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PDF pending restorationBart, William M. – 1977
The Piagetian perspective of adult cognitive development and adult education could have implications for how work and formal reasoning can be related to adult education programs and policy. During adolescence and adulthood, many individuals enter the cognitive period of formal operations (the last of three stages in Piaget's conceptual framework…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Development, Adult Education, Adults
Bisconti, Ann S.; Solmon, Lewis C. – 1977
This monograph provides clear evidence that relationships do exist between education and work. It makes equally clear the fact that these relationships are complex and, to a very significant degree, individually determined. The present analysis is based on the responses of 3,077 men and 1,061 women holding a bachelor's degree and working full-time…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Graduates, Job Satisfaction, Nonprofessional Personnel
Peer reviewedMorgan, D. H. J. – Sociology of Work and Occupations, 1975
The paper examines the potential usefulness of two concepts (autonomy and negotiation) which have been developed to analyze "informal behavior", in the context of two everyday features of life in an electrical components workshop: continuing argument about the use of radios and the larger issue of the negotiation of time. (Author/AJ)
Descriptors: Conceptual Schemes, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship
Download full textAl-Jarf, Reima Sado – Online Submission, 1999
The present study found that 90% of female Saudi translators who graduated between 1990 and 1996 are not working as translators. Although translation jobs are available in hospitals, translation bureaus, and embassies, many graduates find the jobs open for women unsuitable because of working conditions, stringent qualifications, staff policies,…
Descriptors: Females, Translation, Unemployment, Foreign Countries
McGinnis, Lowell – J Secondary Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Discipline Policy, Grievance Procedures, Job Satisfaction
Wood, J. M. – 1981
Addressing the need to consider ways in which the quality of educator work life can be improved, the author uses J. Walton's eight-point definition of the quality of work life as a framework for discussion. The eight points include (1) adequate and fair compensation, in which financial incentives are provided for advanced coursework; (2) safe and…
Descriptors: Compensation (Remuneration), Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Opportunities, Job Satisfaction
Lane Community Coll., Eugene, OR. – 1979
One of a series of pre-apprenticeship training modules, this self-paced student training module deals with the ways in which expectations of events and reactions to them either limit individuals or open up possibilities for them. Provided in the module are the following: cover sheet listing module title, goals, and performance indicators;…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Check Lists, Expectation, Interpersonal Competence
Consumer Dynamics Inc., Rockville, MD. – 1981
This module, one of 25 on vocational education training for careers in environmental health occupations, contains self-instructional materials on collecting samples of workplace air. Following guidelines for students and instructors and an introduction that explains what the student will learn are three lessons: (1) collecting information about…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Educational Equipment, Environmental Education, Environmental Technicians
Kain, John F. – 1975
Analyzed in this paper are the determinants of racial and ethnic segregation and their effects on the residence patterns of black and ethnic populations in Cleveland. The extent of current and past racial segregation in the Cleveland area is discussed. Particular attention is given to the influence of socioeconomic factors and ethnicity on…
Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Blacks, Ethnic Groups, Ethnicity
PDF pending restorationGriffin, Robert M., Jr.; And Others – 1979
In the conceptual scheme for this research study, urban environments were viewed as related to personal well-being by control-seeking and support-seeking behaviors and the psychological consequences of obtaining these goals. Measures of predispositions to these behaviors were found to be related to observed behavior variables. Predispositions to…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Family Environment, Health, Locus of Control
Dawis, Rene V.; Lofquist, Lloyd H. – 1981
This paper reviews literature on job satisfaction and work adjustment and relates it to ways in which vocational education can contribute to worker satisfaction. The first section considers studies of job satisfaction from the beginning of the twentieth century and shows how the various approaches are not conflicting but contribute different and…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Employee Attitudes, Job Satisfaction, Literature Reviews
McGuigan, Dorothy G., Ed. – 1980
The studies in this volume highlight new research on the interaction of work and family and were presented at the 1978 conference, "Changing Family, Changing Workplace," held at the University of Michigan. The report on changes in the marriage role between 1957 and 1976 indicates that the family is still the core area of significance to…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Careers, Employed Women, Family Life
Crosby, Faye – 1979
An exploration of interpersonal justice suggests some connections among relative deprivation theory, justice theory, and depression research. Distinctions between home life and work life are necessary in thinking about fairness, deservingness, and deprivation. A survey of over 400 adults explored the extent to which men and women feel deprived…
Descriptors: Adults, Depression (Psychology), Employed Women, Employee Attitudes
Johnson, Dewayne J. – 1976
A study investigating the relationship between select personality traits of physical education administrators and the faculty perception of the administrative role queried 41 department chairpersons and 282 faculty members through the use of a 28-item role perception questionnaire. Personality traits considered were activity, vigor, impulsiveness,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Administration, Individual Characteristics, Job Satisfaction
ANNETT, J.; DUNCAN, K.D. – 1967
PERHAPS THE MAJOR PROBLEM IN TASK ANALYSIS FOR INDUSTRIAL TRAINING IS TO DETERMINE WHAT TO DESCRIBE AND ON WHAT LEVEL OF DETAIL. MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS OF DESCRIPTION MAY BE NEEDED TO ESTIMATE THE COST OF INADEQUATE PERFORMANCE TO A SYSTEM AND THE PROBABILITY OF ADEQUATE PERFORMANCE WITHOUT TRAINING--THE PROBLEM OF IDENTIFYING DIFFICULT COMPONENTS…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Classification, Costs, Difficulty Level
