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Bunge, Charles – Library Journal, 1987
Reports results of a survey of 800 library staff members on aspects of library work that they find stressful. The findings include sources of satisfaction and stress for all participants, and sources of stress specific to public services librarians, technical services librarians, and support staff members. (CLB)
Descriptors: Burnout, Job Satisfaction, Library Personnel, Stress Management
Candler, Ann C.; And Others – School Business Affairs, 1987
Using the Michigan Organizational Assessment Questionnaire, this study examines demographic information and job-related perceptions of school business officials. The survey discloses important insights into administrators' salaries and fringe benefits, decision-making responsibilities, organizational changes, job expectations, and personal…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Business Administration, Elementary Secondary Education
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Glitz, Beryl – Special Libraries, 1988
Describes the experiences of the University of Southern California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Biomedical Library in testing MEDLINE on CD-ROM. Preparations for testing are discussed, as well as patron response to the system, measured by evaluation forms, and implications for libraries providing new technological tools for patrons. (MES)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Man Machine Systems, Optical Data Disks
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Watts, W. David; And Others – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1987
A study of the factors related to job satisfaction among financial aid administrators suggests that how well the job fits the individual's expectations of employment accounts for job satisfaction best, regardless of intrinsic or extrinsic job orientation. Implications for the management of financial aid offices are examined. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Expectation, Higher Education
Rice, James – Library Journal, 1988
Identifies factors which may account for user dissatisfaction with online public access catalogs (OPACs) and discusses some advantages of OPACs over card catalogs: (1) design for subject searching; (2) flexibility; (3) browsing capability; (4) precision; (5) availability of status information; and (6) development of microcomputer software to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Card Catalogs, Computer Software, Higher Education
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Page, Warren – College Mathematics Journal, 1985
This interview with the six members of the 1985 American team to the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) focuses on such areas as their evolving mathematical knowledge, mathematical pursuits, accomplishments, and interests. Also included are biographical sketches of the team members and the 1985 IMO problems (with solutions). (JN)
Descriptors: Competition, High Schools, International Programs, Interviews
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Wright, Thomas L.; And Others – Small Group Behavior, 1985
Reports clinical observations based on time-limited groups and presents relevant data on clinical tools that accelerate development in groups. (Author/BL)
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Counselors, Graduate Students, Group Experience
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Anderson, Robert E.; Lavid, Jean S. – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
The effective principal balances personal job expectations against those of the district and the school community when choosing an administrative style and deciding how much change can be tolerated. A personal log or calendar can help substantiate leadership or managerial preferences and determine future priorities. Two references are included.…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Expectation, Job Enrichment
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Johnson, Susan M.; Greenberg, Leslie S. – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1985
Assessed Emotionally Focused Marital Therapy at initial contact, after an eight-week waiting period, after eight therapy sessions, and at eight-week follow-up. Couples reported no significant changes on measures of dyadic adjustment, intimacy, target complaint reduction or goal attainment after the waiting period, but they reported significant…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Change Strategies, Interpersonal Relationship, Marital Satisfaction
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Lam, Y. L. Jack – Education, 1984
Proposes a 12-celled typology consisting of four stress types (role-based, task-based, boundary-spanning, and conflict-mediating) and three stress sources (extra-organizational, intra-organizational, and intrapersonal). Describes in detail the nature of each cell. Suggests this typology can help synthesize the findings of studies in organization…
Descriptors: Administrators, Classification, Definitions, Job Satisfaction
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Pellicer, Leonard O. – NASSP Bulletin, 1984
Describes a project to identify the causes of job satisfaction and dissatisfaction in a district's schools in an attempt to improve teacher attendance. (MD)
Descriptors: Competence, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Development, Job Satisfaction
Stevens, Kenneth R.; Pellicer, Leonard O. – School Business Affairs, 1984
The use of the management team approach by school business officials will result in increased operational efficiency, greater accountability, better decisions, less crisis management, reduced stress, and increased job satisfaction. (MLF)
Descriptors: Accountability, Efficiency, Elementary Secondary Education, Job Satisfaction
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Conway, James A. – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1984
Critically examines participative decision making (PDM) in education, reviewing literature of the past 15 years and evaluating the current status of research on the subject; suggests how to appropriately use PDM in schools; and surveys gaps in knowledge. (MCG)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Educational Administration, Job Satisfaction, Leadership
Owens, Christine; Stoken, Amy; Fritts, Jonathan; Magar, Michele; Bellm, Dan; Shukla, Renu; Vardell, Rosemarie; Wayne, Claudia; Whitebook, Marcy – 1997
Research on child care quality and experience in the field shows that the quality of working conditions are linked to a caregiver's ability to provide quality care. Noting that legal rights that generally apply to most child care teachers are not upheld in every workplace, this guide provides information on federal legal rights of child care…
Descriptors: Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers, Early Childhood Education, Employer Employee Relationship
Strickland, Ben; Geddie, Catherine – Independent School, 1980
A "people watching" tour through a school depicts mature, professional, responsible people doing immature, unprofessional, irresponsible things. When priorities of institutions and individuals do not mesh, a staff may become frustrated. Types of people and ways to serve their individual needs are examined in the context of building a…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Cooperation, Coping, Job Satisfaction
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