Presents a description of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a center where scientists pursue research interests, where research facilities, too large and expensive for any one institution to maintain, are housed, and where unified planning for research is made in response to national and international concerns. (SA)

Discusses the concept of burnout. Looks at the community college president's role and factors contributing to presidential burnout. Summarizes the results of a discussion and survey of presidential burnout, revealing the symptoms associated with burnout and ways of preventing them. Urges sensitivity to burnout within the college community. (DMM)

After outlining the difficulties of teaching climatology within an undergraduate geography curriculum, the author describes and evaluates the use of a computer assisted simulation to model surface energy balance and the effects of land use changes on local climate. (AM)

A Kansas school district uses computers, an energy management consultant, retrofitting, and school cleaning scheduling to reduce energy use. Documented results of energy use were part of successful applications by nine school administrators for retrofitting grants. (MLF)

Results substantiated the importance of work environment on grievances. Task organization influenced the nature of the grievances. Employees of mental health and correctional institutions whose jobs were more stressful filed more grievances than transportation employees. (JAC)

It is hoped that an attitude of gloom and decline is not allowed to pervade higher education. Trustees, regents, and governors of institutions are encouraged to press for energetic initiatives and intelligent change, with maximum foresight. It is important that human talent be fully used. (MSE)

Evaluates potential race-migration consequences of proposed urban programs on the basis of various types of census data. Issues include decreases in city revenue-producing capacity, changes in residential socio-economic characteristics, and continued inability of resident minority populations to upgrade their standards of living or relocate to the…

Role stress was significantly and negatively related to organizational commitment; overall job satisfaction; satisfaction with pay, work, coworkers, and supervision; and personal-life satisfaction. (Author)

Examines 51 cases of organizational whistle blowing to derive a model of the steps through which whistle blowing incidents progress. From the model it is possible to generalize about the nature of these incidents and how they fit into patterns of organizational communication. (JMF)

Familiarizes readers with the part of "A Study of Schooling" pertaining to the adult (primarily teachers in this report) experience in schools, describes the data collected, and offers some preliminary interpretations. (Author/IRT)

In 1977, the Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire (OCDQ) was administered to elementary teachers and principals in a southeastern school system. Results are compared to those found in that same school system by Kenney (1966) and Taylor (1971) to trace organizational climate change over time and in relation to school desegregation. (SJL)

Outlines the magnitude of unemployment and underemployment in Jamaica, offers some explanations of the unemployment problem, and some policy proposals on how it might be combated. (CT)

In organizational settings which encouraged personal initiative in career development, internals played a more active role in their career progress and had more favorable career experiences. In situations which hampered self-initiative, locus of control had little effect on career self-management and subsequent job experiences. (Author)

This examination of the distribution of power among television professionals, educators, and researchers, as well as the level of participation in decision making by educators and researchers, concludes that these two groups serve as advisors to the professional production staff. The CTW model is cited, and references are listed. (MER)

Emphasizes the importance of recognizing and managing the stress produced by organizational development and encourages practitioners to acknowledge stress management as an important organizational development skill. (LRA)