Most organizational development (OD) projects in schools are never reported in the literature. This paper discusses benefits, outcomes, and success factors disclosed by the first large-scale quantitative survey of OD in schoools conducted by Fullan, Miles, and Taylor in 1978. The paper also explores other relevant studies published through early…

This chapter examines the relationship between education, educational technology, and instructional development. The Universe of Learning model and the China Syndrome (i.e., the tendency to see oneself, one's activities, or one's interests as being at the center of things) are discussed in relation to student development, faculty development,…

As part of the process of redefining institutional growth and vitality, the Dallas Community College District is attempting to become a "learning society," that is, an institution which is capable of on-going critical self-examination, which is process-oriented, and which encourages the development of new ideas. The major components…

To analyze organizational development of Swedish universities and colleges, decision theory and implementation theory were examined. Attention was directed to the following models of decision-making: the demographic model, the incremental model, the garbage-can model, and the political model. The focus was on system decision-making, and empirical…

On the approach of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the American Sociological Association (ASA), readily available, official records were utilized to write its history. The product does not detail a history of sociology in the United States; it deals with a history of an organization facing, over time, a series of problems. There is a…

The purpose of this paper is to propose the "management team"--in which the entire administrative staff influences policy making--as the means for administering Ohio's public schools. Included in the paper are a statement of the problem, underlying propositions, some general principles, recommendations for action, necessary commitments,…

This chapter addresses the relationship between three different approaches to educational improvement--instructional development (ID), organizational development (OD), and faculty development (FD). These three approaches are related to each other using the concept of readiness for innovation, and a spiral relationship is postulated: an individual,…

Rapid technological development, rising standards of living, and greater pressures of consumerism and consumer expectations have caused shorter product life cycles. Future organizational success will depend on organizations' abilities to respond to the changing opportunities and threats in the marketplace. As companies and products move through…

How to gain approval for the establishment of a field experience program, organize it, and establish supporting relationships for it. (Editor/PG)

Human interactions are important to the organizational development process. How this applies to hospitals in promotional and/or training opportunities is discussed. (AG)

Discusses the efforts made in the late 1960's to involve physicists in political and social affairs and the movement for creation of the Forum on Physics and Society in the American Physical Society. Included are descriptions of the future prospects and new projects of the Forum. (CC)

This is one of three companion volumes that present the theoretical basis, instructional strategies, and participant materials for the Preparing Educational Training Consultants: Organizational Development (PETC-III) program, an instructional system for training school system organizational development (OD) consultants. This particular publication…

West Georgia College is offering a fully accredited training program in organizational development (OD) that is designed to increase both the participants' understanding of themselves and others in their organization and their ability to deal more effectively with organizational problems. (Author/BP)

A review of the published and unpublished literature on alternative perspectives for viewing organizations provides the basis for this monograph, which includes the contributions of five authors. The papers are intended to serve as a primer for educators interested in newer organizational perspectives and to stimulate them to learn more about, and…

This workbook is a collection of practical strategies and techniques for team-building that can be used by educational consultants or by the team members themselves without outside assistance. Various aids are presented to facilitate organizational improvement in schools. The consultant aids are listed as diagnostic warm-ups, exercises, and…