Three enabling objectives and related learning experiences (specifying resources used) to help students identify their individual needs and the occupations in which these needs may be satisfied are outlined in the learning opportunities package (one of a series developed for use at the high school level). The student objectives are to: (1) study…

This paper is concerned with faculty members in higher education and the organizations in which they work. The research on which it is based involved an examination of the ways in which discrete work activities that were identified as part of the faculty role might be reaggregated on the basis of faculty preferences, replacing the present role…

The purposes of this paper are threefold: first, to critically examine student ratings of college instructors' teaching effectiveness; second, to advance a number of pertinent criticisms of student and peer ratings; third, to discuss several possible alternative solutions to the problems delineated, with their advantages and disadvantages. (Author)

Justifications for a liberal education are discussed. In addition to economic advantages, such as employability and salary and advancement potential, job satisfaction, leadership potential, and adaptibility to changing conditions are considered. (JMD)

Attempts to document how the women's movement has affected secretaries in the last several years. Organizations, persons involved in various movements, and statistical information are included. (WL)

This paper presents a review of selected literature concerning career development and vocational behavior during 1975. Topics covered include sex roles and career development, women's careers, recent trends in interest measurement, trends in vocational theory, life span aspects of career development, vocational interventions, and racial…

The relationships between four goal-setting attributes identified by factor analytic procedures and job satisfaction were investigated among 271 scientists and engineers at a nuclear research and development center. Positive relationships between the goal-setting attributes and satisfaction were found. (Author)

A study designed to measure perceptions of the value of work, job satisfaction, and productivity in vocational education concluded that vocational educators should consider the dynamics of the meaning and value of work of their students and the future consequences of these beliefs in terms of work satisfaction and productivity in planning and…

Two important movements in higher education during the last decade are discussed: empirical analysis of educational outcomes and expansion of postsecondary educational opportunities for adults. Among the outcome measures considered are educational and career development, personal development, community impact, and development of new knowledge.…

Evaluates the effectiveness of the process of supplying college graduates to the labor market, i.e., the extent to which graduates get jobs related to their training. (Author/RK)

Identifies factors that influence the choice of teaching as a career in the small island community of Malta and distinguishes between the factors that sustain or diminish Maltese teachers' occupational commitment. Reports on data derived from a 1982 national investigation among a representative sample of 186 teachers. (JHZ)

Assessed the role of marital discord in the outcome of a program training parents in behavioral techniques (behavioral parent training), and the effects of an adjunctive treatment of partner support training (PST) on outcome. Families with an oppositional or conduct disordered child underwent child management training alone or with PST. Measured…

A survey of 269 parents/guardians of mentally retarded young adults in Virginia examined parent attitudes toward employment opportunities and adult vocational services for their children. Results indicated a need for increased parent/professional communication to improve parental expectations for the vocational potential of their mentally retarded…

Interviews with 34 young adults with cerebral palsy and their responses to the Sense of Coherence Scale indicated that most experienced levels of life satisfaction and sense of coherence typical of non-handicapped persons. Satisfaction was most influenced by: feelings of meaningfulness; amount of support and guidance; and feelings of manageability…

A study of the collection of college catalogs at a medium-sized university library found that they are used by many types of clients in addition to undergraduates; users need a current, comprehensive collection and are not bothered by a lack of shelf order; use is enough to justify the collection. (Author/EM)