Discusses court litigation concerning the legal aspects of employment relating to certification and qualifications, salaries, contracts, dismissal problems, resignation, loyalty oaths, free speech, collective action, and faculty desegregation. (JF)

School psychology consultants rated the primary consultee problem for each of their consultation cases. Findings indicate significantly more consultation cases resulted from consultee lack of knowledge, skills, and confidence than from consultee lack of objectivity. Findings question the practical utility of psychodynamically oriented Caplanian…

The relationship of the liberal arts education experience to career preparation is discussed in terms of the current employment situation. Guidelines for improving the position of liberal arts as a viable route to employment are examined, and an evaluation of some existing career preparation programs is presented. (JMF)

Problems in employment and education in Mexico will remain in spite of the rapid economic growth expected from the expanding petroleum industry. The structural problems of the job market and education are analyzed with particular reference to higher education. Commentary by Michael Olivas accompanies this article. (JMF)

The fundamental differences between the student movement in West Germany in the 1960s and the 1970s are analyzed and the personal, social, political, and organizational factors influencing these changes are described. Information from surveys of student opinion is used to illustrate the argument. (Author/MLW)

This discussion is divided into four parts: (1) the definition of frustration; (2) general behavioral reactions to frustration which have implications for organizations; (3) integration of the individual behavioral reactions into a model of organizational frustration; and (4) a review of the supporting evidence for the model. (Author)

Proposals regarding education and work include: that education should train for adaptability; that education should create liaisons between industry and academics who can point to issues not being addressed, including women's needs; and that educational institutions must carry their services out into the field where the workers are. (JMD)

"The crises of suburban development, inner-city industrial movement, shopping centers, suburban executive offices, decline of mass transit, New Towns and 'no growth' policy all received a good deal of their impetus from the interstate highway system. The decline of the urban school system can be dated to the start of the interstate highway…

Reports findings from a survey of 385 supported employment agencies on their use of natural supports in time-lined and extended services. Eighty-five percent reported that their agencies emphasize natural supports and that these supports have been successful. Resistance to natural supports by employers and coworkers is discussed. (Author/CR)

Examines a recent decision by the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in "Montgomery v. Carr," which determined whether the law permits a school board to have an antinepotism or conflict-of-interest policy that prohibits spouses, parents, and children from working in the same school or district. The court found that the school district…

Mediation can be an efficient and appropriate process for resolving civil rights complaints. A survey of 36 human relations and civil rights offices in 10 states confirms that mediation is too seldom used, although there is interest in mediation practices. Problem areas in mediation are discussed. (SLD)

Twenty Australian couples with a child with a disability, and 20 matched controls, were interviewed about employment status, reasons for their status, and attitudes toward parenting. More mothers of children with disabilities were engaged in part-time employment, with the medical needs of the child reported as being an important consideration.…

A survey of 75 countries investigated jobs performed by adults with visual impairments throughout the world. Although there is a greater diversity in the range of jobs in developed countries, people who are visually impaired do not have the same range of opportunities available to them as sighted people. (Contains references.) (CR)

Seeks to redress the imbalance in the clerical division of the British Board of Education. Provides a unique "bottom-up" view of the Board's structure and functions and reflects the contentious employment issues, in particular class, faced by the Civil Service as a whole during the time of the Selby-Bigge affair. (CMK)

This article explores the link between discourse and policy using a discursive web metaphor. It develops the notion of policy as a discursive web based on a post-positivist framework that recognises the way multiple discourses from multiple voices interact in a complex web of power relationships to influence reality. Using Ontario's Access to…