A market segmentation analysis of 872 university students compared 2 hierarchical clustering procedures for deriving market segments: 1 using matching-type measures and an agglomerative clustering algorithm, and 1 using the chi-square based automatic interaction detection. Results and implications for planning, evaluating, and improving academic…

Junior women faculty (n=22) were paired with senior women colleagues as part of a mentoring initiative in a faculty development program. Participant perceptions before and after the program were analyzed for implications in three areas: roles and responsibilities, sense of fit, and personal security. (Author/MSE)

Focuses on defining the role of the library director in one-person public, academic, and special libraries. A profile survey of 67 such directors showing their career paths is presented. Data on education and training, staffing, issues of concern, job satisfaction, and demographic characteristics are provided. (Contains 26 references.) (Author/KRN)

Reports a study that examined commitment and satisfaction among elementary and secondary Catholic school lay teachers (n=1040 with 746 responding). The group was classified by commitment group (mission oriented or teaching oriented). Findings indicate that teacher ideology is important to both teacher satisfaction and organizational integrity. (SM)

Examined levels of parental knowledge of PL 94-142, participation in special education related activities, and satisfaction with special education services. Respondents (n=112) were knowledgeable about PL 94-142, involved in their child's special education services, and generally satisfied with services their child was receiving. (JBJ)

Surveys of 350 teacher trainees from Singapore's teacher training institution were used to examine relationships among quality of work life, career commitment, job satisfaction, and withdrawal cognition. Career commitment and job satisfaction were important predictors of withdrawal cognition. Perceptions of the social status of teaching strongly…

Examined attitudes toward career and family roles among 97 home day-care providers, employed mothers, and mothers at home, all of whom had young children. Home day-care providers indicated highest agreement with statements describing the rewards of the occupational role, whereas employed mothers gave the lowest agreement ratings for items on the…

Surveyed 49 state supervisors and 36 Native American supervisors of child welfare programs in Arizona. Found that, although both groups reported similar levels of supervisory professionalization and job satisfaction, they differed in their ethnicity, their supervisory tasks, and their training needs. Tribal supervisors reported having more…

Discussion of choosing database access to satisfy users and budgetary constraints highlights a method to make educated estimates of simultaneous usage levels. Topics include pricing; advances in networks and CD-ROM technology; and two networking scenarios, one in an academic library and one in a corporate research facility. (LRW)

Users (n=148) of an audio book library were surveyed to collect data for formulating a policy on development of the library's collection. The survey found a broad range of reading interests among users and differences in preferred genres of fiction between men and women. Policy changes made based on survey results are discussed. (Author/PB)

Interviews with 2,000 children (ages 10-16) and their caretakers revealed that two-thirds of the children had been exposed to child abuse and victimization prevention programming. Programs that involved practice, prompted discussions with parents, and included information on dealing with bullies were more likely to result in skill utilization. The…

Interviews with 13 Japanese individuals (mean age 50 years) with physical disabilities found that their disabilities permeated every aspect of their daily experience. Informants described a life style in which they maximized their energies and abilities and limited unnecessary activities. Those who worked in the community or were able to…

The purpose of this study was to discover the dissatisfactions for Australian beginning physical education (PE) teachers. Qualitative data yielded five main categories underpinning teacher dissatisfaction: lack of status, repetitive nature of PE work, limited decision making, personal and professional surveillance, and unprofessional staff-room…

Investigated parents' perceptions of the importance of selected functions of school psychologists, their ratings of problems in multidisciplinary team special education placement meetings, and their overall satisfaction with psychological services. Parents rated all functions as important and assigned greater importance to all functions, except…

Examines three reasons teachers leave their profession and approaches for helping them to love their work. Suggests that when teachers feel challenged, in control of their lives, and have a sense of belonging, their needs have been met. Then they can become the adult attachment figure that children must have in order to have their own needs…