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Meyer, Herbert H.; Lee, Mary Dean – 1976
Detailed information was obtained from ten utility companies and individuals in those companies regarding their experiences with the integration of women into traditionally male jobs. The results showed that efforts to employ women in such jobs were predominantly positive, in spite of negative attitudes and resistance. A great majority of the…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Blue Collar Occupations, Employed Women, Employee Attitudes
Sheppard, Harold L.; Herrick, Neal Q. – 1972
The book presents an overview of American worker dissatisfaction in the 1970's, based upon three separate national surveys taken among two groups: blue and white collar union member workers and the young American worker under 30 years of age. The text is preceded by a foreward by Harvey Swados, an authors' preface, and an introduction by Michael…
Descriptors: Blue Collar Occupations, Career Change, Change Strategies, Employee Attitudes
Quinn, Robert P.; Baldi de Mandilovitch, Martha S. – 1975
The relationship between education and job satisfaction is investigated and defined in social-psychological terms in this report. The objective of the research was to test the assumption that the better an individual's education, the greater his chances of securing a desired and satisfying job. The authors found a general scarcity of specific…
Descriptors: Educational Background, Employee Attitudes, Employment, Employment Level
Camil Associates, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. – 1975
United States Employment Service (ES) characteristics related to recruitment and job search activities in 20 middle-sized American cities from July through December 1974 are described in this report based on interviews with approximately 600 employers and 2,000 job seekers. Part 1 covers employer recruitment and job search, focusing on the role of…
Descriptors: Economic Research, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Employers
Seccombe, I.; Smith, G.; Buchan, J.; Ball, J. – 1997
Selected issues of concern to second-level enrolled (registered) nurses in the United Kingdom were examined through national surveys of two groups: (1) a random sample of 21,762 of the 115,459 nurses holding second-level registration in the United Kingdom, and (2) 700 employers who, included nurse executive directors in all National Health Service…
Descriptors: Career Development, Certification, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs
2001
This symposium on human resource management issues consists of three presentations. "Work and Family Conflict: A Review of the Theory and Literature" (Susan R. Madsen) explores the literature related to work and family conflict and its possible implications to human resource development (HRD) theory and practice. It presents four existing…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Aspiration, Conflict, Coping
Stratton, Mary; Jackson, Ted – 2001
A study explored the ways that front-line community development workers across Canada gained information needed to work with women participants in community economic development initiatives. Data were gathered through focus groups, a preliminary study with 15 key informants employed in community development organizations, and structured telephone…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Style, Community Development, Constructivism (Learning)
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Ford, Norma J. – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2006
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to evaluate the diffusion of and user response to an information technology support system (ITSS) which was designed to facilitate inter-organisational coordination and collaboration in the professional development of officers employed by local authorities (LAs). Design/methodology/approach: An action…
Descriptors: Action Research, Focus Groups, Cooperation, Information Technology
Brine, Jacky – 1995
Loosely structured interviews were designed to discover the perceptions of workers involved in a European Social Fund (ESF) training project for unemployed British women regarding the intentions and results of the training scheme. A process of inductive coding for the transcript analysis was followed. The coding scheme developed from the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Case Studies, Employee Attitudes
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1995
These four papers are from a symposium facilitated by David Antonioni on the transfer of learning at the 1995 Academy of Human Resource Development (HRD) conference. "Supervisory Support as a Transfer Enhancing Activity: Synthesis of Four Research Projects" (Esther W. M. Gielen, Marcel R. van der Klink) presents four case studies that show, with…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Research, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes
David, Lloyd – 1997
The National Workplace Literacy Program was very effective for a number of reasons: (1) grants are awarded for 3 years, enabling companies to plan, implement, and evaluate their efforts; (2) the program demanded a partnership of businesses, government, an educational provider, and students/employees; and (3) an educational consortium was…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Programs
Hemphill, David F. – 1992
Project EXCEL, a workplace literacy project involving four small business enterprises in San Francisco, is evaluated. The project focused on literacy and basic skills training for limited-English-proficient (LEP) workers. The businesses included the following: a communications and mass mailing firm; a dessert wholesale company; a Mexican…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Communications, Curriculum, Employee Attitudes
Campbell, R. J.; Neill, S. R. St. J. – 1992
A sample of 348 secondary teachers in England and Wales kept a week's record of their work and completed a questionnaire on time usage. The survey indicated that the total mean time spent on work and work-related activities was 54.4 hours per week. Of this, teachers spent 16.9 hours on teaching, 12.9 hours on preparation, 18.1 hours in…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Curriculum, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
El-Tip-Wa Adult Learning Center, Logansport, IN. – 1992
A workplace literacy partnership project was conducted to upgrade the basic skills and productivity of 287 hourly wage earners of Winamac Spring Company (WSC) in Indiana. WSC paid employee wages for up to 24 hours of training and provided a classroom facility. El-Tip-Wa Adult Learning Center instructional staff provided basic skills training using…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Competency Based Education, Cooperative Programs, Educational Cooperation
Fillpot, James – 1990
One of the primary methods of assessing institutional effectiveness is through the implementation of attitudinal surveys. In fall 1988 and fall 1989, surveys were administered to all employees of Cerritos College (CC) to examine employee attitudes about the institution and to collect demographic data about respondents. Among the 691 employees who…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Change Agents, College Faculty
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