Compares self-perceptions of work attitudes in Comprehensive Employment and Training Act trainees with supervisors' perceptions of trainees' attitudes via the Affective Work Competencies Inventory (AWCI). Analysis shows dissimilarities in the way both groups perceived trainee work attitudes and raises questions about the validity of the AWCI for…

This research assumed that supervisors often have faulty perceptions of the behaviors of their supervisees, especially those in CETA jobs. Through supervisor training, the authors attempted to decrease the gap by changing supervisor perceptions to match those of their supervisees. Training did not produce a significant difference. (Author)

This manual is designed to help supervisors perform their duties, whether in the public or private sector or in a community organization. It provides information to help supervisors understand the individuals with whom they work, orient new workers to their jobs, plan and organize the work to be performed, assign and monitor tasks, conduct…