Questionnaires were sent to the 22 American Art Therapy Association approved graduate programs to survey the conditions of art therapy educators. With few exceptions, the data from the 16 respondents indicate that salaries are lower than national university faculty salary averages, that few are tenured, and that course loads are high. (Author/LSR)

Prison libraries present a growing employment opportunity for librarians, but there is little statistical or descriptive information about prison libraries. A survey was conducted of Ohio prison libraries to create a profile and increase appreciation and understanding of them. Information was collected about library users, types of materials,…

This seventh annual status report on worksite child care includes information on the fastest growing corporate child care companies, national chains, and independent centers. Data on what the future holds for the corporate climate and national political scene is included. (SD)

Analyzes data from 285 African American social workers and administrators to demonstrate effect of perceptions of agency cultural sophistication on reports of psychological and work-related stress. Discusses usefulness of cultural sophistication as an explanatory variable in understanding staff perceptions of occupational and psychological stress…

Presents activities related to material included in the Winter 1997 "OAH Magazine of History" (v11 n2). The activities are linked to photographs appearing in the theme issue on labor history. Activities include discussion questions and writing assignments related to the photographs. (MJP)

Identified five groups (well-adjusted, undercontrolled, reserved, confident, inhibited) of 3-year-olds and assessed subjects' interpersonal functioning at age 21. Found that well-adjusted, reserved, and confident children exhibited normative adult interpersonal behavior; inhibited children had lower levels of social support as adults than other…

Details nine tips for teachers assigned to take over a classroom in the middle of school year: be flexible; remember nervousness is natural; achieve effective classroom management; be prepared for paperwork; do not alter a lesson plan to fit that of the previous teacher; expect the unexpected; make friends on the staff; and keep a sense of humor.…

A research review found reasonable evidence for an association between challenging behavior and staff stress, and some evidence for temporal precedence. However, few researchers had analyzed data enabling elimination of alternative explanations. It is proposed that staff negative emotional reactions mediate impact of challenging behaviors on staff…

Examines the physical demands and ergonomic concerns within child care settings. Discusses problem areas and ergonomic recommendations for room design and staff training. Presents important implications for writing job descriptions, determining essential job functions, orienting and training staff, and committing to improving the child care work…

Presents theories of motivation classified as those dealing either with exogenous causes or with endogenous processes. The following strategies for improving work motivation are discussed: (1) personal motives; (2) incentives and rewards; (3) reinforcement; (4) goal-setting techniques; (5) personal and material resources; (6) social and group…

Examines the construction of art knowledge and criticizes curriculum reform proposals that ignore constraints of the work place. Suggests that reform efforts should be defined locally and that teachers should be afforded the opportunity to develop their decision making abilities as a means of helping this local control. (KO)

An annotated bibliography of 295 journal articles on managerial and organizational career development. (JOW)

Data were gathered from 1,119 facilities providing vocational services to 112,996 adults with developmental disabilities, to analyze employment outcomes for persons in transitional training or sheltered, supported, or competitive employment; placements by occupational categories; movement patterns within employment statuses; employment retention;…

Focuses on written business communication in a changing technological environment. The article presents the results of a questionnaire and interview study conducted among Finnish business professionals on their English business communication with special emphasis on developments in the organization, structure, and language of written…

Distance open learning represents both an outcome of and a primary factor in globalization. Despite investment in infrastructure, software, and human resources, demand for distance open learning in the European market remains constrained. The European Union's policies conceptualize a "European economic space" that ignores the real…