Discusses affects of President Carter's plans to reorganize federal bureaucracy on the National Science Foundation's (NSF) advisory committees. (SL)

Information on state court organization as of January 1, 1980, in the 50 states, American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands is provided. Data were collected from published sources and through questionnaires. There are two major parts. Part I consists of 36 tables containing comparative data from all the…

These by-laws are divided into 12 articles. The association's name, purpose, and membership are explained, followed by articles dealing with officers, committees, and state divisions. Other articles deal with the executive board, amendments, and parliamentary authority. (BW)

An exploration of the structure of sociology in Unesco's educational activities during 1970-1971 reveals that Unesco has dual political and cultural bureaucratic structures that are complementary for contributions in sociology. Journal is available from Mouton & Co., 5 Herder Street, The Hague, Netherlands. (ND)

Examines the general problem of contextual analysis as applied to organizations; the way organizations are or may be classified; how governments, considered as organizations, relate to other kinds of organizations within their domain; and how the different way governments are organized affects nongovernmental organizations under their rule.…

Attempts to study the interbureaucratic political process of budget formulation; to deal with the allocation of money by the interaction of specific federal agencies, departments, and bureaus; to explain how bureaucracies behave toward one another; and to estimate the power of those involved in this one arena of bureaucratic politics. (Author/IRT)

A more effective approach to strategic planning and management must be based on an understanding of the political dynamics through which policies are made. (Available from Subscriptions Manager, Pergamon Press Ltd., Headington Hill Hall, Oxford OX3 OBW, England; $60.00 annually.) (Author)

Outlines a strategy for examining the effect of environmentally induced change on organizational behavior. Predicts that organizations will accede to demands to hire more women and minorities but will channel them into positions that are thought to confer the least cost and the greatest benefit on the organization. (Author/IRT)

The purpose of this paper is to describe and reflect on an attempt to create a regional educational plan that uses parts of the existing governmental structure. The idea is to create a shortcut in linking educational producers with consumers. The design stage is analyzed to establish the credibility of the program's organizational structure. The…

Reviews, editorally, aspects of the planned reorganization of federal education programs. (SL)

French public affairs at the local level are managed by a complex, stable system of groups and institutions. Interorganizational relations are regulated by a complex, and more or less organized, system rather than by an interorganizational network. (Author/IRT)

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a memorandum defining common areas of activity between various UAR Ministries and the Ministry of Higher Education, with proposals to improve the relationships. The Ministry of Education has close ties to the Ministry of Higher Education by virtue of their many…

This manual, which will be periodically supplemented and revised, contains reference materials and information relating to the Community Coordinated Child Care (4-C) concept. The 4-C program is a mechanism for coordinating federal, state, and local resources to develop day care services in a community. The manual explains the steps for…

Self-determination for the Choctaw tribal government and its people was reflected in the progress made in program development. Programs in effect during fiscal year (FY) 1973 covered the full range of economic and social needs of the Choctaw people. Designed to complement the progress achieved during FY 1972, the following four developmental…

The Choctaw Self-Determination Project's philosophy was based on the relationship between reservation development and American Indian self-government. During the first year, the bulk of resources and staff time were directed toward the development and implementation of a more effective Choctaw tribal government system and the acquisition of…