The Long Range Planning/Comprehensive Management Systems (LRP/CMS) program is an outgrowth of a consortium of 42 developing higher education institutions. The monograph is the result of a decade of experimentation and experience of the members of this group. As such, it is designed to present a detailed long range planning model which incorporates…

Mount Hood Community College studied existing staff development programs at numerous other institutions, reexamined its own philosophy and staff development programs, analyzed faculty needs, formulated new directions for its faculty, and more closely articulated staff development opportunities with area institutions and agencies. This report…

The written proceedings of the 1975 Southwest American Business Communication Association (ABCA) Spring Conference, in Houston, Texas, whose theme was "The Many Roles of the ABCA Member" are contained in this report. The five major parts of the document discuss the ABCA member as a job counselor, graduate research advisor, semanticist,…

As the fourth part of a comparative study on the administration of audiovisual services in advanced and developing countries, this UNESCO-funded study reports on the African countries of Cameroun, Republic of Central Africa, Dahomey, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Swaziland, Tunisia, Upper Volta and Zambia. Information…

The goal of the grants program is to have a positive influence on the process by which people choose jobs and careers by providing them with accurate and locally relevant occupational information. The document outlines the objectives, standards and guidelines on the basis of which the Department of Labor will fund information systems in States and…

An "organic" relationship between change agents and clients is a well-popularized goal in recent literature on planned change and organization development. There is, however, a dearth of literature on how to manage change programs under parameters set by this organic value. This paper examines one school organization development program for the…

The desegregation process has pinpointed areas of curriculum reform that are needed to help establish quality integrated educational experiences. A racial and ethnic mix is only a beginning. Institutional procedures have become established in schools which may prohibit the realization of the goal of integrated education. School systems should…

In analyzing employee militancy expressed through employee unions, the various employee attachments to work were examined. The established attachments were then used as a basis in building a model illustrating the relationship between the individual attachments to work and the collective action of workers in union-management relations. From…

This study was designed to identify the relationships between prescribed organizational modes and operational goal priorities which characterize American higher education in the performing arts (music, dance, theater) and to propose organizational guidelines on that basis. The relationship factors included instructional goal priorities, formally…

The publication reports the findings of the first year of an ongoing study of career development systems in law enforcement. It focuses on the need to develop four capabilities: identification of organizational needs, identification of individual attributes and interests, reconciliation of the needs of the organization with the needs of available…

Rather than being motivated to assist people, individuals usually approach a career as a consultant with aspirations of obtaining prestige or supplementing their income. Being a speech teacher, although helpful, is not qualification enough for a position as a consultant in the areas of management and organizational behavior. The types of…

This report presents a theoretical model and a practical guide for a survey feedback-problem solving-collective decision intervention in educational systems. The intervention focuses on work roles and relationships; job function, authority, and communication patterns; and on reviewing group progress and problems. One objective of the strategy is…

Two approaches to psychological consultation were combined for school staff development and improved organizational functioning: data feedback with group discussion. The staffing team revised its procedures to utilize time of teachers and special services personnel more efficiently, to improve staffing team morale, and to provide better services…

The author focuses on training practices in Nigeria and issues that influence these practices. Background information on supervisory and management training in Nigeria and cross-cultural perspectives are provided. The article is based on information taken from interviews with personnel and training managers in Nigerian manufacturing companies in…

Offers suggestions for school boards to follow to help keep divisiveness from hampering the board's effectiveness. These include reorganizing the board structure, using ad hoc committees to avoid board conflict, and having an impartial chairman with good leadership abilities. (MD)