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McCormick, John; Solman, Robert – Educational Studies, 1992
Presents questionnaire results from teachers in Australia examining how they attribute responsibility for their job stress and satisfaction. Suggests that difference levels of stress exist at elementary and secondary levels. Concludes that teachers attribute responsibility for stress to themselves in relation to their perception of their…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Job Satisfaction
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Bell, Stephen – Review of Higher Education, 1992
A study of 394 faculty in nine Ontario (Canada) Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology found many engaged in a wide range of research activities supported by various formal institutional mechanisms. Most faculty were interested in doing more research. Research was largely applied rather than scholarly, but a small core pursued scholarly…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Faculty Publishing, Foreign Countries
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Stokes, Joseph P. – NACADA Journal, 1992
Evaluation of a faculty advising program at a large, public, urban commuter university had student pairs of entering first-year students and transfers matched, with one of each pair participating in the program. Results were compromised by low participation but suggest that students feeling comfortable and respected during advising sessions were…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, College Freshmen, Faculty Advisers, Higher Education
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Green, Larry A.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1991
A survey of 97 chairmen of academic departments of family medicine found that over half intended to leave their position within 5 years, with job dissatisfaction given as the reason by 52. Findings suggest that future demand for academic chairmen of family medicine departments will be large and that chairmen will be young with limited academic…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Qualifications, Department Heads, Higher Education
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Trachtenberg, Stephen Joel – Educational Record, 1996
The multiple and demanding roles of the college president are examined, particularly as sources of personal and professional stress. It is concluded that the importance of the president's job in the current world context, and the positive impact the administrator can have, justify taking on those pressures and challenges. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, College Administration
Rancifer, Jesse L. – 1993
When beginning or experienced teachers lack control over pupils in their classrooms, they do not experience job satisfaction and become increasingly ineffective in their classroom work. Based on a review of the literature, this paper provides: (1) practical, workable strategies to assist experienced and inexperienced teachers to become more…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Classroom Techniques, Discipline Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Chao, Georgia T.; And Others – 1991
This research report focuses on identifying different phases of organizational mentorship, or examining how mentorship might differ for men and women, and compares informal (spontaneous and unstructured) and formal (organizationally arranged and structured) mentorships. Surveys were mailed to 158 individuals (43 surveys were eventually used) from…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Individual Counseling, Individual Development
Crawford, A. E., II – ESS Reports, 1989
Opinions of 681 University of Nebraska at Omaha students concerning college services and the college environment were surveyed, and results compared with four previous surveys. The survey utilized the standardized instrument developed by the American College Testing Corporation along with a series of local information questions. The survey's four…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Programs, College Students, Higher Education
Howe, Robert W. – 1986
Several projects were undertaken in 1986 for the purpose of maintaining and improving the ERIC system. This report focuses on one of the projects that involved two surveys of users of the ERIC system and its products. Survey I consisted of a stratified sample of 500 ERIC Standing Order Customers (SOCs). These sites subscribe to the ERIC microfiche…
Descriptors: Feasibility Studies, Information Science, Information Services, Information Utilization
Horner, Annette; Jacobson, Karen H. – 1985
An action research project was undertaken to understand how the Writing Laboratory at Reading Area Community College (RACC) defines and accomplishes its work, what faculty and students expect of the lab, and how they make use of it. The investigation sought to foster discussion and reflection on the appropriate role and staffing of a college…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Learning Laboratories, Participant Satisfaction, Program Evaluation
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1978
This Association of Research Libraries (ARL) kit on collection assessment contains the following documents: (1) "Guidelines for the Evaluation of Library Collections--Draft Copy" (Collection Development Committee, Resource Section, Resources and Technical Services Division, American Library Association); (2) "Guidelines for Collection Assessment"…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Guidelines
Clarke, Larry – 1985
This paper describes the symptoms and ways of coping with chronic stress and briefly discusses effects of job related stress on school principals. Although stress is a normal condition, the symptoms should be identified. Under long-term stress individuals may experience six types of reactions, such as feelings of fatique and difficulty sleeping.…
Descriptors: Burnout, Coping, Elementary Education, Job Satisfaction
Pelsma, Dennis M. – 1984
Studies concerning which type of career counseling intervention is best used with respect to the individual differences of clients have been sparse. To investigate the effects of client learning style on: (1) satisfaction with the System of Interactive Guidance and Instruction (SIGI); (2) the rating of values; and (3) selection of the main…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Cognitive Style, College Students, Counseling Effectiveness
Busching, Beverly A.; Rowls, Michael D. – 1985
The key to educational excellence is rethinking a new role for excellent teachers that embraces the classroom and extends beyond it into leadership activities. Among current policy initiatives are attempts to integrate stronger teacher roles into guidelines for incentive plans and to use teachers' strengths in the decision making process at local…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Job Satisfaction, Leadership Responsibility
Davis, H. Scott; Miller, Marsha – 1987
This document consists of supplemental information designed to accompany a presentation on the application of projection technology, including video projectors and liquid crystal display (LCD) devices, in the online catalog library instruction program at the Indiana State University libraries. Following an introductory letter, the packet includes:…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Equipment Evaluation, Higher Education
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