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Boehm, Julia K.; Lyubomirsky, Sonja – Journal of Career Assessment, 2008
Past research has demonstrated a relationship between happiness and workplace success. For example, compared with their less happy peers, happy people earn more money, display superior performance, and perform more helpful acts. Researchers have often assumed that an employee is happy and satisfied because he or she is successful. In this article,…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Psychological Patterns, Case Studies, Longitudinal Studies
Boroch, Deborah; Fillpot, Jim; Hope, Laura; Johnstone, Robert; Mery, Pamela; Serban, Andreea; Smith, Bruce; Gabriner, Robert S. – Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges (RP Group), 2007
This study was commissioned by the California Community Colleges System Office to identify effective practices in basic skills programs. The Center for Student Success (CSS), which is affiliated with the Research and Planning (RP) Group for California Community Colleges, was selected to conduct the study. There are three major components of the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Staff Development, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs
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Moen, Phyllis – Journal of Family Issues, 1980
Considers issues in the development of measures used as yardsticks of family well-being. The utility of such indicators and characteristics of families which will affect their construction are discussed. Data from the Michigan Panel Study of Income Dynamics are used in a case example. (Author)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Problems, Financial Needs