(1979). Job Sharing in the Public Sector. Job sharing is defined as "two people sharing the responsibilities of one full-time position with salary and benefits prorated"; the concept focuses on positions usually offered only as full-time jobs, often in professional and managerial categories. This book presents an overview of current job sharing and permanent part-time employment practices in city, county, state and federal agencies. The first chapter of the book defines job sharing, discusses the background of job sharing in light of the changing needs of workers, and points out potential benefits of job sharing, such as more efficient use of human resources, aid in recruiting employees, and maintaining quality in human services programs. The second chapter overviews considerations affecting successful implementation of job sharing, such as cost factors, union cooperation, lay-off rights for part-timers, establishing quotas, personnel ceilings, reversibility, recruitment, and CETA. The third chapter explains how… [PDF]
(1984). Perspectives: Women in Nebraska History. Seventeen essays direct attention to the lives and achievements of outstanding women in Nebraska history. Most of the women described in the essays did their major work in literature, the arts, education, or some other related human service. Only two essays are not focused on specific women–"Union Maids in Omaha Labor History, 1887-1945," which depicts the role of Nebraska women in the labor movement, and "The Community Builder: Architects of Nebraska," which emphasizes the role that women played in establishing social and civic order, education, and artistic endeavors in their communities. Two essays focus on Native Americans Angel DeCora Dietz (a Winnebago artist and teacher) and the LaFlesche sisters (activists for Indian rights). Remaining essays focus on the lives of other outstanding women, including Dorothy Creigh, writer and authority on the human drama of Nebraska; Leta S. Hollingworth, internationally known psychologist; Virginia Faulker and Bernice…
(2002). Issues of HRD. Symposium. This document contains three papers from a symposium on issues of human resource development (HRD). "The Complex Roots of Human Resource Development" (Monica Lee) discusses the roots of HRD within the framework of the following views of management: (1) classic (the view that managers must be able to create appropriate rules and procedures for others, be good judges of people, and able to take independent action); (2) scientific (the view that, with the right training, anyone can acquire good management techniques); (3) processual (the view assuming that the economic advantage will come to those who are best able to spot opportunities, learn rapidly, and create appropriate commitment among colleagues); and (4) phenomenological (the view that management is mainly about the "study of being"). "HRD Literature: Where Is It Published?" (Larry M. Dooley) explores whether HRD professionals are continuing to publish primarily in the same five journals identified… [PDF]
(1990). What Is Self-Esteem?. By \self-esteem\ is meant more than an innate sense of self-worth that presumably is a human birthright. Self-esteem is individuals' experience that they are appropriate to life and to the requirements of life. More specifically, self-esteem is confidence in the ability to think; confidence in the ability to cope with the challenges of life; and confidence in the right to be happy, the feeling of being worthy, deserving, entitled to assert one's needs and wants and to enjoy the fruits of one's efforts. Self-esteem is not a free gift, but a possession over time which represents an achievement. To say that self-esteem is a basic human need is to say that it makes an essential contribution to the life process; that it is indispensable to normal and healthy development; and that it has survival-value. If individuals do not believe in themselves the universe is a frightening place. The change from a manufacturing society to an information society and other social changes create demands…
(2006). Interlingual Machine Translation: Prospects and Setbacks. Online Submission, Translation Journal v10 n3. This study, in an attempt to rise above the intricacy of \being informed on the verge of globalization,\ is founded on the premise that Machine Translation (MT) applications searching for an ideal key to find a universal foundation for all natural languages have a restricted say over the translation process at various discourse levels. Our paper favors not judging against the superiority of human translation vs. machine translation or automated translation in non-English speaking settings, but rather referring to the inadequacies and adequacies of MT at certain pragmatic levels, lacking the right sense and dynamic equivalence, but producing syntactically well-formed or meaning-extractable outputs in restricted settings. Reasoning in this way, the present study supports MT before, during, and after translation. It aims at making translators understand that they could cooperate with the software to obtain a synergistic effect. In other words, they could have a say and have an essential… [PDF]
