Middle-level principals are essential to current school reform initiatives. A study was undertaken to report what the respondents identified as the essential performance-based skills and knowledge needed for middle-level leadership, and to assess and project the impact of these knowledge and skill areas on administrator preparation programs. These…

This study investigated problematic aspects of teaching that influenced beginning teachers' decisions to continue teaching or leave the profession. Participants were new teachers with 3 or less years of experience from 25 south Texas districts. Surveys were mailed to each campus for distribution. The survey instrument asked teachers about…

This study examined racial and ethnic differences in student satisfaction with campus services at a state university. In March and April 1997, a total of 841 students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst completed a 19-item survey on their campus experiences and satisfaction with various services. The sample included 521 white, 105 Asian, 96…

This literature review provides an overview of the impact of dual careers on family and family therapy. The dual career family currently represents the most common married unit. Because both work and family stress impact psychological well-being variables such as depression and self-esteem, family and work can not be understood as two separate and…

This report describes an annual study done at Cabrillo College (California) of all occupational graduates and students who left the college after taking a significant number of occupational education courses. The purpose of this study is to obtain the following data from Cabrillo's former students: employment status and location, salary level,…

This study of a Kansas program, Project BRIDGE (Building Relationships Is Definitely Good Education), examined the relationship of a parent liaison contact with families of students with emotional disabilities and the students' classroom behavior and academic achievement. Parent liaison logs of 25 students attending a special day school program…

The online search evaluation form recommended by the Machine-Assisted Reference Section Committee on Measurement and Evaluation of Service of the American Library Association is discussed. Each of the 10 questions recommended for inclusion and questions rejected as inappropriate are analyzed. Eleven references and the Search Evaluation…

Describes the results of a five-year research effort directed at modifying the cognitive and affective learning strategies of military personnel involved in technical training through the Air Force Advanced Instructional System (AIS), focusing upon the modification of learners' strategies for self-control and self-management. An 18-item reference…

The purpose of relating women's experience to studies of effects of career inventories and interest measures are to: (1) understand individual satisfaction with work is attained through perception of work's fit into life patterns; and (2) use type of role explored and decision area to expand outcome criteria. (Author/HLM)

Variables that affect the use of knowledge gained by educators at workshops were investigated. Knowledge use is significantly associated with: (1) school climate variables such as staff treatment, goal direction, and problem solving; and (2) workshop features such as clear explanations, job relevance, and amount and qualities of instruction. (FG)

Redesigning jobs can be cost-effective as well as personnel-effective as organizations change to meet society's changes. The process of redesigning jobs, which allows an organization to use existing personnel and avoid the high cost of recruitment, hiring, and duplicative training, consists of asking the right questions and finding the answers to…

This article presents findings of a two-year study on equal opportunity commissioned by the British Department of Employment. Findings revealed that success of equal opportunity policies and practices would appear to be contingent upon their direct relevance to workplace problems and the degree to which employees are involved in formulating and…

Data collected in the fall and spring of 1980-81 from 1,442 teachers and 890 students in 89 Kansas elementary and secondary schools indicate that structural and expectancy linkages (including teacher work interdependence, communication, and expectations) and demographic variables were related to perceived organizational effectiveness, job…

Data from a sample comprising 46 superintendents and 95 principals in 83 New York State school districts indicate that, for each role, different factors hindering task completion (including bureaucracy, supervision, decision-making power, work demands, and district and individual characteristics) will predict administrator dissatisfaction with…

Data from a random sample of 421 teachers in Minnesota public schools indicated that, while the lecture method was used most extensively, simulation or on-the-job training was perceived as most effective in human relations training in terms of both teacher satisfaction and personal growth. (CM)