Many professors, staff members, and even administrators see campus computers and e-mail accounts as their own private property--a type of employment benefit provided with no constraints on use. The fact is, universities "assign" computer equipment to personnel as tools to help them perform their jobs more effectively and efficiently, in the same…

Work values stability, change, and development can be appreciably reduced to a living system model [Ford, D. H. (1994). "Humans as self-constructing living systems: A developmental perspective on behavior and personality" (2nd ed.). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates]. This theoretical model includes discrepancy-reducing and…

Implications of rising levels of qualification for work attitudes - a hitherto neglected area in the debate on over-education - are examined. Theories of post-industrialism predicted that the spiralling educational requirements of an information-based economy would undercut the Work Ethic and intensify employee demands for work roles built around…

Professional practice is important in the lives of many people and it is often assumed that professionals are motivated with a desire to serve the public interest. However, studies have increasingly addressed the professional dilemma of combining demands for efficiency with the obligation to help others. This study examines what professionals want…

Article is an exploration of some of the ethical issues facing rehabilitation counselors who provide clinical supervision. Ethical issues related to competence, evaluation and due process, dual relationships, confidentiality, and informed consent are discussed. (Contains 28references, 2 tables, and 1 appendix.) (Author)

The concept of commitment needs to be clarified to understand how nurses manage their multiple commitments: organizational, work, professional, job, patient, and personal. (SK)

Differences in attitudes and behaviors, regularly exhibited between youth and their elders, are frequently referred to as the "generation gap". On the job, these generational distinctions are becoming increasingly complex as "multi-generation gaps" emerge, with three or more generations defining roles and expectations, each vying for positions in…

Despite the high "guru-factor" in time management, few claims have been subjected to empirical investigation. This study tests the claims that people who manage their time well perceive themselves to be more effective and feel less stressed. University staff and students were utilized to investigate the relationship between time management related…

Through a teacher-research project, I examined the tensions that emerged while negotiating with the students the curriculum for a Spanish for healthcare professionals course. I explore the tensions related to four emergent themes: student-centred versus teacher-centred learning, self-efficacy versus laissez faire work ethic, communication versus…

Research studies on service learning and teacher education have concluded that one of the major challenges is the lack of assessment studies that document the impact of service learning on students' academic development. In this research study, the perceptions of 65 preservice teachers on service learning were assessed. The major goals of the…

Reviews "Meanings of Work: Considerations for the 21st Century" (Frederick C Gamst), "The Meaning of Work" (Richard L. Simpson, Ida Harper Simpson), and "Work, Self and Society: After Industrialism" (Catherine Casey). Concludes that research on the meaning of work should be less insular and take a broader, more…

Instruments completed by 166 Tennessee extension educators revealed a significant relationship between leadership orientation and work ethic. Their preferred leadership orientation was human relations; work ethic preferences included dependability and interpersonal skills. Higher work ethic scores predicted leadership effectiveness. (Contains 23…

According to data from 2,279 workers on the Occupational Work Ethic Inventory, females had significantly higher scores on 4 subscales: dependable, ambitious, considerate, and cooperative. Occupational classification was a significant predictor for the ambitious, considerate, and cooperative subscales. (SK)

The stories of three corporate workers demonstrate what motivates people on the job today: a desire to better the world, to be part of a team, or to strive for technical excellence. (SK)

A survey of a representative sample of the Israeli labor force in 1981 and 1993 examined their view of the value of their work. Responses indicated notable changes in how they defined work between the 1980s and the 1990s. Work centrality and individual needs have replaced collective values. (JOW)