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Stokes, Bruce – 1978
The world economic situation is beset by growing worker dissatisfaction, slowing economic growth, and rising energy and resource costs. A partial solution to these problems may be worker participation in management and ownership. As production has become more dehumanized and workers have become increasingly dissatisfied and alienated, the quality…
Descriptors: Administration, Cooperatives, Decision Making, Economic Climate
Bernhard, John T.; Hannah, Robert W. – 1978
Results of a self-study conducted by Western Michigan University on the effects of government regulations on higher education are presented. The self-study, conducted with the aid of questionnaires, followup visits, or telephone calls, addressed the following main concerns: (1) academic programs; (2) maintenance, buildings, physical plant, and…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Affirmative Action, Case Studies, College Programs
George Washington Univ., Washington, DC. – 1977
A self-study conducted by George Washington University on the influence of the government on university affairs considered the following areas: (1) civil rights legislation and compliance; (2) legislation other than civil rights requiring compliance (e.g., occupational safety); (3) government program funding priorities; and (4) funds…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Case Studies, Civil Rights, College Administration
Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1978
Focusing on sales occupations, this document is one in a series of forty-one reprints from the Occupational Outlook Handbook providing current information and employment projections for individual occupations and industries through 1985. The specific occupations covered in this document include automobile sales workers, buyers, insurance…
Descriptors: Auto Parts Clerks, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections
Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1978
Focusing on finishing construction occupations, this document is one in a series of forty-one reprints from the Occupational Outlook Handbook providing current information and employment projections for individual occupations and industries through 1985. The specific occupations covered in this document include air…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Building Trades, Carpentry, Electricians
Brown, Bettina Lankard – 2003
The evolution of the workplace has required changes in the guidance and counseling practices of career education (CE). Basic elements of CE strategies for enhancing students' career awareness, exploration, and planning are still in place, but contemporary issues such as life-work balance, involuntary career transitions, and mentoring have led to…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Career Development, Career Education, Career Guidance
Guggenheim, Eric Fries, Ed. – 2003
This document contains the agenda and papers on work and training presented at the Agora VII meeting in Thessaloniki, Greece in October, 1999. The Foreword describes each session with a list of the topics and papers, along with a brief introduction to the topics. The three sessions are: Work and Training in Society in the 21st Century; Working…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Guidance, Career Planning, Continuing Education
Stephenson, John – 2003
Following an abstract and introduction, this document reviews five research projects on the learning experiences of workers. The first two concern the environment required for successful learning in the workplace, and the last three address implementation of e-learning programs. (The findings from the first two studies revealed 24 conditions that…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Adult Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Constructivism (Learning)
Rose, Michael – 1999
Data from the Work History and Attitudes survey of the Social Change and Economic Life research initiative (SCELI) enquiry of 1986-1989 and the first wave of the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) were analyzed to determine their continuity and comparability with regard to employee attitudes in general and job satisfaction and work centrality…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Rose, Michael – 1999
The contribution of occupational profiling to explaining and forecasting job satisfaction were analyzed by using data on job satisfaction for 33,249 workers from waves 1-7 of the British Household Panel Survey. Overall job satisfaction gradients were defined for major and minor groups of occupations in the United Kingdom's Standard Occupational…
Descriptors: Alienation, Attitude Measures, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis
Lonsway, Kimberly A. – 2000
Hiring and retaining more women provides numerous important advantages to law enforcement agencies. Research conducted in the United States and internationally has clearly documented that following facts: (1) female officers are as competent as their male counterparts and even excel in certain areas of police performance; (2) female officers are…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Employed Women, Employment Patterns, Employment Problems
Mihm, J. Christopher – 2001
The General Accounting Office (GAO) examined selected experiences that six government agencies implemented to help empower or involve frontline employees. The agencies reviewed were as follows: the Federal Aviation Administration; the Federal Emergency Management Agency; the Internal Revenue Service; the Office of Personnel Management; and the…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Decision Making, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Practices
Strickland, A.; Simons, M.; Harris, R.; Robertson, I.; Harford, M.; Edwards, A. – 2001
A study explored learning and assessment experiences of Australian apprentices and trainees (A&Ts) using focus groups of 66 stakeholders in every state and territory; case study analyses of 20 diverse sites; and a national questionnaire of 595 A&Ts in motor mechanics and hospitality work. Stakeholders viewed apprenticeships and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Apprenticeships, Auto Mechanics
Gilliland, Stephen W., Ed.; Steiner, Dirk D., Ed.; Skarlicki, Daniel P., Ed. – 2002
The theme of this volume is new perspectives on organizational justice (OJ). It considers justice beyond the organizational context by recognizing that what happens in organizations influences and is influenced by aspects of workers' lives that occur outside the workplace. "Economic and Noneconomic Mechanisms in Interpersonal Work…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Beliefs, Compliance (Psychology)
Wonacott, Michael E. – 2002
The gold-collar worker has problem-solving abilities, creativity, talent, and intelligence; performs non-repetitive and complex work difficult to evaluate; and prefers self management. Gold-collar information technology workers learn continually from experience; recognize the synergy of teams; can demonstrate leadership; and are strategic thinkers…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bachelors Degrees, Delivery Systems, Employee Responsibility
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