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Seaburg, Deborah J.; And Others – 1976
Vocational values of age-by-sex groups were examined in terms of Minnesota Importance Questionnaire (MIQ) need Structures. Clients from the Minnesota Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (N=9,377) completed the MIQ in connection with vocational counseling. Subjects were classified into four age groups for each sex (16 to 18 years, 19 to 25 years,…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Planning, Goal Orientation, Job Development
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Finkelstein, Martin – 1982
The effect on productivity on different types of collegial interaction among faculty were studied with attention to institutional type, disciplinary affiliation, orientation to teaching versus research, and career age. Collegial interaction was defined in terms of the reciprocal fulfillment of needs or exchange of services that occur in the course…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Higher Education, Interaction Process Analysis, Interpersonal Relationship
Spitze, Glenna D.; Waite, Linda J. – 1979
The research paper examines how women's relative preferences for market work and home work are effected by three transitions: first marriage, first birth, and marital dissolution. The hypothesis was that all three events should affect market work preference by changing levels of available resources, such as time and money, and by changing the…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Birth, Divorce, Employment
Rubin, Alan M. – 1981
Data from 464 adults were analyzed to provide a more heuristic paradigm for mass communication uses and gratifications research in a study of the interactive nature of television viewing motivations, viewing behavior, and attitude gratifications. Factor analysis located five principal television viewing motivations: passing time, information,…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Habit Formation
Haselkorn, Sharon L. – 1979
The ability of young children to communicate at the time they produce their first words was studied, with particular reference to the question of whether children are able to modify their requests depending on the adult's response. The subjects were four children ranging in age from 15 to 18 months; the data were their requests of adults coded…
Descriptors: Child Language, Communication Skills, Language Acquisition, Language Research
Vecchio, Robert P. – 1977
Employee growth need strength (EGNS) is defined as a worker's need to obtain "growth" satisfaction from his work. The moderating influence of EGNS on relationships between global job satisfaction and the job attributes of conflict and ambiguity were investigated. Production supervisors (N=57) completed questionnaires on role perceptions, job…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Ambiguity, Employees, Individual Development
Robb, Thomas Bradley – 1968
This book studies characteristics and needs of the aging in an attempt to relate the resources of the local church to the needs of older persons. It assumes that older persons have many individual needs which are not subject to large scale solutions and must therefore be approached locally. The purpose of this book is to deal with these more…
Descriptors: Age, Annotated Bibliographies, Church Programs, Educational Programs
Muncrief, Martha Crawford – 1973
To investigate work adjustment of vocational education teachers, a nation-wide study was conducted focusing on vocational needs, job satisfaction, and job success. The study involved 180 secondary teachers from three vocational areas, business, home economics, and industrial education. A multistage sampling process was utilized to select…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Job Satisfaction, Need Gratification, Self Actualization
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Wilcove, Gerry L. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1978
The existence, relatedness, and growth (ERG) model represents a major effort to understand need satisfaction. Questionnaire items on existing and proposed need concepts were administered to 630 Navy male enlisted personnel in 11 types of organizations. Factor analysis confirmed the empirical validity of the organizational respect concept. (Author)
Descriptors: Employer Employee Relationship, Factor Analysis, Job Satisfaction, Military Organizations
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Solomon, Lewis C.; Tierney, Michael L. – Journal of Higher Education, 1977
The relationship between certain aspects of job satisfaction and organizational role congruence was examined for 211 administrators in 22 private liberal arts colleges. Most were satisfied with most aspects of their jobs, with senior administrators more satisfied than mid-level administrators. (Editor/LBH)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, College Administration, Higher Education
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Cohen, Carl I.; And Others – Gerontologist, 1988
Examined how 281 homeless men aged 50 and older living on skid row were able to procure basic necessities such as money, food, shelter, and health care. Found men had and used informal supports to survive. Inability to fulfill needs was primarily associated with physical health, depression, lack of contacts with institutions and agencies, and…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Homeless People, Males, Middle Aged Adults
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Neville, Bernie W. – Small Group Behavior, 1983
Contrasted high-functioning and low-functioning persons in small groups using two studies based on Carkhuff's and Maslow's models of effective functioning. Results revealed high-functioning persons perceived interpersonal effectiveness as a Gestalt; low-functioning persons perceived interpersonal dimension operating independently. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adults, Discussion Groups, Foreign Countries, Group Dynamics
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Ewalt, Patricia L,; Honeyfield, Robert M. – Social Work, 1981
Studied the issue of meeting people's basic needs as a key to preventing unnecessary or prolonged institutionalization. Results indicate when basic needs for money, housing, and medical care are met, institutionalized people consider independent living arrangements, and needs for personal social services are mentioned less frequently. (Author)
Descriptors: Community Services, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Delivery Systems, Financial Problems
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Alderfer, Clayton P.; Guzzo, Richard A. – Administrative Science Quarterly, 1979
Reports on and assesses the construct validity of new measures of strength of enduring desires for existence in the form of pay, relatedness with the group and with supervisors, and growth in one's job. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Adults, Developmental Stages, Individual Needs, Interpersonal Relationship
Muccigrosso, Robert M. – Momentum, 1980
The author explains the particular relevance of participatory decision making for the Catholic school administrator, with reference to such organizational theories as McGregor's Theory Y and Maslow's hierarchy of human needs. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Catholic Educators, Catholic Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
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