The process involved in the selection of administrators of veterinary medical colleges has changed markedly, with search committees now routinely screening candidates. The administrative search process is examined from an operational basis, including affirmative action and equal opportunity considerations, and use of a qualifications and…

Study sections are nongovernment scientists who review applications for research grants that have been assigned to the various institutes within NIH. Procedures followed by these committees in evaluating research problems are outlined. (LBH)

The composition of the presidential search committee, the chair of the committee, the use of external consultants, the screening process, the interview, and the final decision making are discussed. (MLW)

The relationship of the law to ethics committees is examined, including the legal context and impetus for such committees, categories and roles of members, member appointment and removal, member power, timing of committee action, responsibility and liability, and issues about records of committee action. (Author/MSE)

The author discusses criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of a secondary business program. Topics covered are (1) curriculum, including competency-based programs, technological considerations, basic business and economic education, and basic skills; (2) advisory committees; (3) student organizations; and (4) professional activities of…

Describes a new staff library for corrections personnel at a New York State facility. Attention is given to the grant that funded this library and the background information that helped to build a consensus among state employees, which demonstrated the need to establish this continuing education resource. (Author/CT)

Institutional strategic decisions require the participation of every individual with a significant stake in the solution, and group decision support systems are being developed to respond to the political and consensual problems of collective decision-making. (MSE)

Faculty members can facilitate student learning by acting as a committee to evaluate formally the available textbooks and development guidelines for their use. Committee members must review the course objectives and the role that textbooks are to play in the course. (MLW)

This article discusses the major steps taken by the Association of Research Libraries, OCLC's Major Microforms Project, the Research Libraries Group, and various libraries to ensure the successful bibliographic control of microforms. Action plan of subcommittee of Association of Research Libraries Resources and Technical Services Division is…

Based on discussions with teachers, teacher educators, and administrators, the author found that the four most important unmet preservice and inservice needs appear to be in the areas of marketing, or image building; working with advisory committees; integrating academics into vocational programs; and classroom management. (CT)

Four case studies are analyzed to demonstrate how situational and role constraints in organizations make nonparticipation the most practical adjustment for workers. Organizational settings are viewed as socializing contexts that teach workers what is expected, valued, and actually pays off. The implications of this view for other forms of worker…

Every presidential search committee should: (1) look first at the critical issues for the institution; (2) develop a preferred qualifications profile, (3) use an administrative rather than academic emphasis in screening, and (4) search for candidates from within the instituton first. (MSE)

A formal environmental scanning system designed to identify emerging issues, events, or trends threatening or bringing opportunity to an institution is discussed that uses a committee to systematically collect and analyze data from a variety of sources. (MSE)

Describes how a committee was formed to develop and recommend to the Accrediting Commission of the National Association of Trade and Technical Schools (NATTS) a set of standards intended to ensure the integrity of degrees offered by NATTS-accredited schools. (CT)

Discusses formation, purpose, and activities of a secret television planning board of broadcasting professionals which advised Dwight D. Eisenhower during the 1952 presidential campaign, the first American political campaign in which television was broadly implemented. Existence and activities of this board are revealed in documents at Dwight…