Workplace learning is a problematic activity that may result in entrenchment of existing power relations rather than empowerment and autonomy. Instead of a narrow job focus, workplace educators should embrace a broader socioeconomic perspective and advocate quality of work and workplace democracy. (Contains 25 references.) (SK)

Supervisors' best approach to school executives whose careers have stalled is to talk with them about their dissatisfactions and then seek ways to help them. Mutually agreed-on goals, new challenges, and discussion of the executives' qualifications and chances of promotion can pay off in peak performance . (MLF)

The author studied sex differences in the work health association, using a sample of 442 employed men and 243 employed women residing in Israel. Lack of job satisfaction and higher stress were related to illness among men, whereas the effect of excessive work demands was more pronounced among women. (Author/CH)

Some workplace diversity programs have sown hostility as diversity training has become a full-fledged industry in the United States. The best approach may be to recognize commonalities and to be willing to capitalize on differences. (JOW)

Queried 15 midwestern public school superintendents concerning the qualities valued in subordinates, factors limiting professional success, and criteria used to determine successful problem resolution. Superintendents also described the most serious problems faced in their careers and their greatest achievements. Participants valued individual…

Surveyed 211 returning staff from 25 camps and interviewed 19 returning staff to study factors that influence a counselor's decision to return to camp. Examined the following dimensions of motivation and hygiene factors: (1) stimulation or inspiration; (2) personal; (3) job-related experience; (4) living conditions and camp life; (5) camp…

By controlling their time, superintendents can attend to their personal well-being and work priorities. Administrators should create a pleasure list, determine priorities, communicate politely yet firmly, learn to say no, discourage interferences, exercise regularly, ensure board compliance, budget quiet time, recognize limits to efficiency, and…

Examines four conceptual features of decent work essential to its achievement in a context of globalization: (1) an inclusive approach, (2) rights-based thinking, (3) placing work within a broad economic, political, and social context, and (4) extension of thinking from international to truly global. Contains 17 references. (JOW)

Explores how teachers' quality of working life contributes to their commitment to work and sense of efficacy in eight schools. Presents a model that ties workplace characteristics to important behaviors, attitudes, and psychological characteristics affecting teaching. Classroom observation and survey data suggest that quality-of-work-life measures…

Presents a practical method for school counselors to use in helping reduce some of the problems and stress experienced by teachers. Proposes that by using solution-focused questions, counselors can help teachers reflect on the past school year, focusing on previously positive or successful experiences as they develop solutions to potentially…

Explores the often difficult but ultimately rewarding experience of being a tenure-seeking film professor at California State University. Describes a brutal workload, balancing the demands of motherhood and career advancement, and making a documentary film about the earthquake that destroyed the campus. (EV)

Presents a systems model of the development of work adjustment that counselors working in federally mandated one-stop career centers can use to conceptualize, assess, and facilitate consumers' work adjustment. The vectors comprising work adjustment are work role behavior, task performance, and worker satisfaction. Suggests influences on and…

Finds that employee perceptions regarding top management's general expressions of support for employees, formal positive feedback directed towards individuals, and decision-making input were strongly related to perceived organizational support; employees talked more frequently about their organization's support of its employees with coworkers than…

This paper reviews evidence that employee happiness can substantially affect an organization's performance by influencing employee retention, absenteeism, and work performance. It reviews the workforce and environmental characteristics involved in planning for employee happiness and the steps needed to create an organizational culture in which…

Workplace learning research may support existing power relations rather than empower workers. Adult educators should examine workplace learning within a broad socioeconomic context and advocate socially responsible educational practices. (Contains 26 references.) (SK)