Women and men students from women's studies and non-women's studies classes, the latter students having a woman teacher and an interest in women's studies, completed the Performance Self-Esteem Scale (PSES) and measures of their educational and job certainty and motivation. Women's studies students showed greater gains in PSES scores, job…

Seventy-five twelfth-grade marketing education students, their teacher-coordinators, and their training sponsors rated the affective work competencies of students on the job. The data revealed that the students ranked themselves higher than either adult group. (JOW)

Performance evaluation used for both faculty and librarians for 2 years included rating of performance standards, professional achievement, and auxiliary services. After careful application to ensure equitability of the original and revised forms, faculty questioned the implications of emphasis on research and publication, achievement, salaries,…

Investigated braising effects of subordinate likeableness on leaders' attributions for subordinate poor performance and corrective actions toward subordinates in laboratory study of 96 undergraduates and field study of 98 organization leaders. Both groups made similar attributions for poor performance of liked and disliked subordinates, but were…

Describes ways in which speech synthesizers and adaptive software for microcomputers enable visually impaired office workers and professionals to use computers in much the same way as their sighted colleagues. Several speech synthesizers and computer programs are described, as well as experiences of blind persons in a variety of positions. (MBR)

A study is discussed that found that direct quotations from students ratings of teachers were more persuasive than statistical summaries of the ratings in evaluations of teaching ability for promotion decisions. (Author/MLW)

Examines the Differentiated Practice Role of Nurse model which provides a basis for discussion of collaborative ADN (Associate Degree of Nursing) and BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) prepared practice. Discusses provision of direct care competencies, communication competencies, and management competencies. (CT)

This is the concluding part of an article published in the August 1983 edition. A number of arguments are developed to demonstrate the inadequacy of behaviorally defined objectives as a basis for curriculum planning. (SSH)

Avoid the one-shot approach to evaluating administrators by designing a continuous system that focuses on improved performance. The four parts of this school district's evaluation system--philosophy, procedures, instruments, and training--are described, and a sidebar lists the specific job duties used in evaluating administrative performance. (DCS)

Due to rapidly changing business environment, HRD practitioners are unprecedentedly demanded to actively participate in improving organizational effectiveness as performance management specialist. The purpose of this study was to examine and discuss major elements and issues in performance management system through an extensive literature review…

This literature review discusses the factors for successful job retention of adult workers with mental retardation (MR) including external factors related to work environments and internal issues of the individual worker. Through the synthesis of the literature, a performance improvement model for supported employment (SE) is discussed based on…

Affect, curiosity, and socialization-relation were explored as potential mediators of the relationship between both state and trait affect and job performance. The cross-sectional sample consisted of 81 women and 152 men between the ages of 17 and 50 or older. The typical participant was a male Caucasian under the age of 40 with some college…

Compared employee affective and behavioral responses to four work schedules--a fixed-hour schedule and three variations of flexible working hours. Hypothesized systematic differences in employee responses reflecting increased flexibility were not supported. Employees generally responded more favorably to flexible hour systems as contrasted with…

This report evaluates existing merit pay plans and shows the components of successful plans and the reasons some plans fail. Critical determinants of successful plans are the evaluation system and equal treatment for all deserving teachers. (MD)

A number of school districts have set up employee assistance programs (EAP) that offer help for employees having personal or family problems that affect their job performance. Guidelines for establishing an EAP are offered. (MLF)