more able students. (DSK)

Tested the hypothesis that African Americans would be more likely to use relative or flexible time than would European Americans. Data from 55 college students responding to relative or mathematical time choices support this hypothesis. Discusses implications of this finding for cross-cultural interactions. (SLD)