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Peer reviewedEdwards, Mark A. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1989
The Team Evaluation and Management System model for identifying creative behaviors displayed in performing a job, an example of the in-situ approach to creativity measurement, is described and illustrated. (MSE)
Descriptors: Creativity, Incentives, Rewards, Teamwork
Nelson, John G. – Personnel Administrator, 1980
Discusses burnout and its causes, and then lists steps an employer can take to help ward off or soften the effects of burnout. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Job Satisfaction, Personnel Policy
Hayes, James L. – American School and University, 1979
The supervisor of today must ensure that all rewards are performance-based and that nonfinancial, social rewards are included. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Administration, Employer Employee Relationship, Job Satisfaction, Motivation
Pesci, Michael – Personnel Administrator, 1982
The symptoms of stress are outlined; misconceptions about stress and techniques used in stress management are discussed; and managers' role in stress management is explained. (MLF)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Employee Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Job Performance
City Univ. of New York, Jamaica, NY. York Coll. – 1979
A program was established to equip foreign adults with the necessary information, attitudes, and skills to survive in the urban world of work. Staff from the City College of New York worked in the Queens area of New York City to develop a program which included English as a second language (ESL) classes, world of work seminars, and…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Education, Adults, Career Guidance
Elksnin, Nick; Elksnin, Linda K. – 1998
Part of a series that provides practical resources to transition personnel on topics essential to the process of preparing individuals with disabilities for adulthood, this guide focuses on teaching occupational social skills. Chapter 1, "Why Teach Occupational Social Skills?," explains the importance of these skills for successful…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Rating Scales, Communication Skills, Curriculum Based Assessment
Krueger, Mark A. – 1996
Job satisfaction, which can be defined as a feeling of fulfillment or pleasure associated with one's work, comes from many personal sources but can be nourished by supportive agency practices, daily interactions, and long-term goals. Job satisfaction is important for child and youth care workers because (1) job satisfaction and competence are…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Career Development, Career Planning, Child Caregivers
Download full textNelson, David, Ed.; Dufour, Wendy, Ed. – 2002
This document shares strategies and techniques that can facilitate transfer of learning among health care workers. The guide begins with a discussion of reasons why "good" training fails and lists possible interventions for addressing the following performance factors: job expectations; performance feedback; physical environment and…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Definitions, Education Work Relationship, Educational Principles
Malowney, C. Lynn – 1983
This module, one of a series of 127 performance-based teacher education learning packages focusing on specific professional competencies of vocational teachers, deals with preparing exceptional students for employability. Included in the module are learning experiences that address the following topics: promoting employment opportunities for…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cultural Differences, Data Collection, Disabilities
Smith, Marcia Datlow; And Others – 1995
This book, which is intended to assist teachers, supported employment personnel, and employment specialists, provides information on supports and methods that have proved successful in helping persons with autism obtain and hold jobs. Discussed in chapters 1-5 are the following topics: autism and vocational fitness; vocational planning for workers…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adjustment (to Environment), Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Autism
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Vocational Instructional Materials Lab. – 1999
This document introduces the underlying principles and components of Ohio's Integrated Technical and Academic Competencies (ITAC) system of career-focused education, which combines high-level academics and technical skills with a real-life context for learning that maximizes students' present and future academic and career success. The document…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adjustment (to Environment), Career Development, Career Education
Moses, Barbara – 2000
This book provides practical strategies and techniques that everyone can use to increase their marketability and personal satisfaction in today's world of work. The following are among the topics discussed: (1) the new workplace (the cult of busyness; the new obsession with work; living and working in a world of temporary employment; being a…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Administrators, Adult Education, Age Differences
