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Young, Leanne E.; And Others – 1980
The rapid growth of multinational corporations has necessitated theoretical and practical concerns for operating and managing organizations in varying cultural environments. The Navy Public Works Centers (PWCs) provide engineering, maintenance, rehabilitation construction, transportation and housing to U.S. Navy customers around the world.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
Download full textLANYON, RICHARD I.; SCHWARTZ, MILTON M. – 1966
TWO PAPERS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS BULLETIN. THE MILTON SCHWARTZ PAPER, "THEORIES OF MOTIVATION AND THEIR APPLICATION TO ADULT EDUCATION," SURVEYS THE THINKING, RESEARCH, AND CONCLUSIONS OF SOME OF THE LEADING FIGURES CONCERNED WITH SOCIAL MOTIVATION. THE AUTHOR ATTEMPTS TO CLASSIFY THESE THEORIES BY GENERATING A TWO-DIMENSIONAL SCHEMA OF…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Adult Learning, Affiliation Need, Classification
Dickel, Charles Timothy – 1980
The optional functioning of the family unit is dependent on the health and happiness of each family member. When the wife is professionally trained and yet feels "trapped" by the presence of children in the home with no available transportation, baby-sitting, or part-time employment options, the family unit can suffer or the wife suffers. The…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Counselor Client Relationship, Counselor Role, Family Environment
Herrick, James E. – 1980
The process of becoming a world citizen requires, as a first step, personal alienation from the cultural values and social arrangements of nation-states that stand in the way of such an effort. Three interrelated propositions underlie this thesis. First, prevailing cultural values and social arrangements severely limit opportunities for people to…
Descriptors: Alienation, Citizen Role, Creative Thinking, Cultural Influences
Photiadis, John; Maurer, B. B. – 1974
The proposition that Appalachian religion persists because it is performing a significant function as a mechanism helping the adjustment of people who due to modern changes, have become dislocated socially, economically, and psychologically was tested. Religiosity was defined on the basis of 4 variables: (1) religious beliefs; (2) need to use…
Descriptors: Age, Attitudes, Church Role, Community Size
Marchbanks, Janice B. – 1974
Prepared for the National Dissemination Project to suggest ways in which community colleges might better serve the needs of minority and disadvantaged students, this report discusses outreach and inreach programs. The three purposes of the paper are to: (1) describe the outreach function of recruiting high-risk minority, and disadvantaged…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention
Bembenutty, Hefer – 1999
A study examined college students' academic delay of gratification, that is, their preference for an immediately available option (go to a concert the day before a test) or a delayed alternative (stay home studying for a test). Differential explanations of academic delay of gratification between task, performance approach, and performance-avoid…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, College Students, Delay of Gratification, Goal Orientation
Wilbur, Michael P.; And Others – Journal of Non-White Concerns in Personnel and Guidance, 1983
Assessed the effectiveness of an Equal Opportunity Program in meeting disadvantaged students' (N=170) financial, social, counseling, and staff needs. Results indicated a need for improved personal counseling services. Results in other areas were nonsignificant. Colleges must give special attention to adequate EOP staffing to provide counseling…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Students, Counseling Services, Educationally Disadvantaged
Turock, Betty J. – 1981
This report provides an overview of library and information services for older adults today. New programs are described which have been developed to serve older adults and to respond to their needs. The training of librarians to provide such services is also discussed. The first section of this report focuses on access and includes discussions on…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Aging (Individuals), Delivery Systems, Individual Needs
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Research has examined the relationship of characteristics of crisis telephone workers to their performance. The influence and interaction of the characteristics of both the helper and caller on the telephone crisis intervention and outcome were explored for a sample of 59 calls to a crisis center. Data about the telephone helper (age, sex,…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Counselor Client Relationship, Crisis Intervention, Hotlines (Public)
Frataccia, Enrico V.; Hennington, Iris – 1982
The growing incidence of teacher burnout suggests that many teachers have difficulty in satisfying their needs and in deriving satisfaction from teaching. This study examined the needs that teachers appear to have difficulty in satisfying. The study is based on Herzberg's Hygiene-Motivation Theory. This theory, related to Maslow's Hierarchy of…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Job Satisfaction, Need Gratification, Principals
Wentowski, Gloria J. – 1981
Child-rearing is still the culturally-prescribed norm for providing security for oneself in old age. Since most research on aging presumes marriage and parenthood, relatively little is known about the alternative means by which childless older people provide for themselves in their old age. Fourteen of 50 older participants in a two-year study…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Case Studies, Cultural Influences, Extended Family
Bess, James L. – 1981
Recent theories of professional work satisfaction are reviewed and applied to the college or university professor. Additionally, the professional satisfactions available to the academic person are compared with those of professionals in other occupations. The following theories of job satisfaction are examined: job facets theory, expectancy…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Higher Education, Job Satisfaction, Need Gratification
Tauber, Robert T. – 1980
An examination of why cooperative work experiences work in light of Maslow's hierarchy of needs and Herzberg's satisfaction and dissatisfaction factors can be helpful in maintaining and improving the experiences. Cooperative work experiences are successful because they satisfy two types of student needs (deficiency needs and growth needs). These…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Cooperative Programs, Educational Objectives, Individual Needs
Motowidlo, Stephan J.; And Others – 1976
This report reviews and relates to each other the major concepts and theories that differentiate and define the constructs of motivation, satisfaction, and morale. It also describes and summarizes the potentialities of instruments and methods for measuring these concepts, with the focus on those theories and instruments most likely to be usefully…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Behavior Theories, Concept Formation, Job Satisfaction
