Discusses quality circle programs in educational systems and describes a successful application of quality circles within a residential life program at Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas. Presents findings from program evaluation which focused on quality of committee products and which illustrated success of quality circle…

Longitudinal comparisons between those who attended orientation programs and those who did not indicates that over the time span of the three surveys those differences found in the first two syrveys were no longer evident in the third, suggesting that attendance makes no appreciable difference in attitudes or success. (CJ)