Cites the advantages of working in the office rather than working at home and telecommuting: discipline, structure, and social interaction, as well as office supplies and working equipment. Suggests that the drama of meetings and the social interactions are important parts of work life. (JOW)

Surveyed 405 adults who listed yearly life events related to work and love and rated the events as good, OK, or bad. Graphs for subjects' work and love lives were created and compared. Graphs revealed three patterns in which love and work timelines were parallel or divergent or in which one was steady and the other fluctuating. (BC)

A survey of 630 union members received 400 replies indicating that members who participate in quality of work life programs were more loyal to the union. However, perceived effectiveness of grievance procedures was a stronger determinant of attitudes toward the union. (SK)

A teacher describes her choice of teaching as a gift, a desire to attend college and make her life bigger than her hometown. She stays in the profession because she enjoys helping children believe in themselves as readers and writers. (MLH)

Offers recommendations on keeping balance in their working lives for community college activities professionals. Addresses: (1) prioritizing, delegating, and knowing the right people; (2) saying "no"; (3) what to do when saying "yes"; (4) support and guidance; and (5) where family fits in. (EV)

Presents a brief review of the research on workaholism and the family and offers a typology of workaholism that more adequately portrays the various work styles of workaholics. This typology, based on level of work initiation and completion, denotes 4 types of workaholics: relentless, bulimic, attention-deficit, and savoring. (Contains 18…

Responses from 547 of 2,000 consumers indicated consumer support for socially responsible purchasing. For 16%, "No-Sweat" labels indicating the working conditions of apparel makers were a strong purchasing influence. Women, especially unmarried females with lower educational attainment, were most likely to purchase clothing with No-Sweat…

Surveys in five automobile plants in Canada and the United Kingdom (n=2,600+) indicated that implementation of lean production methods has been uneven across companies and countries and is not associated with greater employee involvement or control. Variations may reflect company-specific responses to the pressures of international competition.…

Examines the effects of gender on career commitment, success, satisfaction, and involvement in engineering, and the effects of personality and work environment on these variables. Uses statistical and descriptive methods to determine the relationship among these variables. (Contains 34 references.) (Author/YDS)

At a time of rising concern for hiring and retaining qualified Jewish educators, this study looked at factors contributing to the decision to enter or remain in the field of Jewish education. If Jewish day school administrators can determine what characteristics attract and retain qualified teachers then perhaps they can mitigate the current…

Non-tenure-track (NTT) research faculty are perhaps the most under-recognized group of academic professionals on the campuses today, despite their increasingly important role within the expanding academic research enterprise. The American Association for the Advancement of Science reports that the amount of federal spending on R&D has more than…

This authoritative handbook reviews the breadth of current knowledge about developmental disabilities: neuroscientific and genetic foundations; the impact on health, learning, and behavior; and effective educational and clinical practices. Leading authorities analyze what works in intervening with diverse children and families, from infancy…

A pre-postassessment, single-subject, pilot study was implemented, testing the hypothesis that positive behavior support (PBS) would improve family quality-of-life outcomes by reducing parental stress and challenging behaviors of preschool children who are culturally and linguistically diverse and reside in urban, disadvantaged communities. Six…

This research reports pupils' perceptions of their quality of school life in primary schools in Northern Ireland, investigated through development and use of a culturally adapted instrument with both experimental (Irish-medium) and control (English-medium) groups. A related issue examined via a second culturally adapted instrument was the pupils'…

This analytical review aims at exploring trends in educational access and delineating different groups, which are vulnerable to exclusion from educational opportunities at the elementary stage. This review has drawn references from series of analytical papers developed on different themes i.e. regional disparity in education, social equity and…