Discusses the issue of sexual orientation in the workplace and how to deal with it as an aspect of workplace diversity efforts. Indicates the importance of having information about the experiences of gay men and lesbians in one's organization and offers suggestions for gathering the information. (JOW)

Converting job materials into a basic skills curriculum requires collection of information about job functions; worker abilities; social, cultural, and interpersonal aspects of the workplace; and written materials used on the job. A balance should be struck between literacy and job skills. (JOW)

New technologies require a fast pace of workforce training that should involve employers, employees, community colleges, and the government. Lifelong learning is a necessity not only for professions requiring licensing or certification but for all workers. (JOW)

Presents annual review of important books and articles written in field of career counseling and development in 1992. Discusses articles that clarified meaning of career counseling and reviews articles dealing with understanding of self; work environment; decision-making process; implementing educational and vocational decisions; and adjusting to…

Career education, with demonstrated results in theory and practice, offers a strong, essential, and recognized opportunity for the support and development of high quality education and work for the 1990s and beyond. (Author)

Responses from 268 of 869 local government workers (majority Mexican Americans) revealed differences in satisfaction with jobs and work environment between Mexican Americans and Anglos. Co-worker relations and quality of supervision were rated lower by Mexican Americans, but, as a numerical majority, they were more satisfied with personnel…

Careful planning can help principals manage two schools without eroding their sanity. Two-school principals should use color-coding to keep meetings straight, devise a work schedule that accommodates both schools, develop a workable off-campus communication system, eat lunch with students, and create a card-and-candy student-recognition system.…

Summarizes a case study of dilemmas facing a Western Australian secondary headteacher involved in restructuring his school. Analyzes his methods of coping with intractable situations (like school expansion and performance management) and outcomes. Dilemmas offer both opportunities and challenges for visionary, proactive, and creative school…

Describes six key work force and workplace trends facing human resource managers and implications for training and development: technology, globalization, cost containment, speed of market change, importance of knowledge capital, and change itself. (SK)

"Generation Next" are the 68 million people born between 1977 and 1994. They are the first generation that has grown up with such technologies as computers, the Internet, compact disks, and microwaves and they have more education than previous generations. They will have an effect on trainers and training methods in the workplace. (JOW)

Discusses the workplace-based accommodations that allowed a 45-year-old Southeast Asian woman with a moderate hearing deficit, who was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, to continue to perform her duties as a checkout operator. Emphasizes the importance of conducting workplace evaluations before providers offer advice on vocational matters. (CR)

This study examined whether midline crossing inhibition (MCI) was present in 13 adults with mild to moderate mental retardation when crossing the midline of the body with both the upper and lower extremities. Results indicated that participants exhibited MCI with both the upper and lower extremities. (Author/CR)

Focus groups with 23 public-administration faculty and practitioners identified the different interactions and experiences of men and women that perpetuate resistance to equal opportunities in the workplace. A communication model was developed that is useful for diagnostics and intervention in organizations trying to improve workplace relations.…

Interviews and observations of a series of exchanges between black women's and white women's groups in a large banking organization were used to formulate theory about behavior patterns that produce one of the most troubling aspects of cross-racial interactions--stigmatizing. Results indicate that stigmas arise from group-level interaction that…

Investigates the sources, incidence, and intensity of administrative stress among Zimbabwean headteachers, based on a survey of 95 principals. Respondents experienced relatively high stress levels. Several demographic characteristics and school variables (particularly double-shift schools) affected principals' perceptions of stress-inducing…