In this videotape recording, students learn about the layers of the atmosphere and why each is important to the survival of life on the planet. Students discover why the atmosphere is responsible for weather and see how special aircraft actually fly into hurricanes. Students build their own working barometer in a hands-on activity. Contents…

A 2-year Florida study attempted to quantify air conditioning cost savings when buildings have a white reflective roof. A 10,000 square foot elementary school with a gray modified bitumen roof over plywood decking that had a solar reflectance of 23 percent was monitored for an entire year. After one year of building thermal conditions and…

Community-based organizations that worked effectively with urban youth were found to resemble experiential education programs. The finding was remarkable because the organizations did not identify themselves as places where experiential education took place. A study of four organizations examined ways in which they help youth to become more…

Building design and construction that helps deliver both superior air quality and occupant thermal comfort, while minimizing energy consumption, are examined. The paper explores an integrated building systems approach that combines the principles of "directed air flow control" and "demand controlled ventilation" where ventilation is effectively…

This book claims that leaders must gain both cognitive and affective understanding of racism, sexism, heterosexism, and other elements of diversity to be effective. The volume is divided into 10 chapters. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the organizational development model, Managing Diversity, in which managers identify the problem, collect and…

Describes the main features of four experimental solar heating plans to be installed in four different schools in Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Virginia. (Author/DN)

Presents a theoretical discussion analyzing and explaining the use of group methods in feeding back diagnostic data to organizations, illustrating a new peer group--intergroup model with a study of senior officers at a bank. (Author/JM)

Presents six major methods by which characteristics of environments have been related to indexes of human functioning: (1) ecological dimensions; (2) behavior settings; (3) dimensions of organizational structure; and, (4) dimensions identifying the collective personal and/or behavioral characteristics of the milieu inhabitants; and two others.…

Author looks at behavioral objectives in terms of how well they solve classic educational probelms. There are problems of individual differences, problems of failure, problems of content and process, problems of goals, and problems of human beings in institutional settings. (Author/CB)

The goals and efforts of a management program should focus on improving the total system of nursing within the organization, increasing organizational effectiveness, working with groups and intergroups and involving as many in the total system as possible. (Author)

Examines the correlates of three separate configurations of teacher participation in school system decisionmaking. Defining decisional participation in terms of differences in the number of decisional instances in which they actually participate, the identified decisional patterns are Deprivation, Equilibrium, and Saturation. Four hypotheses…

Organizational Development (OD) projects assist schools in clarifying communication, establishing clear goals, solving conflicts, improving meetings, and making decisions. (Author)

Believes that the principalship is the key position for facilitating change, this author provides practical suggestions for the principal as change-agent. (Editor)

Examines the middle manager's job, what behavioral science may offer him, and the manner in which he can optimize its contribution while avoiding some of the problems associated with its use. (Editor)