This annotated bibliography concentrates on the small college. Some of the entries, composed of books, articles, dissertations, and other documents, are about the small college and other entries are not directed solely at the small college but hold applicability in areas where publications devoted to the small institution are scant. Entries are…

This elective quinmester course for grades 10, 11, and 12 on labor and management presents a historical analysis of public policy concerning business, trade unions, and collective bargaining. Focus is on the American labor movement, causes and effects of labor-management disputes, and public and private methods and agencies for dispute…

This paper presents some suggestions about and evidence on how research theories from social psychology can be used to improve the operation and effects of short term educational programs whose objectives include the education or reeducation of individuals. The document is intended for people connected with the kindergarten through college…

The Management Sciences Training Center has among its objectives the following: (1) to provide responsive and practical interagency and intergovernmental training and developmental programs in specialized disciplines used and technical elements involved in the management of public programs, (2) to provide management sciences training support to…

Current activities (33 work units and nine basic and exploratory research projects) in the Army's Fiscal Year 1971 human resources work program have been grouped into six major research areas: (1) individual training and performance (18% of the total effort), (2) group training and performance (four percent), (3) training for leadership, command,…

Index salary scheduling, now in effect in many of the nation's schools, establishes percentages for teacher preparation and experience levels, and then compensates teachers by a base salary plus the appropriate percentages. School boards and administrators are discovering, however, that the plan often leads to certain unforeseen problems, namely,…

This study presents a theoretical approach to the study of the emergence of movements for political change. It was postulated that changes outside the university role set --industrial systems development, political, military, scientific competition between the United States and Soviet Union-- brought about the following structural changes within…

A well articulated educational program provides students an opportunity to develop to their highest potential without unnecessary duplication of instruction and delay in attaining their educational and career objectives. To provide articulation between North Carolina's public system of elementary, secondary and post secondary schools, the State…

The Learning Institute of North Carolina prepared this second annual report on the effectiveness of North Carolina's Migrant Education Program. The report presents information on new programs, exemplary projects, children served, and project self-evaluation in terms of 22 migrant projects evaluated by on-site visitation in the summer of 1970.…

Testimony recorded in these hearings was presented by: Dr. Mark Shedd, Superintendent of Schools, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Dr. Robert Blanchard, Superintendent of Schools, Portland Public Schools, Portland Oregon; Joel Berke, Director, Educational Finance and Governance Program, Policy Institute of the Syracuse University Research Corp.; James…

In 1965-66 most local school districts in Pennsylvania completed reorganization by consolidating 67 county school offices into 25 or 30 intermediate administrative units. This document presents the results of various task group activities and projected activities to develop a "generalized" educational planning, programing, budgeting…

This paper represents an ongoing attempt by the author to elucidate, from a three year longitudinal study, the social and cultural milieu of a single, all black, ghetto school. The purpose of this paper is to detail the manner in which the activities and role of principal in this urban black school are affected by positing an "external social…

This monograph provides information about behavior change techniques of relevance to the treatment and handling of offenders. Since behavior modification techniques focus on behavior and since most offenses involve observable behavior, these techniques are remarkably well-suited for integration into the criminal justice system. The author…

The Nebraska State Department of Education sought to raise the level of management skills of educational administrators through the establishment of planning and evaluation capability among personnel. Training sessions in both planning and evaluation skills were held. This publication contains the materials used in the training sessions in…

Many urban high school principals are finding their jobs increasingly demanding and frustrating. This report, the result of a CEA questionnaire survey, summarizes the views of 190 principals in 23 cities on how they view their role and responsibilities. The main point of frustration is felt to be the apparent erosion of their function as…