The job satisfaction and organizational commitment of rehabilitaton counselors working in the public rehabilitation agencies in Tennessee are the focus of this study. Participants were 94 rehabilitation counselor survey respondents whose agencies agreed to take part in the study. A total of 146 surveys were mailed. Job satisfaction was measured…

The job satisfaction and organizational commitment of rehabilitation counselors working in public rehabilitation agencies in Vermont are the focus of this study. Participants were 22 rehabilitation counselor survey respondents whose agencies agreed to take part in the study. A total of 40 surveys were mailed. Job satisfaction was measured using…

The job satisfaction and organizational commitment of rehabilitation counselors working in the public rehabilitation agency serving blind persons in Virginia are the focus of this study. Participants were 13 rehabilitation counselor survey respondents whose agencies agreed to take part in the study. A total of 19 surveys were mailed. Job…

The job satisfaction and organizational commitment of rehabilitation counselors working in public rehabilitation agencies in West Virginia are the focus of this study. Participants were 68 rehabilitation counselor survey respondents whose agencies agreed to take part in the study. A total of 139 surveys were mailed. Job satisfaction was measured…

To gather data on attitudes related to the advisability of proposing a property tax increase to provide additional college support, Glendale Community College (GCC), in California, held four focus group meetings with classified employees. Following letters and electronic mail messages sent to all classified employees inviting them to participate,…

This study was conducted to identify the perceived needs regarding implementation of inhouse training at Northern Arizona Long Distance Corporation (NALD). Specifically, the study was conducted to evaluate whether current and proposed training programs were consistent with company training goals from employer and employee perspectives, to make…

A survey questionnaire aimed at taking a census and assessing the child care needs of Michigan State University employees was sent to all 8,293 full-time faculty and staff. Two dimensions of child care needs were assessed: (1) use/satisfaction; and (2) preference/needs. Demographic data were also obtained. Responses were received from 4,759…

This survey was designed to acquire information on the opinions of college employees regarding various institutional departments. The questionnaire used both Likert-type and open-ended questions, with six response choices ranging on a scale from 1 to 5, from very dissatisfied to very satisfied to no opinion. Of the 640 questionnaires distributed…

Each year, Macomb Community College (MCC), in Michigan, conducts a study to determine the extent to which the training received by the previous year's graduates met the needs of area employers. Surveys were mailed to 305 employers for whom release of information forms were completed by the graduates in a November 1994 survey. Completed forms were…

In 1996, a project was undertaken at California's College of the Canyons (CoC) to evaluate the matriculation process for assessing students' needs. Interviews were conducted with service department heads at the college regarding procedures for notifying students of existing services and any recommendations for improvements. In addition, interviews…

This study compared four different extended employment models for people with disabilities using a procedure to control for disability characteristics. The study compared sheltered employment, enclaves, affirmative industry, and supported employment involving a job coach. Four samples of workers (total N=160) were matched on age, gender, measured…

The 1990 U.S. Census's discovery that Prince George's County in Maryland had become the nation's first basically middle-class, majority nonwhite county prompted Prince George's Community College (PGCC) to assess how well it was responding to the challenges of the new multiculturalism. In spring 1992, a racial climate attitude survey was developed…

A survey elicited workers' opinions in five areas: (1) essential skills, attitudes, and behaviors needed on the job by entry-level workers; (2) the purposes, content, and delivery of training needed and desired by workers; (3) productivity; (4) workplace environment; and (5) employee benefits. Information was gathered through written surveys of…

In 1990, a survey was conducted to evaluate the occupational success of Piedmont Virginia Community College's (PVCC's) 1987-88 graduates. On a graduate follow-up survey, 62 graduates (48.1%) consented to having their employers surveyed. Of the 62 employers contacted, 56 completed and returned valid surveys, asking for an evaluation of the PVCC…

In 1988, Patrick Henry Community College (PHCC), in cooperation with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, conducted a confidential survey of members of the Henry County Sheriff's Department and the Martinsville Police Department to determine training needs. Groups of between 1 and 15 employees from all shifts and departments were…