Examines the leadership styles preferred by a sample of Northern Ireland primary teachers asked to fashion their "ideal" head. Teachers want male and female head teachers to behave differently; men should be directive and women, facilitative. These differentials have implications for school climate in general and women administrators in…

Spouses (N=6 couples) participating in an Association of Couples for Marriage Enrichment-type discussion group increased their level of marital adjustment and improved their communication more than spouses (N=10 couples) in an assessment-only control group. Coding of sessions revealed that therapists' statements and participants' responses were…

A random sample of 559 secondary small school principals in Arkansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas revealed that 73 percent of the principals were actively seeking new positions or were leaving school administration. The findings have implications for selection procedures, salary/fringe benefit packages, principal autonomy, evaluation…

Job enrichment and morale building should begin with new employee orientation. The systematic orientation program outlined here ensures that individual needs for self-esteem can be reconciled with organizational goals, and provides the basis for satisfying employer-employee relationships. (SK)

Interviews with 130 Dutch professionals helping incest victims and 50 adult women who were incest victims as children found that assistance was hampered by institutional distrust, inability of professionals to stop ongoing incest, frequent breaking off of contact by the young girls, professionals' shortcomings in knowledge and skills, and…

A properly structured job-enrichment program can help motivate classroom teachers and encourage them to remain in the classroom. Offers examples of programs for enhancing the professional lives of teachers and cites pitfalls to avoid in designing a program. (MLF)

This article presents an overview of living/learning centers (academic programs based in residence halls) at large universities and presents a case study evaluating a living/learning center academic program at the University of Illinois. Program evaluation confirmed the academic credibility of the program and student satisfaction, in that 94…

Survey of pharmacists found they spent about 80 percent of their time on managerial/clerical and dispensing functions and 20 percent on patient education and counseling. They desired to spend 33 percent of time on patient education and counseling. Most satisfied and willing to communicate were owners and managers; those not desiring to counsel…

Finds that teachers' professional efficacy is related to the environment in which they practice. Explains higher levels of efficacy in Catholic schools by organizational differences. Cites principal leadership and communal organization as essential to teacher satisfaction. Suggests fostering cooperative environments and reasonable teacher autonomy…

Four studies evaluated perceptions of fluency of persons who had been treated with the "smooth speech" fluency shaping technique. The studies examined (1) client satisfaction with treatment; (2) increased employment opportunities for program completers; (3) employer perceptions of employees' speech quality; and (4) possible determinants…

A study examined university students' satisfaction with the on-campus living environment and perceptions of the importance of 63 environmental attributes. Subjects were 1,779 students not returning to campus housing the following fall semester. Two scales were developed to measure the relationship between perceived importance and satisfaction with…

This competency-based secondary learning guide on balancing work and family is part of a series that are adaptations of guides developed for adult consumer and homemaking education programs. The guides provide students with experiences that help them learn to do the following: make decisions; use creative approaches to solve problems; establish…

This book contains 12 papers examining established and newly emerging theories of career choice and development. Following prefaces to the third, second, and first editions by Duane Brown and Linda Brooks, the following papers are included: "Introduction to Theories of Career Development and Choice: Origins, Evolution, and Current Efforts" (Duane…

The key to the success of the Marriott Corporation is its emphasis on employee satisfaction and training. Because it is a service industry, the Marriott Corporation relies on the quality of the contact between its employees and its customers. Education is also a service industry in which this contact is vitally important. Some ingredients of…

Two surveys were conducted in 1981/82 and 1982 respectively to determine if Illinois public libraries were satisfying their patrons in terms of book use, and how much money Illinois public libraries received directly from their patrons in library fines, fees, and charges. In the first study, 2,133 adults returning a book at a random sample of 71…