体力工作者：不是运动员的运动员

工矿企业的劳动者 ,因工作所需 ,在岗位上要从事不同强度、定时定量的体力工作。他们是另一种意义上的运动员。每个劳动者从事体力工作的能力与其公司的生产力和竞争力密切相关 ,就如同运动员的个人能力与全队的成功密不可分一样。某些艰苦的工作环境使工人产生身体上和心理上的巨大压力 ,比起运动员在世界级大赛中的压力 ,也有过之而无不及。在这里专家们将讨论体力工作者会面临哪些身体和精神上的压力 ,并进而就职业生理学进行深入探讨。1　请介绍一下工作中人们可能遇到的各种环境问题 ,以便使我们的读者了解掌握工作压力的类型和工伤发…     

A study of field independent biased mental ability tests in community college science classes

Many schools use mental ability test scores as a basis for grouping students and planning their educational needs. The widespread use of these test scores throughout public and private schools demands that test items be unbiased. One way in which tests could be biased, that has not been thoroughly investigated, is the inadvertent use of analytical skill items favoring one perceptual orientation over another. This study investigated analytical skill items on the Otis-Lennon Mental Ability Test for field independent bias. Using as analysis of variance and discriminant analysis, the results indicated that the Otis-Lennon Mental Ability Test was biased in favor of individuals with a field of independent perceptual orientation.     

Teaching qualitative research methods using Undercover Boss

Course(s): Research Methods, Qualitative Research Methods, Organizational Communication, Business Communication

Objectives: After completing this class exercise, students should be able to identify the major components of a qualitative research study, along with the ethical dilemmas that come with doing qualitative research.     

Supportive Communication and the Adequate Paraphrase

The active listening paradigm recommends that helpers paraphrase the thoughts and feelings of support seekers. But how? This study compared evaluations of four types of paraphrase messages derived from the work of Polanyi. Results showed that certain forms of paraphrasing are evaluated as more helpful, sensitive, and supportive than others, though differences were not in full alignment with theoretical predictions, and results were dependent on narrative prompt. Our study provides initial empirical data that question the practical advice given to informal help providers found in our academic scholarship and textbooks. Formal and informal helping relationships have many similarities and differences that should be acknowledged and tested with a variety of methods and populations.