Showing papers by "University of Hartford published in 1975"

Field experiments on egg production in the fresh-water Sponge Spongilla lacustris

Abstract: Short (0.3 cm) and long (1.5–2.5 cm) lengths of laboratory-stored branches of gemmulated S. lacustris were implanted in the pond of origin on three dates approximately one, two, and three months after the time of normal gemmule hatching. The sponges derived from these implants produced eggs in both old and new tissue for three to four weeks following gemmule hatching. The significance of these results with respect to the control of egg production in natural populations is discussed.

Job design variables as change measures in a correctional facility.

Abstract: The importance of working conditions is stressed as a neglected area of concern in human service organizations. The present investigation attempts to demonstrate the utility of the concept of job design dimensions as evaluative measures of change in a correctional facility for delinquent youth. Staff were administered a modified version of the Hackman/Lawler Job Design Inventory at two time periods separated by an interval of 14 months. Staff who were participants in an innovative institutional change program at both times were compared with staff who were not participants at Time I but were at Time II. The results provide support for the notion that examination of the perceptions of working conditions by employees may be an important method for assessing institutional change.