Work-family conflict is a pressing research and policy issue. The authors extend previous scholarship on this issue by studying elite employees worries about the effects of long work hours on those in their personal life. This issue is researched cross-nationally in a sample of managers and professionals based in the United States, London, and…

This report details a survey of 188 teleworkers throughout Europe that was supplemented by face-to-face interviews with 9 teleworkers in the United Kingdom, Sweden, and the Netherlands. The group of male and female home-based translators was chosen for two reasons: most surveys and case studies of teleworking have been company based and unable to…

This report assesses the literature on part-time work by high school students, describing the various types of studies that have been undertaken on this topic over the last 20 years. Most of the studies reviewed are from the United States or Canada, although a few are from the United Kingdom or Australia. Earlier studies were more likely to be…

This study explored what impact mothers having doctorates and being professors has on their children. A survey of 55 women professors with doctoral degrees was conducted, examining number of children, age and marital status, variables related to doctoral degrees, institutional variables, rank and tenure status, position descriptors and related…

Based on the experiences of 415 employers who had child care programs in 1982, this paper summarizes material presented in the major report of the National Employer Supported Child Care Project (NESCCP). Initiated in response to employers' growing interest in child care, the NESCCP aimed to assist businesses by: (1) describing existing…

This report combines the techniques of multistate life table analysis with the human capital theory of wages to derive new estimates of the impact of children on hours of market work and earnings for American women aged 15 to 55 years old. The impact of fertility on female labor force behavior is analyzed, and opportunity expenditures (the money…

A survey of a 20 percent random sample of principals in Maryland public elementary schools produced 91 usable returns (for a 54 percent response rate). Data were collected on seven study areas. For each area, this report presents a brief description of the area, a discussion of important findings, and a short summary. The seven areas consisted of…

Although women are entering the work force in record numbers, little is known about their work lives. An understanding of educated women's attributions as to the reasons for changes in their work history and the effect of these attributions on work experience is needed. A secondary analysis was conducted for a longitudinal data set consisting of…

Encompassing materials from 1968 to 1976, this annotated bibliography includes articles in both English and French. The topics covered are: (1) teacher workload in elementary, secondary, and post-secondary institutions; (2) teacher assignment, distribution, and supervisory and extracurricular duties; (3) class size and student-teacher ratio; (4)…

The opinions of the faculty at the College of the Sequoias, California, regarding their office facilities and scheduled office hours were surveyed. Ninety-nine faculty members completed a 10-item questionnaire, which is enclosed. It was found that the maintenance of faculty office hours and being available for students was viewed as an important…

A study of the faculty work week at the University of Connecticut shows that the typical professor works 54.8 hours per week. The study, conducted between April 9 and April 29, 1976, involved 213 faculty members. This represents 18 percent of the faculty, excluding librarians, full-time extension agents, and health center faculty, and provides a…

The proposed agreement between the Hawaii Federation of College Teachers and the University of Hawaii covers the period 1973-76. Articles of the agreement cover recognition definitions; saving clause; entirety, modification and conflict; consultation; management rights; academic freedom; employment status; grievance procedure; health and safety;…

Based on speeches presented to the National Civil Service League and to the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, this article reviews key publications and summarizes Federal statistics on part-time employment. Review of the evidence concerning the effectiveness of part-time workers shows positive results. The need for collecting hard evidence…

The author presents the advantages of job sharing for all school personnel, saying that education is particularly adaptable to this new form of employment. Current job sharing programs in Massachusetts, California, and New Jersey schools are briefly discussed. (SJL)

Part-time workers are usually relegated to low-paying jobs, which accounts for their lower earning rates. The article gives reasons for this situation, and analyzes the gain in workers' hourly earnings from additional education and experience. (MF)