Describes a study that examined problems encountered by geoscientists in retrieving and processing information. The results reported include judged importance of information sources, modes of information seeking, interest in end-user searching, opinions of foreign language literature, variations in information seeking patterns, and constraints set…

This study of teacher burnout focused on both individual and environmental factors believed to be implicated. Results suggest that individual variables of internal rewards and teaching efficacy and environmental characteristics, such as organizational rigidity and support from principal and peers, were strongly implicated in teacher burnout. (JD)

Current newspaper articles are used in the form of a weekly short quiz in advanced English reading classes at Nara University of Education. The quiz focuses on the articles' immediacy as a motivating factor for Japanese students who have lost some motivation after passing the university entrance examinations. (Contains seven references.) (LB)

Examining the grades for an entire urban high school in a Midwestern city shows that the distribution of grades among students remains constant at all grade levels, even though many students drop out. The result is a depression of grades and an increase in student dissatisfaction among those who receive the lowest grades. (SLD)

Survey of reservation and nonreservation mental health professionals in south-central South Dakota found that for both groups, the greatest source of job dissatisfaction was lack of continuing education opportunities. Strategies to reduce dissatisfaction include reservation-university collaborations, increased training opportunities, recruitment…

Analyzes the nature of physical education teaching, reporting a study of work environment factors relating to Israeli physical education teachers' burnout. Surveys indicated that physical education teachers' burnout was lower than classroom teachers' burnout. Three work condition factors affecting burnout were low remuneration, bureaucratic…

Examines hypothesis that effect children have on parents' marriage is due to stress in parental role. Collected data from 287 intact couples with children living at home. Findings indicate parenting was affected by number of children and economic distress, but not by other roles. For both spouses, psychological well-being and perceived marital…

Discusses the concept of search failure in document retrieval systems and three effectiveness measures, precision, recall, and "fallout." Four research methods--retrieval effectiveness measures, user satisfaction measures, transaction log analysis, and critical incident technique--are examined, and findings of major studies using each of the…

A new model for bibliographic instruction that includes computer and multimedia technologies is necessary. Information literacy should be redefined as the knowledge needed by information specialists to redesign information retrieval within libraries. A user-friendly library should provide both print sources and the new information technologies.…

Examined connection between parents' marital relationship and parenting styles to peer-related outcomes. Analysis of boys' (n=62) and parents' reports on marriage over a four-year period indicate that children who experience emotional closeness within the family might not need high levels of social attention and approval from peers. (RJM)

Parents (n=280) of young children disabled or at risk assessed help-giving practices of early intervention/human services program personnel. Sources of variation in parents' assessment were related to differences in program models and not parent or family characteristics, and differences in parents' personal control appraisals were attributable to…

Presents an overview of selected literature about employee compensation. Highlights include the foundations of reward and recognition systems, incentive plans, problems with merit pay, a historical perspective on performance pay, evaluation criteria and processes, self-rating, job motivation and satisfaction, employee attitudes, collective…

Identified strengths and needs of Japanese grandparents as perceived by three generations. Grandparents reported more satisfaction, greater success, and more extensive involvement in teaching than was observed by parents and grandchildren. Significant main effects that influenced responses about grandparent performance included generation, gender…

Evaluation of a classroom mnemonic instructional method to teach science content to 19 mildly disabled students (grades 6-8) found mnemonic instruction resulted in improved initial content acquisition, higher delayed-recall scores than traditional instructional procedures, and generalization of mnemonic strategies to novel content. Students…

Describes a study of the goals, goal attainment, satisfaction with academics and support services, and satisfaction with preparation for advanced course work of 137 students who graduated from the Community and Technical College at the University of Akron between 1969 and 1988, and who were over 23 years old at matriculation. (DMM)