The tables of statistics on residential institutions for emotionally disturbed children which constitute the volume are based on data assembled through the National Survey of Residential Child Care Facilities, covering all institutions in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands known to have been operating in September 1965. Tabular…

Addressed primarily to planners facing the challenge of changing both the directions and scope of services provided by community jails, this report describes the trends and alternative ways of dealing with offenders which bear directly on future jail operations. The report considers jail functions, administrative models, and physical design. (BH)

Research for administrative decisionmaking, long-range institutional planning, goal determination, understanding campus influences upon students, and other aspects of higher education is of relatively recent origin. This document presents discussions of the meaning and nature of administrative research; the administrative research tradition in…

Patterns of decision making were described at six institutions in one study and perceived legitimacy of governance on the part of faculty was assessed on the same campuses. Discussion of findings explores effects of decision issue, institution, and type of institution on each pattern and on relationships between governance patterns and perceived…

Not only is the Black administrator usually hired for the wrong reasons, but he is also given powerless positions in the institution, making it difficult for him to influence decision-making activities. (Author/EB)

Teacher education is influenced by the university governance structure, and by a group of influences outside the university--foundations which make money available, the legislature and its appropriations, the state board of education, professional teacher educators, learned societies, various federal agencies, and the local districts which hire…

Evaluation programs for administrators should be adapted to institutional characteristics. (Author)

Argues that the residential treatment model based on individual psychotherapy and emphasizing the rule of the expert is a potential breeder of staff conflict that can vitiate treatment. A group oriented model is suggested. (MS)

The growth and development of research activities at a state psychiatric research and training institute while under the new management of a local medical school is described, and specific techniques and initiatives to enhance research are outlined. (MSE)

Describes administrative computer use in the Concord (NH) School District. Applications discussed include procurement, cash flow and investment, accounting and control, and teacher contracts, all performed with in-house programs. (MCG)

This publication is part of a series that addresses the distinguishing characteristics of academic trusteeship and is intended to strengthen the effectiveness of governing boards and trustees of higher education institutions. The introductory section outlines the characteristics of a good set of bylaws and the assumptions behind the illustrative…

Author discusses both favorable and adverse pressures which confront continuing education. (GB)

The expanding role for personnel administration is following two patterns: the evolution of the traditional staff personnel function and the administrative implementation of a new system of personnel administration. (Editor)