Organizational socialization is the process by which a person learns the values, norms, and required behaviors that allow an individual to function as a member of an organization. The individual has expectations of job content, job context, and career expectations. Reality shock occurs when a newcomer's expectations differ from experiences in the…

Residential care must be redefined, free from jargon and rhetoric. Over the past 20 years, the social welfare approach, which encompasses the medical model, has dominated legislative and practical thinking about residential care. This theoretical thinking reached its culmination in the concept of the therapeutic community. The therapeutic…

Moisture problems are identified as an important element in home energy conservation programs. A systematic approach to understanding, recognizing, solving, and preventing moisture-related problems is offered in this four-section report. Section I examines the root of moisture problems. Section II discusses symptoms and causes of excess moisture…

The professional preparation of principals requires three equally important components: knowledge/theory, experience, and a disciplined knowledge of self. The omission of any one component does damage to the others. (Author/WM)

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the influence of teacher dogmatism and the organizational climate of schools on the pupil control ideology of teachers and administrators. (Author)

This study was undertaken to investigate the relationships between some characteristics of elementary schools in the province of Saskatchewan and the degree of adoption of educational innovations by these schools. (Author)

Author is convinced that organizational development is a valuable tool for improving the educational climate in schools. (GB)

Mechanisms formerly prevalent within formal organizations which created stability, maintained tradition, and transmitted general wisdom are less prevalent now than in previous years. Types of formal organization are determined by the purposes of the formal organization and the prevailing disposition of leadership and perceived leadership plus the…

A factor structure extracted from the responses of 757 graduate students in educational administration is described along with the graphic representation of the 42 programs which they represent. The data are discussed with regard to their implications for program planners in educational administration. (Author)

In spite of the efforts of researchers and practitioners, performance appraisal systems remain more of an albatross than an effective organizational tool. The movement toward objective measurement, employee participation, multiple raters, and the like, represents a definite improvement over traditional trait ratings. Still, internal improvements…

Empirically examines a model describing causal relations among four social-psychological factors--organizational climate, managerial leadership, peer leadership, and group process--in organizational functioning. (Author)

Discusses the effects of the current inflation/recession on American colleges and universities and examines some of the particular causes of the financial crisis in American higher education. (JG)

Describes the objectives, organizational structure, and activities of Syracuse University's Center for Instructional Development. Staff members of the center function as an "instructional design team" as they work with individual departments and schools within the university to improve instructional quality and redesign curricula. (JG)

This article focused on an examination of the current state of affairs regarding the economic scene in the United States. (Editor/RK)