The job satisfaction and organizational commitment of rehabilitation counselors working in the public rehabilitation agency in South Carolina are the focus of this study. Participants were 4 rehabilitation counselor survey respondents whose agencies agreed to take part in the study. A total of 12 surveys were mailed. Job satisfaction was measured…

The job satisfaction and organizational commitment of rehabilitation counselors working in public rehabilitation agencies in South Dakota are the focus of this study. Participants were 19 rehabilitation counselor survey respondents whose agencies agreed to take part in the study. A total of 34 surveys were mailed. Job satisfaction was measured…

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…

A restructured school setting necessitates a major change in the principal's role. For example, the principal must not only espouse certain values, but practice them at the "in-use" level as well. This paper compares and contrasts the leadership styles of two principals who participated in the implementation of a restructuring effort, the…

This paper presents findings of a study that examined the "health" of the superintendency as perceived by superintendents in two states. Questionnaires sent to 307 Illinois superintendents elicited 227 responses, a 74 percent response rate, and questionnaires sent to 137 Massachusetts principals yielded 104 responses, a 76 percent response rate.…

This presentation offered counselors and therapists an opportunity to comment on the invisible aspects of anger in the workplace. An argument is made that anxiety is a foundational construct that supports rage, violence, and anger. An audience of 35 participants were asked to describe the one situation that best illustrated the most anger observed…

Secondary analyses of data collected in the Mothers in the Workplace study examined how family-relevant workplace policies and practices may influence childbearing women's labor force participation during pregnancy and after childbirth. It focused on 2,375 women who held wage and salary jobs during pregnancy and 1,761 of these women who were…

This paper addresses the need for group-based or team-based techniques to facilitate organizational learning. It identifies two process-oriented strategies: the role analysis technique (RAT) and the diagnostic window technique. These techniques can be used in meetings to model the intellectual tasks that need to occur in today's learning…

Teachers' diverse goals for students reflect differences in teachers' conceptions of the teaching task and students' needs. This segment of the teachers' workplace research project (fieldwork and surveys in 16 public and private secondary schools) concentrated on ways in which workplace features generated dissimilar patterns of pedagogical…

This paper presents findings of a study that: (1) identified the most salient organization, personal, and professional factors contributing to administrator burnout; and (2) determined the relationship among these variables to each of the three dimensions of burnout. Data were obtained from a survey of 1,000 school administrators--169 elementary…

The assumptions of organizational and social reality in public school administration and their relationships to gender discrimination are explored in this paper. A critical constructivist theoretical approach is used to examine organizational elements, selection processes, roles, access to information, and visible gender in public school…

The experiences of recent women appointees to educational administration are compared to those of earlier female appointees. Indepth personal interviews were conducted with 17 female elementary school principals in British Columbia (Canada), 9 of whom were appointed after September 1987 and 8 of whom were appointed prior to September 1982. Results…