This sourcebook presents information about three types of federal decision makers who are frequent clients of evaluation: career government executives; political appointees; and congressional staff members. Differences among these decision makers are highlighted in seven articles, with emphasis on meeting client needs and process dimensions of…

A study with 206 federal government employees reveals that degree of voluntary participation in quality circles is positively related to following quality circle guidelines and that following such guidelines is positively related to economic gain. Implications of voluntary and nonvoluntary participation on cost-benefit outcomes is discussed. (SLD)

Twelve deaf-mediating individuals (individuals with deafness who act as a link between the deaf community and the hearing society) were interviewed concerning cooperation and social relations with their hearing work colleagues, leisure time activities, and important factors in the enhancement of well-being in working life. (JDD)

Thirty-one machinists (blind, sighted, and visually impaired) answered questions about trust, resource sharing, and empowerment in work relationships. Employees with low vision were the least trusting and trusted, received the fewest shared resources, and reported proportionately more disempowering relationships. More educated employees saw more…

Reviews the Supreme Court decisions under the following subjects: (1) special education; (2) religion and public education; (3) employment and labor; (4) elections and voting rights; (5) freedom of speech; (6) Title IX and other issues of school district liability and immunity; and (7) cases to be decided next term. A list of cases and statutes…

Thirty-one employees of the Comprehensive Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Program of Palm Beach County (Florida) were surveyed to explore their motives and attitudes toward their jobs, clients, and the organization. Implications for management of AIDS service organizations and program quality are discussed. (SLD)

A study of attitudes toward the job of 263 daytime-employed college students demonstrates that identification with a psychological group or organization (IDPG) is conceptually and empirically distinct from organizational commitment. IDPG also has less overlap than commitment with job satisfaction, organizational satisfaction, and job involvement.…

The Supreme Court has agreed to review "Zobrest," regarding sending a state-paid sign language interpreter into a Catholic high school to assist a deaf student. Examines the facts and procedural history of the "Zobrest" case, the analysis applied by the Ninth Circuit, and a few of the many difficulties facing the Court. (MLF)

Describes affirmative action practices of federal agencies in hiring Hispanic Americans. College recruiting programs hire Hispanic college students during the summers, providing them with a good chance of being hired full-time following graduation. However, there is still a shortage of Hispanic staff members in the middle and upper ranks of…

Whether traditional Likert-type focus of attention at work scales would outperform the one-item scales developed by D. Gardner and others (1989) was studied with responses of 492 automobile-services-club employees. Confirmatory factor analysis did not show either method to be better empirically. Situations in which the one-item scale might be…

Examines the existence of an anti-industry culture within the British government by looking at the debate over youth employment and post-school education from 1921-45 and discussing the interactions between the Board of Education and the Ministry of Labor. Reveals that civil servants themselves took control of defining education in relation to…

Reviews Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 as they apply to school district employment. Includes a practical step-by-step process for analyzing school district actions with regard to applicants and employees with disabilities. Cites applicable court and agency rulings. (SLD)

Examined the influence of age and gender on attitudes toward sexist and nonsexist language in sport and nonsport contexts. College students, university personnel, and business people (n=272) completed an attitude measure. Sport was not a special case of resistance to nonsexist language. Age and gender explained 23% of the variance in attitude…

Discusses how to handle problem employees in interpretive settings. Outlines minimal personnel management guides and minimal coaching/supervisory investment. Recommends learning personnel rules of the agency, thoroughly documenting the problem, and obtaining management support. (PVD)

Discusses performance management and its application at the organizational and the performer level to help manage individual employees. Topics include stakeholders' needs; linking jobs to strategic business goals; material resources; establishing performance goals; selecting employees; determining tasks; performance activities; performance…