This article relates observations about working as a full-time internal psychologist versus a part-time external psychologist in a residential treatment center. In the summary these advantages about employing external psychologists are given: (1) the external psychologist has the opportunity to function as an outside arbiter; (2) the opportunity…

Investigated a set of 15 variables for their prediction of organizational commitment in two battalions of part-time army reservists (N=1,201). Results indicated that organizational commitment was significantly and consistently predicted by job satisfaction and intent to stay. (LLL)

Reports the results of the March 1983 work experience survey, examining the extent and duration of joblessness and the effect on family income. (SK)

Reports the needs and interests of several hundred recently retired teachers and school administrators. Solutions to subsistence retirement income are discussed. (MF)

Defines the role which training can play in bringing about a real, profound, and lasting improvement in working conditions and environment and determines what goals the activities should achieve. (CT)

Of 193 student nurses responding, 69 were employed part time, mostly in nonnursing jobs. Questions were raised about the effect of the workload on learning, constraints of working hours on clinical placements, and commitment to nursing. (SK)

Surveys of Michigan farmers in 1996 (851 responses) and 1999 (730 responses) found that, by 1999, part-time farmers outnumbered full timers and more were employed outside farming. Part-time farmers participated less in Michigan State University extension programs. By 1999, marketing, business management, and farm economics had become important…

In 1999, there were 5.6 million contingent workers; the number and proportion remained unchanged from 1997-1999. Contingency rate was highest for younger workers, part-time workers, women, blacks, and Hispanics. More than half would rather have noncontingent jobs. Compared with earlier data, they were more likely to have personal than economic…

Higher education is in flux as governments around the world seek to use it as an instrument to enhance national economies, and the half-life of knowledge steadily decreases. Lifelong learning is presented as critically important to the development of human capital, but its implications for first-cycle higher education have yet to be fully…

The purpose of this study was to compare secondary agricultural educators' perceptions of the benefits and problems associated with teaching agricultural education and being involved in other part-time employment activities. The sample consisted of 107 agricultural educators nonrandomly selected from three states. Sixty-nine usable questionnaires…

Analyzed the relationship between the participation of married women in the labor market and divorce rates in the continental states of the United States in 1980. Results showed the higher the proportion of married women working full time and the lower the proportion of married women working part time, the higher the divorce rate of the state.…

Describes a German experiment whereby fulltime employees can work fewer hours without losing status and parttime employees have more options on allocations of working hours. The process ensures that management can count on enough staff for peak periods and more easily plan ahead. (JOW)

Analyzes changes in Technical and Further Education (TAFE) work force in Victoria, Australia, that occurred during the period 1993-98. Main changes include increased participation of women, significant growth in part-time employment, decline in full-time (mainly male) employment, and an increased use of seasonal teachers. (Includes 10 figures and…

Investigates factors contributing to the growth of part-time employment in Australia, specifically (1) the growth of the service sector, and (2) the possibility that the supply of part-time workers has increased due to the scarcity of full-time employment opportunities. (JOW)

Depicts the health club work force: fitness personnel, such as instructors, trainers, and directors, and nonfitness personnel, such as receptionists, marketers, and managers, as well as physicians and therapists. Gives information on how to acquire credentials in the field. (SK)