This brief investigates teaching vacancies and difficult-to-staff teaching positions (i.e., positions for which the principals reported that it was very difficult to fill a vacancy or that they could not fill a vacancy in a specific subject area) in public schools in four school years (1999-2000, 2003-04, 2007-08, and 2011-12). This Statistics in…

Describes how an elementary school coped with its principal's impending departure and extends R. Gephart's grounded theory of leader succession--that faculty collectively degrade the departing principal's status. This study finds individual degradation attitudes prevalent among teachers lacking meaningful contact with the departing principal.…

A letter sent to Franklin Roosevelt complains about the employment of married women whose husbands are also employed. The letter suggests that greedy married women cheat their single sisters and drain the job market. Teaching strategies are included. (KC)

Although Hispanic-Americans are the fastest growing segment of the population in the United States and have higher participation rates for males in the workforce than Whites or Blacks, there continue to be significant barriers to the employment of Hispanics. The major barriers to job success include lack of English proficiency and early withdrawal…

Description of a process for solving human performance problems focuses on the analysis phase, which examines information to determine causes and develops recommendations for solving the problems. Techniques used for gathering data are described, criteria for evaluating ideas are listed, and weighted scores for performance improvement ideas are…

Describes Pasco (Washington) School District's resolution of a recent negotiation impasse in their normal "win/win" collective bargaining process. The key was to reestablish the trust, patience, and willingness to listen that had eroded over the years as new participants replaced old hands in the nonadversarial bargaining process. (MLH)

Intended for persons establishing job development programs for developmentally disabled individuals, this training manual details the structure and procedures of Project PLANTWORK, a 21-month demonstration program which placed approximately 70 workers with developmental disabilities into employment in horticulture industry firms or into…

This study concerns the help-seeking behavior of black males as it relates to mental health and attempts to identify the day-to-day concerns and problems of black males, describe their help seeking patterns, and make suggestions for future research and policy development to improve black males' mental health. The sample was 142 black males, ages…

Discusses the effects of technological advancement on the labor force. States that although technological innovation usually affects blue collar workers more than scientists and engineers, there is some evidence to show that the rapid growth in technological careers is not proportional in all industries. (TW)

Examines some of the critical issues affecting dual-career families: to clarify terminology, to present typologies, and to explore major work and family issues found in the literature (e.g., employment bias, managing work and family responsibilities, and working styles). Discusses implications for counseling. (BH)

The improvement and revitalization of academic geology departments is discussed. A view of a balanced department including rationale, faculty, and staff is provided. Projections of the future supply of geology faculty and students are presented. (CW)

Dropouts are defined throughout this document (including in its graphic displays) as: early school leavers, expelled, intermittent learners, leftouts, pushouts, stopouts, suspended, and truants. Sufficient research has been done about school dropouts to begin a comprehensive solution. Schools and other institutions must mobilize the knowledge to…

The number of persons working part-time for economic reasons increased 60 percent (by 2.112 million workers) between 1979 and 1985. Although total wage and salary employment is up since 1979, nearly one in five new positions is a part-time job filled by a worker unsuccessful in finding full-time employment. Sixty-two percent of those working…

Second in a two-part report on a 1982 study by the staff of the Education and Work program at Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL), this issue presents the complete findings from case studies of 44 unemployed men and women. In order to determine how unemployment affects people, NWREL's study identified and explored the following four…

Addresses the dilemma facing youth on employment and offers perspectives on the role of the curriculum in approaching this problem. Discusses and cites examples of employment options. Also highlights the personal needs that are associated with work. (ML)