(1988). Age Discrimination in Employment Act–Waiver of Rights. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Labor of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, Second Session. This congressional hearing addresses the issue of the waiver of rights under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). It reviews an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission rule permitting employees to waive their rights under the ADEA without federal supervision. Testimony includes statements, prepared statements, articles, publications, and communications from the Assistant Secretary of Labor, Solicitor of Labor, United States Senators, private citizens, and individuals representing the United States Activities Board, University of Wisconsin Law School, American Association of Retired Persons, United States Chamber of Commerce, California Employment Council, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Boston College Law School, Polaroid Corporation, Union Carbide Corporation, AT&T, and IBM. (YLB)… [PDF]
(1982). Annual Evaluation Report of Federally-Funded Educational Programs, FY 1982. This summary evaluation report is designed to (1) give an indication of how Oklahoma achieves the goals of Federal programs; (2) increase understanding of various Federal programs; and (3) show the degree of achievement of the goals of the State-Federal Programs Division. The following programs are described: Adult Basic Education; Arts in Education Program; Basic Skills Improvement; Career Education; Civil Rights Technical Assistance and Training Programs; Compensatory Education; Dissemination Capacity Building; Educational Improvement, Resources, and Support; Gifted and Talented Education; Human Relations; Indian Education; K-12 Traffic Safety Education; School Bus Driver Training Program; School Lunch Section; School Plant Services Section; Special Education Programs and Projects; State Leadership; Transition Program for Refugee Children; and Women into the Superintendency Position. Each brief evaluation report contains information on the program's purpose, state allocation of…
(1978). Consumer Education: Consumer Education I and Consumer Education II. Course Objectives, Content Analysis, Supporting Objectives and Content Generalizations. Consumer education course objectives, content analysis, supporting objectives, and content generalizations are presented in this teacher's guide for Consumer Education 1 and 2 for the San Diego Unified School District. Course objectives are aimed at several areas of consumer and family studies: consumer education, cultural awareness, human potential (including sex stereotyping), and career education. A grid is included to summarize and show quickly how each course objective relates to these four emphases. A course rationale, description, objectives, and goals are given for Consumer Education 1 and 2. Areas studied under content analysis include: life styles; decision making–consumer behavior; consumer in the economy; rights and responsibilities; money management; savings; borrowing; buying (food marketplace, clothing, transportation, housing and home furnishings); environment; and employment and employability. Suggested time sequences are also listed. These same areas are then… [PDF]
(1998). Confidentiality and Informed Consent. An Introductory Packet. This packet contains materials that constitute an introduction to issues of confidentiality and informed consent in therapy or educational placement. Procedural safeguards for special education assignment have been designed to ensure that parents are involved in decisions regarding the testing and placement of their child. Issues of informed consent enter as the rights of parents and children are considered. This packet contains: (1) an overview of confidentiality and informed consent issues; (2) a discussion of "The Confidentiality Dilemma"; (3) a discussion of "Minor Consent"; (4) an overview of some basic resources, including references, models, experts to consult, agencies and resource organizations, and Internet resources; (5) a sample digest from the ERIC system; and (6) an excerpt from "Overcoming Confidentiality Barriers in Human Services Collaboration for At-Risk Youth" by William E. Davis. (Concluding article contains 26 references.) (SLD)… [PDF]
(1993). International Charter of Physical Education and Sport. The International Charter of Physical Education and Sport was adopted by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1978 and amended in 1991. The charter's purpose is to place the development of physical education and sport at the service of human progress. The charter's individual articles address the following concerns: (1) the fundamental right to physical education and sport; (2) physical education and sport as an essential element of lifelong education; (3) meeting individual and social needs; (4) the importance of qualified personnel; (5) adequate facilities and equipment; (6) research and evaluation; (7) protection of the ethical and moral values of physical education and sport; (8) promotion through information and documentation; (9) influence of mass media; (10) role of national institutions; and (11) international cooperation as a prerequisite for the universal and well-balanced promotion of physical…
