This book is your one-stop shop for the academic tools and habits needed to make your transition from high school to college a resounding success! The shift from high school to college can be a challenge, with many students finding the skills that had previously worked so well no longer seem to be enough. "How to Become a Successful College…

This "Workbook" is intended for student participants during the AISO (Assessing and Improving Student Organization) assessment and planning sessions, and to be used in tandem with the "Guide for Students". Each page presents an action or reflection slide from the "Guide" with a space below for participants to note their own ideas, outcomes of…

Discusses the organization La Francophonie, which is an international community of people who speak French and convene to address issues. Presents a crossword puzzle that introduces readers to some of the nations involved in La Francophonie. Provides the across and down clues, a word list, and answer key. (CMK)

This is a listing of over 100 guerrilla and terrorist organizations around the world, categorized by host country. The list was compiled from the Rand Corporation database on terrorism and the 1983 book by Peter Janke: "Guerrilla and Terrorist Organisations: A World Directory and Bibliography." (JDH)

Ways in which bureaucracies can "reinvent" themselves, that is, make fundamental changes so as to increase effectiveness, efficiency, adaptability, and capacity to innovate, are the subject of this book. It advocates replacing bureaucratic systems with entrepreneurial systems, which in turn leads to public organizations and systems that…

This active-participation article is designed to identify five organizational elements related to needs assessment. Concepts and terms related to internal and external organizational elements, means and ends, efforts, results, and societal impact are presented, followed by a set of exercises testing the reader. Informative feedback is included.…

This facilitator's guide explains how to lead a series of five sessions (study circles) designed to foster public dialogue and problem solving among citizens interested in meeting the challenges of community growth and development. The document begins with an introduction to the concept of study circles that examines the following: definition of…

Supplementary text materials for graduate courses in the field of higher education are presented in 29 chapters on organization, governance, and internal and external constraints on governance. Chapter titles and authors include: "Alternative Models of Governance in Higher Education" (J. Victor Baldridge, David V. Curtis, George P.…

A. Phillip Randolph Campus High School began in 1979 as a cooperative effort among the New York City Board of Education, the School of Education of the City University of New York, and City College of New York. High school students are able to use the educational resources of City College. The effort has been successful, especially as measured by…

This military-developed text consists of six lessons designed to give students an understanding of the fundamentals of management. Covered in the individual lessons are the following topics: the nature of management (leadership and the functions of management); principles and policies of management (management policies, characteristics of good…

This learning unit on organization systems is one in the Choice Series, a self-learning development program for supervisors. Purpose stated for the approximately eight-hour-long unit is to enable the supervisor to distinguish between responsibility and authority and see how they relate to each other, understand how responsibility and authority are…

Provides an annotated list of organizations offering materials related to citizenship education, including Citizenship Development for a Global Age, the Constitutional Rights Foundation, Educators for Social Responsibility, and several others. Educators are also advised to contact social studies specialists at their state education agencies for…

This textbook provides a scientific basis for the study of human motion. The eight chapters are organized under three major sections. Part One--The Force-Motion Relationship--contains chapters on (1) motion; (2) force; (3) types of movement analysis. In Part Two--The Simple Joint System--chapters concern (4) simple joint system components; (5)…

This training guide provides Peace Corps volunteers (PCVs) with knowledge, tools, and techniques to work with a nongovernmental organization's (NGO's) staff, board of directors, clients, and donors to build its capacity. An introduction provides information on the trainer role, trainer's notes at the end of each module, and guidelines for placing…

This document, one of more than 100 performance-based vocational teacher education modules, covers the following objectives as it prepares pre- and inservice teachers to establish a vocational student organization: (1) after completing the required reading, demonstrate knowledge of the steps and procedures involved in establishing a vocational…