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Download full textKregel, John; Wehman, Paul – RRTC, 1996
Major ongoing supported employment studies conducted at the Rehabilitation Research Training Center at Virginia Commonwealth University are profiled in this newsletter. The training center involves individuals with disabilities in the design, implementation, and interpretation of the research. The first research study examined the opinions of 110…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Disabilities, Employment Programs
Bokemeier, Janet L.; Maurer, Richard C. – Community Issues, 1983
In the spring of 1981, two questionnaires (one for the adult male and one for the adult female) were mailed to households (randomly selected from voter registration lists) in nonmetropolitan counties throughout Kentucky to examine their satisfaction with their communities and personal situations, family interaction, and marital quality. A total of…
Descriptors: Community Satisfaction, Decision Making, Family Involvement, Family Life
Equity Issues, 1997
This issue contains three fact sheets covering the impact of child care on work, the impact of family on work, and the impact of work on family. They are meant to be given to community and business leaders, employers, school board members, legislators, local community agency staff, and other individuals who desire a productive workforce. Each of…
Descriptors: Adults, Day Care, Employed Parents, Employer Supported Day Care
Donaldson, Gordon A., Jr., Ed. – New Directions for School Leadership, 1997
The principalship is increasing in complexity and responsibility to the point where principals themselves find it increasingly difficult to know their function in schools. Principals were invited to write for this volume about what is rewarding to them about the work they do. This book explores what makes the position worthwhile to these school…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Leadership, Job Satisfaction, Principals
Olien, Clarice N.; And Others – 1982
A telephone survey of 10 Minnesota communities was conducted to examine media use. The results indicated a pattern of metropolitan dominance throughout the suburbs and general dominance of metropolitan media for nonlocal news. Dominance of the two Minneapolis daily newspapers was reflected in their circulation, followed by the two St. Paul…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Job Satisfaction, Journalism, Media Research
Schiff, Tamara W. – Streamlined Seminar, 2002
This publication contains two essays discussing the Teacher Advancement Program (TAP) and a criticism of merit pay for teachers. Today's schools are larger, often overcrowded, and frequently staffed by temporary or inexperienced teachers. TAP was created in response to the need for teacher-quality reform. It addresses challenges of teacher quality…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Effectiveness, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Pena, Dely; Mitchell, Deborah – NEA Higher Education Research Center Update, 2000
This issue is excerpted from The American Faculty Poll sponsored by the Teachers Investment Annuity Association-College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF) and conducted by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago in 1999. In this survey, 1,511 full-time faculty members from 285 institutions were interviewed. About…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Higher Education, Job Satisfaction, National Surveys
Peer reviewedFriesen, D.; And Others – Canadian Administrator, 1981
A questionnaire survey of 327 elementary and secondary principals in Alberta, Canada found that they derived job satisfaction mostly from interpersonal relations and from feelings of accomplishment, responsibility, authority, and autonomy. They were most dissatisfied with administration and policies, the amount of work, and constraints on their…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Thompson, Sydney – 1979
This publication discusses intrinsic teacher motivation by reviewing human resources literature and making use of educational literature and interviews with working educators. First it provides sketches of the work motivation theories of McGregor, Maslow, Herzberg, and Deci. Next, the paper examines the work and problems of teachers. Finally, it…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Job Satisfaction, Literature Reviews
Geffner, Richard, Ed. – Family Violence & Sexual Assault Bulletin, 1995
This document consists of the two combined issues of this serial (FVSAB) published in 1995: n1-2 and n3-4. Number 1-2 begins with editorial comments regarding the development of standards to regulate the treatment of batterers and to regulate therapy in sexual abuse cases. The first article in this issue focuses on gender-based abuse and discusses…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Family Violence, Interdisciplinary Approach, Intervention
Engel, John W.; Lingren, Herbert G. – Research Extension Series, 1991
Finding a qualified marriage and family therapist that the couple or family will be comfortable with requires some effort on the part of the consumer. There are many people out there who advertise themselves as marriage counselors or family therapists but do not have the credentials. The client must shop around, interview prospective therapists,…
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Objectives, Counselor Qualifications, Counselor Selection
Bagin, Rich – 1985
Principals who make the decision and investment to produce a school newsletter should follow these guidelines to obtain an informative and attractive product. The first step is to define the purpose of the newsletter, then determine the target audience--probably parents--and write the newsletter with them in mind. Next, decide what the newsletter…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Needs
PDF pending restorationBland, Carole J.; And Others – Professions Education Researcher Notes, 1986
This issue of the "Professions Education Research Notes" is devoted to the theme of "The Future of Educational Research in the Professions." Four articles have been extracted from the issue to form this document: "The Future of Educational Research in the Professions," by Carole J. Bland, introduces the other articles and describes, as context for…
Descriptors: Educational Researchers, Higher Education, Job Satisfaction, Professional Autonomy
Shugert, Diane P., Ed. – Connecticut English Journal, 1982
Intended to show that English teachers' activities outside the classroom enhance their regular classroom work and permit them to teach new, larger audiences, the articles in this journal issue emphasize how English teachers can reevaluate their skills and express those skills in a language that businesses understand. Some of the articles explain…
Descriptors: Career Development, Consultants, Employment Experience, Employment Opportunities
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
