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Hellweg, Susan A.; Berman, Stuart J. – 1987
This paper reviews selected literature pertaining to quality circles (defined as a small group of people who meet voluntarily, on a regular basis, to learn and apply techniques for identifying, analyzing, and solving work-related problems), in particular that literature focusing on communication-related variables. It examines 52 studies from the…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Employer Employee Relationship, Literature Reviews, Organizational Climate
Download full textNational Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, Washington, DC. – 1988
Oriented to rehabilitation facilities that are interested in maintaining and expanding their markets, this pamphlet presents publication excerpts that provide an understanding of the impact of organizational quality. The excerpts emphasize development of quality products and services through motivation of staff, effective communication, use of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Independent Living, Institutional Advancement, Marketing
Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, Sacramento. – 1990
These guidelines were developed to provide an overview of faculty development issues and concerns. The first section reviews the principles of faculty development, citing the California Postsecondary Education Commission's (CPEC) classification of faculty development activities into the categories of professional, instructional, curriculum, and…
Descriptors: College Governing Councils, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Educational Legislation
National Education Association, Washington, DC. Research Div. – 1988
Site-based decisionmaking programs offer important opportunities for school systems; however, the risks involved are significant and the decision to embrace the concept at the local level is a highly complex one. With site-based decisionmaking programs, teachers are directly involved in making decisions that affect the whole school, not merely…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Employer Employee Relationship
Johnson, J. David – 1987
Two studies examined the relationship between various indicators of communicative work dependency and response satisfaction. Work dependency is a structural variable that influences individual information processing needs, while response satisfaction is a relational variable pertaining to the communication climate of organizations. For Study One,…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Employee Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Information Needs
Small, Sue E. – 1990
A process of decision making and professional growth is described as a tool for refocusing on individual growth for professional development and redefining the relationship between professional development and organizational outcomes. Refocusing on individual professional growth is an intervention aimed at reconceptualizing the linking…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Schutten, A. J. – 1990
Although there is little literature on the topic, there seems to be no reason why quality circles (QCs) could not be implemented in an educational organization. The most important obstacles are the seeming lack of tangible results in education, the lack of a tradition of group decision making and participative management, and the confusion over…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Administration, Foreign Countries, Organizational Development
Lacey, Catherine A.; And Others – 1990
This study describes a proactive approach to teacher empowerment that attended not only to public outside perspectives, but also to private internal ones. This approach is based on the concept that the power and authority which teachers exercise in the classroom can transform the teaching profession from the inside out. A committee of teachers was…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Dynamics, Organizational Development
Heffernan, James M. – 1983
Little attention has been given to how adults develop through their lifetimes and what roles their workplace environments play in that development. Research and theory regarding adult psychosocial development have confirmed the developmental life-cycle phases of adulthood. These are: leaving the family (ages 16-22), getting into the adult world…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adults, Career Development
Barth, Roland S. – 1987
Teachers can take effective schoolwide leadership roles if the principal encourages each teacher to take responsibility for an aspect of school life that the individual teacher cares strongly about. Such opportunities to engage in school leadership are attractive for teachers because (1) they offer possibilities for improving teaching conditions;…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Leadership, Leadership Responsibility, Organizational Climate
Rees, Ruth – 1985
This paper proposes a framework for the management of time, under the rubric of "SOS" (Self-Organization-Scheduling), designed specifically for school officials. Underlying this framework is a belief that, in order to manage time, one must manage oneself within the bounds of the institution. Accordingly, three interdependent sets of practical…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Interprofessional Relationship
Huitzing, D. A., Ed. – 1988
The efforts of national organizations, whether governmental or voluntary, to promote conservation and to develop public awareness and sympathy will be successful only in proportion to the extent that people identify these efforts with their own quality of life. This report focuses on the main theme of the conference held in May, 1985, by the North…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Support, Conservation Education, Conservation (Environment)
Feldman, Wendy; Johnson, J. David – 1985
Due to their increasing complexity, modern organizations require more effective integrating mechanisms. The conference, which can be a very positive thing for an organization as it provides rewards for members while performing a crucial communication function for the whole, is one possible mechanism. Communication is not only an inherent part of…
Descriptors: Conferences, Group Discussion, Group Dynamics, Group Unity
Abbott, Max W. – 1983
This paper documents the development of community mental health (CMH) in New Zealand and makes comparisons with the United States. It is argued that the present New Zealand situation bears some similarity to that existing in the United States during the 1960's. The ideology of 'community mental health' is gaining popularity among professional and…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries
Balgopal, Pallassana R.; And Others – 1987
This manual, developed for the nursing home employee, examines the concept of quality assurance in nursing homes, describes the benefits of an effective quality assurance program, and provides guidelines to aid nursing homes in developing an appropriate quality assurance program. After a brief introduction, a working definition of quality…
Descriptors: Community Support, Facility Guidelines, Health Facilities, Medical Services
