This volume presents trend data in an attempt to assess the educational system in America and to detect the patterns of change within the system. Data indicating the changes that have occurred are presented in seven areas: (1) school enrollment, (2) teacher characteristics, (3) student performance on aptitude and achievement tests, (4) degree…

Focusing on management development of scientists and engineers within the Federal government, this study was done to form a framework of factors (mainly attitudes, motives or needs, and leadership styles) to be evaluated before choosing suitable techniques and alternatives. Such variables as differing program objectives, characteristics of…

This study was conducted to answer four questions about the tool and die industry in Michigan. These were: (1) What are the current production techniques? (2) To what extent are these industrialists aware of new technologies? (3) What technical and economic factors affect technological change? and (4) To what extent will new technologies replace…

Several types of refrigeration systems available to the consulting engineer are discussed. The engineer should analyze all energy sources and base his recommendations on comparative costs and availability of sources, keeping in mind that operating costs are of primary importance to schools. The analysis begins with a careful appraisal of the…

This study was designed to examine the job-related interpersonal behavior changes of elementary school principals as a result of laboratory training. A before-and-after control-group design was used to determine if the principals who participated in the laboratory training experience changed their behavior in working with their staffs and if the…

This publication summarizes an institute sponsored by the Negro College Committee on Adult Education, which was an outgrowth of a 1958 meeting of presidents and deans of Negro Colleges in the South held in Chicago to examine what Southern Negro colleges should be doing in continuing and community education. Sponsored partly in cooperation with the…

The book describes what must happen within an organization, both to its framework and its operations and to its instructional-learning process, if the organization and its employees are going to learn and adapt to their work tasks and roles. The major finding was that productive results occur primarily when training and learning are integrated…

The model for planning groups presented in this paper is an attempt to provide varying levels of organizational leaders with a device to increase planning efficiency and effectiveness. The planning process is highlighted as it might be viewed through the eyes of the individual responsible for completion of the planning task. The major emphasis is…

This book provides a multidisciplinary view of a wide range of issues relevant to the employment of teachers. It is a compendium of 25 articles contributed by 30 scholars and professionals in the fields of educational administration, industrial relations, behavioral science, economics, management science, and political science. These authorities…

This publication was developed to assist educators, engineers, and architects in planning facilities for occupational education. The first section is primarily concerned with the educator's responsibilities for involving staff and community in orderly planning. The second part is concerned with the technical characteristics of occupational…

The initial discussion focuses on the dilemma posed by the fact that inflation and unemployment cannot simultaneously be eliminated with the macro-economic policies alone. To opt for controlling inflation means a delay in dealing with an already serious poverty problem. Suggestions for dealing with the inflation-unemployment dilemma are classified…

This state of the literature report, developed by Contemporary Research Incorporated, is Volume I of an assessment of a preservice training program designed to prepare inner-city elementary teachers. The study was designed to ascertain teacher's perceptions of the problems they face, their level of competence, and the extent to which preservice…

This bibliography of approximately 300 citations dating from 1959 is concerned with Western Europe. It is divided into five main sections on: 1) Historical Perspective; 2) European Unity; 3) The Atlantic Alliance; 4) Country References; and, 5) Selected Periodicals. For information on the series see SO 005 913. Other bibliographies related to this…

This study examined existing relationships between the leader behaviors of elementary school principals and the organizational processes of their schools. T-tests were used to determine significant relationships between leader behaviors (measured by the Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire-Form XII) and contrasting school typologies…

This publication attempts to provide some basic descriptions of the various systems and components of climate control and to point out some of the factors to be considered in the selection of the mechanical equipment. The principles of heat gain and loss and ventilation as they relate to a comfortable temperature are discussed. Illustrative…