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Mischel, Walter; And Others – Science, 1989
Analyzes the nature of future-oriented self-control and the psychological processes underlying it. Reports that the self-control in four-year-old children reveals differences in delay behavior. (YP)
Descriptors: Delay of Gratification, Elementary Education, Need Gratification, Prediction

Oleckno, William A.; Blacconiere, Michael J. – Journal of Environmental Health, 1987
Reports on an assessment of a sample of environmental health practitioners in Illinois which dealt with overall job satisfaction and the characteristics that contribute to job satisfaction/dissatisfaction. Results indicated that 36 percent of the respondents were satisfied with their jobs, with 64 percent somewhat dissatisfied. (TW)
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Employee Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Environmental Standards
Knoop, Robert – 1987
Job dissatisfaction may manifest itself in frustration for the teacher and defense mechanisms for the employer. Previous research suggests that unfulfilled needs, goals, and value expectations, as well as the lack of achievement of outcomes, account for job dissatisfaction. Other variables include demography, disillusionment with life, lack of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Employer Employee Relationship, Foreign Countries, Job Satisfaction