In the realm of academia, the workload of professors varies widely depending on the institution, department, and specific roles they undertake. With many faculty members exceeding a fifty-hour workweek, the balance between teaching, research, administrative duties, and personal life becomes a challenging endeavour, potentially leading to high…

There is growing concern about the detrimental effect of term-time employment on university students' academic success. We report results from an online survey of 1837 students of the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, whose responses were later matched to their academic records for a semester. The majority of employed students reported…

Describes a step-by-step method for analyzing faculty workload which the author notes can determine exactly how a faculty member's time is spent and whether the hours available for teaching equal the hours required for teaching. Suggested uses for the method are noted, e.g., organizing the total work force based on desired curriculum changes. (SH)

This guide was designed to assist superintendents and school business officials in evaluating and allocating custodial workloads. Part I illustrates a method for equalizing custodial workloads, using a representative employee's performance as a model for measuring the workloads of other employees. The administrator is shown how to select this…

Almost 200 randomly-selected midwestern junior and senior high school principals responded to a survey on their length of work week, competence in administrative tasks, involvement with central office, autonomy, and job satisfaction. Few significant differences were found between junior and senior high principals. Implications are drawn for…

Notes popular ideas about workload supported or challenged by recent research and recommends the use of standardized categories that define the components of workload, developed by a task force at the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMA), so that results of workload studies may be compared. (JT)

Daily work flows of Danish elementary school teachers were examined through self-report diaries. Data are presented on percentage of time per week spent on different tasks, types and numbers of personal contacts, and location of work activities. The relative isolation of each teacher and other findings are discussed. (SJL)

Reports results of a survey of 40 Nebraska vocational agriculture teachers on time they spent in one year in 27 duty categories. Data is analyzed by age groups, educational levels, marital status, and other factors. (HD)

The annotated bibliography, review of literature, and glossary of terms contained in this document relate to current and past trends in job design. Topics covered are Quality of Work Life; Conceptual and Theoretical Framework for Job Design; Measurement of Tasks and Job Structural Attributes and Tasks; Survey Research on Job Design; Case, Field,…

In view of the fact that some government agencies and businesses are now using flexitime work schedules, particularly for clerical workers, the author suggests projects and study for office education teachers in their office procedures classes to help students prepare for integrating work with personal life. (MF)