Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the key issues surrounding teacher/staff disability disclosures in the UK's further education (FE) sector. Design/methodology/approach: In total, 15 semi-structured interviews were conducted in a medium-sized FE college (case study) setting in the South East of England. To compare the experiences,…

The National Commission on Adult Literacy proposes creating a new Adult Education and Workforce Skills System with the capacity to effectively serve 20 million adults annually by the year 2020. The primary mission of this new System will be to move out-of-school adults to readiness for postsecondary education and job training and enable their…

Provides pointers for the new engineering manager on building self-confidence and establishing positive employer/employee relationships. Includes distinctive traits managers should have, ways to ease frustrations (such as giving a challenging first assignment and recognizing good work), a plan to achieve managerial goals, and relationships with…

Discusses the transformation of leadership in today's work environment and the use of the Stephen Covey's "Seven Habits Workshop" to help train members within facility management operations. The successful use of the workshop at the University of Missouri (Columbia) is described. (GR)

The disclosure provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act raise issues for persons with hidden disabilities in the workplace and classroom regarding if, when, and how much to disclose. Educators should prepare students to address the disclosure issue and secure the accommodations they need. (SK)

Analysis of data obtained from supplemental questions to the January 1991 Current Population Survey and comparison with answers to similar questions from a 1983 survey resulted in a picture of how workers received training to obtain and to retain their jobs. Some of the finding were as follows: (1) 57 percent of all workers employed in January…

Finds a substantial level of employer support for employees participation in vocational education. Argues this support is as closely associated with the skills that employers want to enhance as it is to characteristics of either employees or jobs. Provides further evidence of the importance of subbacalaureate vocational degrees. (CAJ)

Describes the Technical Scholar Program which recruits top high school students for demanding technical careers. Besides giving gifted students an opportunity to get paid for work related to their studies at Greenville Technical College, some employers offer scholarships for advanced education to top technical scholars. (JOW)

Examines the use of employer-provided financial aid by students seeking a degree or credential. Describes differences in amounts of aid awarded and proportions of students receiving aid by numerous variables such as demographic characteristics, type of occupation and industry, field and level of study, and type of institution. (Author)

The rapid influx of collective bargaining into colleges and universities has resulted in a need for understanding the ramifications of this movement. Collective bargaining exists in 10% of the higher education institutions in this country, but it indirectly influences all institutions. There is a need to study diverse faculty motivations (power…

Surveys research on the connection between communication and stress, with particular application to the workplace. Reviews how message behaviors involving uncertainty, perceived control, and emotion can contribute to or ameliorate work stress and burnout. Discusses communication behaviors such as communication overload, participatory…

The Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs recommended passage of the proposed Veterans' Employment and Training Act of 1992 as amended. The act would authorize the establishment of job training programs for unemployed veterans and persons who have been recently separated from the Armed Forces and would pay assistance and benefits to employers of…

Efficiency wage models explain unemployment as a manifestation of the unavoidable incompleteness of the employment contract. In hiring workers, firms use education as a screen to determine the quantity and quality of the effort that a worker might exert in performing his or her duties. This generates a hierarchy of workers. (KDP)

The General Accounting Office examined employer-provided educational assistance. The study focused on educational assistance provided under section 127 of the Internal Revenue Code (which allows employees to exclude employer-provided educational assistance from their gross income), characteristics of employers providing educational assistance and…

This paper examines methods that postsecondary institutions can use to cope with faculty and staff incapability, focusing on schools and practices in the United Kingdom. It first discusses the nature and scale of faculty/staff incapability in the United Kingdom, reviewing relevant court decisions. It then examines administration responses to…