Two separate articles provide an overview of the economic standing of the learning disability profession throughout the United States through a survey of state directors of special education and a report on a survey of readers concerning job characteristics and availability. (DB)

Two surveys, taken 10 years apart, describe college presidents' tenure in their positions and their reasons for leaving. Those reasons include achievement of objectives, a longer-than-average term, becoming chancellor, governing board relationships, faculty relations, family needs, physical stamina, retrenchment, and merger. (MSE)

A changing society makes new demands on leaders and on the organizations they design and manage. Recent social science research has clarified some of the relationships among power, power-sharing, and effective leadership and has indicated that power attached to a wide variety of organizational positions can enhance the organization's productive…

Assessed the correspondence between self-reports and company records and on-the-job observations, using information from 506 employees. Correspondence was assessed with respect to pay, fringe benefits, and hazardous conditions. Results indicated low to moderate agreement between data sources. (Author/JAC)

For the next few years, we will face slow growth, inflation, high interest rates, the decline of the dollar, recessions, and limits on resources. Regional differences will be important to planning. (Author/JM)

Evaluates critical factors in decision making (as identified by A. W. Lerner) for their applicability to a case of policy making in early childhood day care. Considers characteristics of the decision-making setting, role perceptions, individual personality traits, problem contact, and organizational and social influences. (Author/GC)

A committee of students, faculty, and administration at the Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine developed a program designed to encourage a climate at the college conducive to maintaining a high morale. The program is described and results of the Medical School Learning Environment Questionnaire are outlined. (MLW)

Reviews studies of the relationship of job design and redesign (including skill required, variety afforded, autonomy allowed, identity of the task required, significance of the task required, feedback given, and friendship opportunities offered) to employee satisfaction and performance. (JM)

Throughout the 1970s, economic crisis and stagnation and fiscal conservatism have undermined movements for economic and racial justice. The ethic of individualism and free competition has been used to legitimate public policy. Victims of racism include the majority of working Americans; their divisiveness undercuts the strength of progressive…

The external behavior consultant should address these concerns: reducing the threat of outside intervention; meeting staff and administration expectations; supporting school philosophy; maintaining impartiality; and establishing credibility. A case study with a schizophrenic male, age 16, illustrates the importance of these organizational factors.…

Emphasizes the increasing importance of international political and economic concerns in shaping the national political climate. Predicts destructive consequences for the Black community as a result of deterioration in the economy and in international relations, and discusses Black leaders' future roles in shaping constructive foreign and domestic…

Discusses causes of inflation in terms of excess demand and spending by government, business, and the consumer, and "cost pushing" or increasing wages without regard for productivity. Surveys methods for reducing inflation including price and wage control, demand control, increased productivity and competition, income support, and indexing. (KC)

Examines political, social, and economic developments in Southeast Asia under Communist forces which conquered Southeast Asia after the American disengagement. Topics discussed include refugees, Vietnamese who have chosen to live in exile, civil administration in Vietnam, Sino-Soviet relations, and predictions about the future of Southeast Asia.…

Suggests that the government's new administration will have to consider the implications of national education policy in terms of the role of the Federal government in seeking to shape an overall strategy for the economic and social direction for the nation. (Author/AM)

College and universities urgently need presidents who can reinvent higher education and who have courage, patience, humanity, and vision. Presidents who are currently leading their institutions through fundamental changes have found they must win the hearts and minds of constituents, change some aspects of institutional culture, prepare for a…