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Download full textWest, Donald A.; Price, Dorothy Z. – 1979
The study evaluates employment opportunities, job satisfaction, and migration among young Washington adults. Results were based on data collected in a 1973 mail survey of members of high school classes graduating in 1965 or 1966 (N=1059) from rural schools throughout the state. A follow-up survey of the migrating portion of the sample takes a…
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, High School Graduates, Job Satisfaction, Migration Patterns
Austin, Ann E. – Administrator's Update, 1984
The work experiences of college presidents, deans, and midlevel administrators are examined, with attention to job characteristics, degree of participation in college decision making, loyalty and commitment to the school, and job satisfaction. Extrinsic variables of the work environment include workload, rewards, supervision, and opportunities,…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, College Presidents, Deans, Decision Making
Stokes, Joseph; Damon, Will – Directions in Mental Health Counseling, 1995
Clinical research on sexual behavior has increased dramatically in the last decade. Connected with these efforts has been the need to understand more about sexuality in order to help reduce the spread of human immunodeficiency virus. This report details the results of a study of men (N=536) aged 18 to 30 years, who reported having had sex with a…
Descriptors: Alienation, Bisexuality, Counseling Services, Cultural Isolation
Zemsky, Robert, Ed. – Policy Perspectives, 1995
This theme issue of "Policy Perspectives" examines the role and survivability of liberal arts colleges in an age of universities. The lead essay, "Cross Currents," emphasizes that the liberal arts college embodies the ideal form of scholarly purpose and endeavor in undergraduate institutions, that the gap between the values inherent in a liberal…
Descriptors: College Role, Educational Policy, Financial Problems, Financial Support
Temelini, David; Fesko, Sheila – Research To Practice, 1996
Staff (N=369) and consumers (N=191) from a national sample of community vocational rehabilitation providers and independent living centers were surveyed concerning effective job search practices. Consumers were also asked to report on job satisfaction, job search support, and how the obtained job equated with job preferences. The majority of…
Descriptors: Adults, Agencies, Career Counseling, Community Services
Erickson, Kenneth A.; Keirnes, Barbara – OSSC Bulletin, 1978
Over 100 former board of education members from Oregon completed a questionnaire originally prepared by the "American School Board Journal" for the purpose of investigating why school board members leave their positions. This document presents the full results of the Oregon survey and also provides a summary of the findings and an…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Board Administrator Relationship, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education
Testa, Alec M., Ed. – Datawave, 1997
The "DATAWave" is a publication of the Assessment Resource Office of Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) (Portales) that reports on research conducted by that unit and research related to the university community. This volume contains seven issues. The first issue reports on a Diversity Survey administered to ENMU personnel and…
Descriptors: College Students, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Environment
CSDC Newsletter, 1992
This document consists of the six issues of the "CSDC Newsletter" issued in 1990-1991. This publication offers professional information, articles, and research findings on questions relating to the work and role of academic department chairs. The first issue contains an article on chairs as faculty developers and their unique role in helping…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Career Ladders, College Administration, College Faculty
Fesko, Sheila; Freedman, Ruth – Research To Practice, 1995
This qualitative study examined the perspectives of people with significant disabilities (N=23) and their family members about their overall employment experiences, outcomes, and expectations. Four focus groups were convened, two groups of people with significant disabilities and two groups of family members. Disabilities represented included…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes, Disabilities, Employee Attitudes
Bowker, Lee H. – Administrator's Update, 1981
The role of the academic dean, role conflicts, and the occupational experiences and performance of deans are considered. Role conflict for academic deans is related to clashing constituencies, role ambiguity, lack of correspondence between organization requirements and the personalities of incumbent deans, changing organizational needs over time,…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Conflict Resolution
ESS Reports, 1988
This report presents the results of a student/faculty survey on the academic advising process at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and highlights issues in improving the advising process. The survey included 195 recent graduates, 269 existing students, and 207 faculty and professional advisors. The study found that 70.8% of students were…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, College Faculty, College Students, Faculty Advisers
Wiegman, John R.; Binnie, David G. – Florida Educational Research and Development Council, Inc. Research Bulletin, 1985
This research bulletin contains parts of two studies dealing with the persistent problem of developing effective teachers and stimulating effective teaching. The study reported in "Attitudes toward Merit Pay for Instructional Personnel" (John Weigman) was conducted to survey, analyze, and compare the attitudes of Florida public school…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Expectation, Job Satisfaction
Peer reviewedMiller, Phyllis, Ed. – Mensa Research Journal, 2001
The articles in this journal issue examine three different aspects of gifted adulthood. In "Self-Appraisal, Life Satisfaction, and Retrospective Life Choices across One and Three Decades" (Carole K. Holahan and others), 383 children who were part of Terman's original study of the gifted in 1921 were revisited at various points in their…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Adults, Aging (Individuals), Gifted
CRIRES Bulletin, 1994
This newsletter reports the results of a study that explored the relationship between the organizational culture of secondary schools and students' progress, that is success, failure, and dropout. Three secondary schools were examined in the study, and the results showed that the organizational culture of schools is a useful concept for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Case Studies, Dropouts
Douglas, Joel M., Ed. – Newsletter, 1982
The following topics are addressed in this newsletter issue: collective bargaining and the quality of work life, faculty elections at California State University, speeches presented at the tenth annual conference of the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions (NCSCBHEP), April 1982; and…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Faculty College Relationship, Faculty Development
