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Berman, Alan L., Ed.; And Others – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1993
Presents case of Tillie, 36-year-old female office manager of law firm who committed suicide by jumping off balcony in her home in presence of co-workers. Douglas Jacobs from Harvard Medical School and David Jobes from the Catholic University of America discuss case and role of consultant called in to help co-workers deal with impact of this…
Descriptors: Adults, Case Studies, Crisis Intervention, Employees
Clark, Laura; Quinn, John – Nursing and Health Care, 1988
Presents case studies of five small businesses in the health care field that have been started by nurses. Profiles the entrepreneurs that started these businesses. (CH)
Descriptors: Adults, Case Studies, Entrepreneurship, Health Occupations
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Treu, Tiziano; Negrelli, Serafino – International Labour Review, 1987
The authors discuss typical industrial relations in Italy. Two case studies are contrasted. (CH)
Descriptors: Adults, Case Studies, Employees, Entrepreneurship
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Berman, Alan L., Ed.; And Others – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1993
Presents case of man who died suddenly on morning of his fifty-sixth birthday and whose death was ruled to be from natural causes. Describes wife's handling of situation, victim's past medical history, and allegations and facts concerning his business and financial affairs. Comments are included from Timothy Michaels, MD, and Robert Litman, MD.…
Descriptors: Adults, Case Studies, Death, Insurance
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Briody, Elizabeth K.; Sullivan, Teresa A. – Work and Occupations: An International Sociological Journal, 1988
The authors examine occupational differentiation of U.S. Catholic nuns before and since the Second Vatican Council. Data were collected from interviews with 30 sisters representing 11 congregations. The analysis relates the diversification of their careers to changes in ideology and life-style and to the changing demographic and financial status…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Choice, Case Studies, Change
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Butler, Deborah L. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1998
Reports findings from three studies investigating the efficacy of an instructional model designed to promote self-regulation, the Strategic Content Learning (SCL) approach. Each study comprised multiple in-depth case studies involving postsecondary students with learning disabilities who ranged in age from 19 to 48 years. Implications for theory,…
Descriptors: Adults, Case Studies, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies
Harvey, David C.; Ardinger, Robert S. – 1990
This technical report is part of a series on AIDS/HIV (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome/Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and is intended to help link various legal advocacy organizations providing services to persons with mental illness or developmental disabilities. This report discusses strategies to utilize existing disability models for…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy
Harvey, David C. – 1990
This technical report is part of a series on AIDS/HIV (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome/Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and is intended to help link various legal advocacy organizations providing services to persons with mental illness or developmental disabilities. This paper examines AIDS policy issues in mental health institutions. The paper…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy
Mills, Jack; Kazis, Richard – 1999
Case studies of 19 U.S. companies involved in welfare-to-work programs found that political and economic factors have accelerated the rate at which employers are hiring welfare recipients. Although participation in welfare-to-work programs is dominated by larger firms in a few industries (such as service and retail sectors), there is potential for…
Descriptors: Adults, Case Studies, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes
Harvey, David C. – 1990
This technical report is part of a series on AIDS/HIV (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome/Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and is intended to help link various legal advocacy organizations providing services to persons with mental illness or developmental disabilities. Through a series of case examples, questions, background information, and…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy