The purpose of this study was to conduct a case study of the NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Glenn Research Center library to examine strictures related to outsourcing, how they have helped and/or harmed the relationship between the civil servants employed by the library and the contracted employees, and the management of the…

This study, which comprises part of a larger Western Australian research project on the relationships among teacher stress, perceptions of the school organizational climate, and beliefs in teacher efficacy, involves interviews with six secondary school teachers. The study focuses upon four major variables which may impact upon teachers' ability to…

This document is a 2001 report on student satisfaction at the Redwood and Riverside campuses of Rogue Community College (RCC) (Oregon). Surveys were used to help assess the community college's overall effectiveness and address the needs of students. A total of 269 (120 from Redwood and 149 from Riverside) student surveys were returned--most…

Student attitudes toward the Internet were investigated in a study designed to develop an instrument that would provide a quantitative measure of the attitudes undergraduates have toward educational uses of the Internet while studying some behavioral correlates of student attitudes. The responses of 395 undergraduates to some form of the scale…

The relationship between student academic attitudes and achievement as well as teachers' ability to estimate such attitudes constituted the dual focus of the present study. (Authors)

The author presents some generalizations about nursing home employees and recommendations for cultivating and maintaining a motivating environment for staff. Recommendations concern nursing home administration, employee recruitment and selection, stability of work groups, supervisory training, employee recognition, and public relations. (CT)

Seven hypotheses, chief of which is that differences in job satisfaction will be found among library units and among occupational groups within libraries, were tested individually using one-way analysis of variance on sample of employees in three university libraries in early 1970s. Sixteen references are included. (EJS)

This article examines some of the indicators that have been used to assess job commitment: statistical series on absence from work; quits; working part time by choice (phenomena generally associated with weak commitment); and multiple job-holding and overtime (often associated with strong commitment). (SSH)

Investigation of relationship between microform instruction program and user attitudes toward microforms including comparison between instructed and noninstructed users, convenience of access, ability to identify and locate microforms, and personal variables (age, sex, use of glasses) indicates that microform instruction can be considered…

Data from the first national study of technological change show that proportionately more women than men operate machines, are more exposed to machines that have alienating effects, and suffer more from the negative effects of technological change. (Author/SSH)

Nonprofessional employees in three administrative units at a comprehensive eastern university served as subjects in a study to examine the relationships of perceived participation in decision making, communication with supervisor, employee characteristics, and employee job satisfaction. Implications for personnel decisions and training, employee…

Satisfaction of students in each of three years of residency are reported for these program elements: degree of responsibility for patient care, educational experience, support from superiors and peers, quality of work experience, leisure time, salary, job and support group availability for spouses, location, and patients' socioeconomic status.…

Survey 143 high school students concerning their self-assessment and situation related to grades received. Results showed widespread dissatisfaction with grades, often related to a general dislike of school, personal problems or personal unhappiness. Effort exerted was significantly related to grade satisfaction. (JAC)

This study reports results of a questionnaire sent to directors of student teaching field experiences. Questionnaire topics reported on include: institutional characteristics, personal characteristics, compensation, rank, promotion, tenure, research and publication, membership and participation in professional programs, institutional program…