Identifies external and internal variables that affect public-sector organizations. Contextual frameworks are developed as orienting devices for organization development intervention in divisions of state welfare systems. Describes tactics of change in ambiguous performance settings and focuses on internal influence variables expected to affect…

In a contract grading system, the instructor defines the performance required for each grade, the student defines the performance level to which he or she will work, and signs a contract in which the instructor is committed to awarding this predetermined grade if the student attains the appropriate performance level. This paper is based on a…

Review of 1978 research in the field of vocational behavior and career development. Traditional variables receive attention; e.g., Holland's theory, interests, job satisfaction, performance, and women's movement. Other emerging variables stimulating research were the life-span aspects of careers and interventions in career development. (Author)

Describes examples in children's literature dealing with the theme of perfection and discusses ways to engage middle school children in a discussion of this. Suggests four creative activities that can help children to realize they cannot always be perfect. Lists books and films on this topic. (AEF)

This 13-item annotated bibliography reviews the literature of video for reference staff training and development. It includes professional and in-house productions on three topics: service encounters; instructional presentation skills; and online searching and computer applications. The advantages of video training for each area are discussed. (10…

This study examines research related to factors which influence achievement at the kindergarten level. It also attempts to increase awareness of kindergarten programs which make a child's first experience in school a positive one. The main portion of this paper consists of an annotated bibliography of 34 references divided into four sections. The…

Selected references are compiled in a short bibliography on college and university teaching improvement and evaluation. Material is classified under the following headings: instructional objectives; analysis of performance of teaching acts; instructional techniques; teaching research and development; learning, curriculum and instruction; student…

Support for preservice teacher education programs cannot be unqualified, just as calls to abandon it cannot be embraced uncritically. Many factors affect how well teachers perform and how children are educated. A selected bibliography of pertinent documents in the ERIC databases is given. (PP)

This literature review focuses on the problem of lack of student motivation to learn. The purposes of this review are described as an exploration of factors that influence classroom motivation and suggestions of strategies for promoting students' desire to learn. Annotations are provided in these areas: student/teacher interaction and classroom…

The literature on the partial determinants of performance in organizational contexts, particularly the research on situational determinants, suggests several different variables which may be of importance to appraisal processes as well. This point may be exemplified with regard to the situational factors of task ease/difficulty and situational…

Questions and issues related to the assessment of performance in institutions of higher education and the development of performance indicators are addressed. Topics include: institutional objectives, planning and control systems, non-profit performance evaluation techniques, multi-dimensional analysis, and performance indicators. (JMD)

This study is an annotated bibliography of literature dealing with the effects of teaching mathematics by mastery learning. It is subdivided into four areas: History and Development of Mastery Learning; Mastery Learning, an Alternative to Traditional Instruction; Implementation of Mastery Learning; and Studies of Mastery Learning in Mathematics.…

This review of the literature on employer satisfaction with vocational education graduates is based on a search for representative studies with different methodologies and from different sources. Observations made are organized into four basic categories: (1) theoretical considerations in conducting research; (2) methodological considerations in…

This document is a review of research literature on the preparation and certification of Georgia's professional educational personnel. Following a summary of research results, abstracts of the 71 studies pertaining to teachers and the 16 studies of administrators are listed chronologically. Master tables classify the subjects of the studies by: 1)…

This report summarizes a variety of major collaborations in which the Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) of the University of California at Los Angeles participated in Fiscal Year 1992. Most of the collaborations are part of the CRESST's Program One, "Building the Infrastructure for Improved…