As organizations implement novel health promotion programs across multiple sites, they face great challenges related to knowledge management. Staff social networks may be a useful medium for transferring program-related knowledge in multi-site implementation efforts. To study this potential, we focused on the role of extra-team connections (ties…

IN ORDER TO INSURE THAT ONLY THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CAPABLE OF FACILITATING POSITIVE GROWTH WITHIN OTHERS ARE CHOSEN AS RESIDENT ASSISTANTS (RA), IT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT TO USE A METHOD OF SELECTION THAT IS AS SCIENTIFIC AS POSSIBLE. THE PROBLEM WAS TO SEE HOW THE DEAN OF MEN'S OFFICE (DMO) SELECTIONS COMPARED WITH THE PEER-IDENTIFIED LEADERS…

Describes the use of classroom management techniques to promote integration in the Arthur T. Talmadge (K-4) school in Springfield, Massachusetts. Shows how positive attitudes and a philosophy that every child is valuable help to create a "family feeling" that means successful integration. (GC)

Describes the use of sociograms and computer analysis of sociometric data in order to evaluate the progress of Springfield, Massachusetts, public schools toward racial integration. Also shows how these techniques can be used to encourage racial integration at the classroom level. (GC)

A sociometric instrument assessed the progress of a school system toward integration and provided feedback for teachers. A computer program generated information about classroom social structure, indicating progress in integration in the Springfield public schools. (LHW)