(1981). Preparation for the World of Work: Training Sessions. This guide is designed to provide counselors and training instructors with the materials to teach clients the human survival skills necessary for job success. Ten one-hour training sessions which offer an action-oriented approach emphasizing conceptual skills such as planning, communication, and decision making include: (1) the importance of effective communication in work situations; (2) practice in interpersonal relationship skills; (3) methods for resolving conflict on the job; (4) employer expectations and the roles and responsibilities of the employees; (5) job survival techniques; (6) identification of job goals and methods for achieving them; (7) practice in daily planning and goal setting while on the job; (8) information on employee benefits and rights; (9) ways to plan and budget; and (10) money management. The purpose, length of time needed, materials needed, step-by-step procedures, worksheets, and transparencies for the presentation of each lesson are provided. (JW)…
(1985). Handicapped Children's Protection Act of 1985. Hearing before the Subcommittee on the Handicapped. United States Senate, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session on S. 415. To Amend the Education of the Handicapped Act to Authorize the Award of Reasonable Attorneys' Fees to Certain Prevailing Parties, and to Clarify the Effect of the…Act on Rights, Procedures, and Remedies under Other Laws Relating to the Prohibition of Discrimination. The document records testimony presented at a hearing on the Handicapped Children's Protection Act of 1985, which gives federal judges discretion to award to prevailing parents reasonable attorneys' fees associated with bringing their case to court. Prepared statements are presented from officials representing the American Association on Mental Deficiency, Consortium for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children, Wisconsin Coalition for Advocacy, American Civil Liberties Union, Human Resources Center, and Florida Protection and Advocacy Agency. Statements of attorneys, parents, and senators are also presented. It is explained that the bill is a response to the U.S. Supreme Court's 1984 decision in Smith v. Robinson which ruled that P.L. 94-142 does not allow the award of attorneys' fees to parents who, after exhausting all available administrative procedures, prevail in a civil court action to protect their child's right to a free and appropriate… [PDF]
(1965). TOWARD QUALITY INTEGRATED EDUCATION–BLUEPRINT FOR FURTHER ACTION. PROPOSALS FOR DISCUSSION. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PRESENTED WITH REFERENCE TO SCHOOL REORGANIZATION AND QUALITY INTEGRATED EDUCATION AS THE RESULT OF 9 MONTHS OF INTENSIVE STUDY AND PLANNING BEGINNING WITH THE ISSUANCE IN MAY 1964, OF THE REPORT OF THE STATE EDUCATION COMMISSIONER'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RELATIONS AND COMMUNITY TENSION. REPRESENTED IS A SYNTHESIS OF THE CURRENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, WITH PLANNED IMPROVEMENT, AND SYNOPSES OF THE SEPARATE REPORTS AND STUDIES OF MANY DIFFERENT COMMITTEES, THE COMMITTEE ON THE "600" SCHOOLS, THE COMMITTEE ON REORGANIZATION OF HIGH SCHOOLS, THE EDUCATIONAL PARK COMMITTEE, THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 6-7-8 COMMITTEE, THE CABINET DIVISIONAL COMMITTEE ON INTEGRATION, AND OTHERS. THEY FLOW AS WELL FROM THE THINKING EXPRESSED BY MANY PARENTS AND CIVIC, COMMUNITY, AND CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS DURING A LONG SERIES OF CONFERENCES. ALSO PRESENTED IS A TABLE ANALYZING THE ETHNIC COMPOSITION OF SCHOOLS FROM 1958 TO 1965….
(1966). A SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING DISADVANTAGED YOUTH. THE EFFECTS OF THE REVOLUTION IN POPULATION, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND TECHNOLOGY ON VARIOUS GROUPS, SUCH AS ADOLESCENTS, THE LOWER CLASSES, AND MINORITY GROUPS, ARE DISCUSSED. THE TOTAL EFFECT OF THIS REVOLUTION HAS BEEN TO DRIVE THE AMERICAN SOCIETY APART, FORCING IT TO MANIFEST ITSELF IN LOCAL SUBCULTURES WHICH ARE FORMED BY THE PROBLEM-SOLVING TENDENCY OF HUMAN GROUPS WHEN CONFRONTED WITH SPECIFIC AND RECURRENT PROBLEMS. INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING THE CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED, MUST BE EVALUATED IN TERMS OF THE VALUES, ATTITUDES, AND PERSPECTIVES OF THEIR SUBCULTURE. THE SCHOOL HAS AN OBLIGATION TO ADJUST ITS GOALS AND PHILOSOPHY IN RELATION TO THE NEEDS OF THE GROUP IT IS SERVING, RATHER THAN TO IMPOSE THE SAME VALUES AND ATTITUDES UPON ALL GROUPS. REASONS FOR THE EXISTENCE OF THE "WAR ON POVERTY" IN AN AFFLUENT SOCIETY AND OBSERVATIONS OF WHY IT IS PARTIALLY UNSUCCESSFUL ARE GIVEN. (PS)… [PDF]
(1976). Who's Minding the Shore? A Citizens' Guide to Coastal Management. This citizen's guide is designed to illustrate the ways that citizens can participate in their state's development of a coastal management program. The Provisions of the Coastal Zone Management Act are discussed and the requirements of an effective management program are considered. Some background information outlining the ecological factors affecting coastal ecosystems is included along with a discussion of the pressures put on these systems by human development – offshore oil production and residential subdivisions. Recreational, commercial, and industrial coastal zone activities are considered with respect to their role in management of these areas. An analysis of public and private property ownership rights are examined along with the allowable extent of state regulation. Appendices include: (1) a listing of State Coastal Management Program Managers; (2) Key Federal and State Statutes which bear on the Coastal Zone; (3) Federal Sources of Information; and (4) Suggestions for…