A model of life-styles based on the form of women's acculturation to academic life is presented, hinging on assumptions of patterned behavior and values expected of women and expected in the academic culture. From 42 intensive interviews, three modes of acculturation emerged, termed reorientation, reaffirmation, and reconstitution. (MSE)

Discusses the tasks of library administration in relation to autocratic, participatory, and contingency approaches to management problems. The psychological and organizational side-effects of the three management styles are considered and a humanistic combination of approaches is suggested. A bibliography is included. (JL)

Focuses on the main naturally occurring ways in which compounds of carbon, nitrogen, and sulphur enter or leave the atmosphere. (Author/SA)

Discusses the role of the special library in an organization in terms of communication, awareness of the marketplace, and relationship to management. The need for good reporting practices that document examples of the library's contribution to the organization is emphasized. Six references are cited. (CHC)

Evaluation occurs within existing programs and power arrangements of complex organizations. It may develop as a licensed concession within a program or as an expression of a concession made to the ideal of rational decision making. The formation of professional career paths in evaluation may lead to career immobility. (Author/MH)

Factors which contribute to managerial effectiveness can be grouped into four major categories: (1) personal characteristics of the individual manager; (2) managerial functions or the managerial process; (3) the various components of the organizational environment; and (4) the outcomes or results of the managerial process. (Author)

The new Sharon Elementary School in Newburgh (Indiana) has a three-fuel plan that will allow selection of the most economical energy source for each heating season with an energy-efficient lighting system that includes skylights. (Author/MLF)

Describes research in the process of decision making and socialization in the careers of women administrators. Shows how organizational policies and career norms affect women's incentives and opportunities for training. Suggests that contraditions of feminine and administrator roles and norms often lead to strain, and sometimes failure.…

Describes a short-term intervention program, the Awareness, Readiness, and Commitment (ARC) workshop, that provides the opportunity for school staffs to explore factors that have utility for effective change. (Author/MLF)

Responses of teachers and administrators in a sample of Brisbane (Australia) state high schools to the School Outcomes Questionnaire were analyzed to provide information about educators' perception of school effectiveness. A close relationship was found between perceived school effectiveness and the staff synergy dimension of school organizational…

The author points out how schools place teachers in conflict situations and then fail to understand the drain on energy and productivity which results. Among organizational dilemmas considered are simultaneous demands for predictability and changeability. Possible administrative techniques for supporting teacher survival are described. (CL)

Suggests that the role of the university is changing in contemporary society. Economic crises and community demands force the university to evaluate its role. (SA)

Higher Education expenditures and common economic indices are charted: Consumer Price Index and Higher Education Price Index (1958-79); U.S. Gross National Product (GNP) in current and 1972 dollars (1946-79); general and higher education expenditures as a percentage of the GNP (1949-79); and total and per student voluntary support of higher…

Described is physical oceanography as analyzed by seven dependent variables, (three components of velocity, the pressure, density, temperature and salinity) as a function of three space variables and time. Topics discussed include the heat balance of the earth, current patterns in the ocean, heat transport, the air-sea interaction, and prospects…

Summarizes a study made to determine if a difference in organizational climate was discernible between Individually Guided Education (IGE) schools and open-space schools. (Author/MLF)