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Download full textVan Tilburg, Emmalou – 1986
A study examined the relationship between reward contingencies and the levels of job performance and job satisfaction of Cooperative Extension Service county agents. Variables included self-rating of job performance; overall job satisfaction; satisfaction with pay, promotion, co-workers, the work itself, and supervision; agent program area; the…
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Extension Agents, Extension Education, Incentives
Wodlinger, Michael G. – 1986
The experiences of beginning teachers (female and male teachers in urban and rural areas) in Manitoba are examined in this study. Questionnaires were mailed to the approximately 300 beginning teachers identified. The 148 who responded constitute the sample: 107 females--61 at urban schools, 46 at rural schools; and 41 males--32 at urban schools…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Educational Policy, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Jackson, William K., Ed.; Chandler, Judith B., Ed. – 1986
Strategies for promoting faculty renewal are discussed in proceedings of the 1986 National Conference on Professional and Personal Renewal for Faculty. Included is an introduction by Ronald D. Simpson, a keynote speech by John W. Gardner and an address on academic culture by Peter Seldin. Summaries of 47 papers are provided, including the…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), College Instruction, Faculty Development, Full Time Faculty
Lucas, John A. – 1986
A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to gather follow-up data on transfer-oriented students 1 year after they had accumulated at least 48 hours of credit at WRHC. All 824 alumni meeting these criteria were mailed a survey form asking about their current status, their evaluation of WRHC, and their activity pattern while at…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Educational Trends, Employment Patterns
Bowker, Lee H.; And Others – 1985
A national study of liberal arts academic officers and institutional support of excellence in liberal arts teaching and research was conducted in 1984. Usable questionnaire responses were received from 371 of 738 chief liberal arts academic officers, representing church-related colleges, private colleges, and state colleges. The officers had…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Responsibility, College Instruction
Horowitz, Stephen M.; And Others – 1985
The effect of an on-site health promotion program on lifestyle behavior, health, attitude, and stress was studied with 41 university faculty and nonacademic administrators. The participants were administered a maximal graded exercise tolerance test, hydrostatic weighing, and the Lifestyle Analysis Questionnaire. While 32 staff were assigned to an…
Descriptors: Administrators, Aerobics, Attitude Change, College Faculty
Hollins, Carol S.; Smith, Myra Goodman – 1986
A survey was conducted of the 1980 graduating class of John Tyler Community College (JTCC) 5 years after their graduation to gather information on graduates' characteristics; evaluation of academic services; employment experiences; and further education. Questionnaires were mailed to 223 graduates who completed all requirements in a college…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns
Tucker, Debbie – 1986
A study was conducted at Cincinnati Technical College (CTC) to determine why students were underutilizing the Learning Resource Center (LRC), as well as to assess the opinions of students who did use the collection and services of the LRC. Telephone surveys were conducted by LRC staff members with 142 of 360 randomly selected students in the study…
Descriptors: College Libraries, College Planning, Community Colleges, Learning Resources Centers
Hales, Loyde W.; Waggoner, Jacqueline – 1984
This paper presents the results of research investigating (1) the reliability and validity of the Ohio Work Values Inventory (OWVI) when used with public school administrators; (2) the work values of public school administrators; (3) differences in work values of male and female administrators; and (4) differences in work values of individuals at…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Altruism
Shainline, Michael – 1986
Four hundred twenty-six elementary, middle and high school teachers from the Albuquerque (New Mexico) Public Schools participated in a four-day staff development program in Effective Teaching Training, in January, 1986. This report evaluates that program in terms of: (1) effectiveness of staff development as defined in current research; (2)…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Knowledge Level
Heath, Robert W.; And Others – 1986
Reported are findings of the 1985-86 program evaluation of the prenatal-to-preschool and preschool programs operating under the auspices of the Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate. Evaluation of the prenatal-to-preschool program (the Kupulani Program) included item analysis of the Questions about Pregnancy Test, development of a revised data…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Auditory Tests, Ethnicity, Expectation
Swanson, Richard A.; Sleezer, Catherine M. – 1988
The AMSCO culture survey instrument was developed to obtain specific information about the changing employee values resulting from the implementation of the new quality programs at AMSCO, Rice Lake, Wisconsin. The culture dimensions measured in the survey included job evaluation/job satisfaction, work efficiency, training and development,…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitude Measures, Employee Attitudes, Job Satisfaction
Sim, Wong-Kooi – 1988
Questionnaire responses from 926 secondary school teachers were analysed in order to relate various background characteristics variables (classified as personal characteristics, professional characteristics, and school characteristics) and job characteristics (divided into conditions of work, roles and responsibilities, and teaching practices) to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Institutional Characteristics, Job Satisfaction, Multiple Regression Analysis
St. Thomas, Sister – 1988
A survey was conducted of the chairs of the collegiate associate degree and baccalaureate degree nursing programs in New England. The questionnaire concerned curriculum needs for nursing programs, based on a model emphasizing that the fourth year of a nursing program should be a paid clinical practicum. The response rate was 72% (n=45). Results…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Burnout
Monzel, Kristen L. – 1987
This study examines the Lao Hmong, an Indochinese refugee group that has resettled in the Denver-Boulder, Colorado, area. Characteristics examined are the following: (1) migration; (2) location; (3) housing; (4) acculturation; and (5) life satisfaction. An extensive literature review discusses the history, ethnography, and culture of the Hmong in…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Community Surveys, Demography
