In a study of the career maintenance needs of 35 employees with visual impairments in Vermont and Massachusetts, barriers to job retention were assessed in four areas: accessibility of work sites, performance of essential functions, job mastery, and job satisfaction. Recommendations for reasonable accommodations and rehabilitation services are…

Highlights some of the more common stressors and difficulties faced by women in academia, particularly those of junior rank, in the areas of teaching, scholarship, and service, and outlines effective strategies, including plans for institutions, for overcoming barriers. (SLD)

A survey of 13 vocational programs that used natural supports as one of their strategies for securing and supporting people with disabilities in community jobs found that people with more severe disabilities had fewer wage- and integration-outcomes and fewer typical features of employment compared to those with less severe disabilities. (CR)

Employment of Southeast Asian refugees in British Columbia is assessed. Refugees used self, sponsors, family, and friends to find their first job. Friends and family contacts led to more employment by Asians. In locating subsequent employment they assumed greater job autonomy. English ability developed less with those employed by Asians. (VM)

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 author has sketched briefly the major issues that were in dispute, their historical development, and the method of their resolution in the Job Training Partnership Act. (SSH)

Data from a 1977 survey designed to measure the quality of employment in America are compared with data from surveys in 1969 and 1973, providing trends over an eight-year period. The 1977 survey shows declines both in job satisfaction and in workers' desires to stay in their present employments. (MF)

The author examines some of the traditional barriers and myths which have led to unemployment and underemployment of the handicapped, including job search practices, labor market variations, attitudes restricting occupational choice, and lack of training. He notes recent beneficial trends and makes recommendations for further change. (SJL)

Personnel managers examined vignettes in which an employee had made a serious mistake. Responses indicated that employees in traditionally male-identified positions were seen as more competent than those in female-identified jobs. Punishing personnel action was least likely to be recommended for men in traditionally male positions. (Author/SJL)

Collective bargaining negotiations engender public interest. This article presents a hypothetical scenario in which a city school district has four months to negotiate a new contract before its current teachers' contract expires. Offers examples as to how the district might conduct its negotiations. (LMI)

Offers supervisors a standard procedure for managing an employee's unsatisfactory job performance that gives the employee a second chance, yet protects the organization in the event of a termination. Discusses notifying the employee through a meeting and follow-up letter; performance improvement reviews; and employee, supervisor, and company…

Investigated counseling psychologists' (n=165) vocational diagnostic and treatment decisions when vocational and personal problems were presented concurrently. Results indicated counseling psychologists who reported greater preference for working with personal problems, in comparison to vocational problems, were less likely to assess, diagnose,…

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)

Discusses the declining demand for youth labor as a long-term trend in all industrial countries. Notes that in most countries the extension of education has not kept pace with the loss of jobs normally filled by teenagers. Discusses the possible roles of guidance personnel in dealing with this problem. (KO)