Organizational effectiveness depends upon the organization's ability to accomplish the following aims: to achieve its goals, to maintain itself internally, and to adapt to its environment. These aims summarize the nature of human resource management in local government and the role of an effective personnel manager. (Author/MW)

In an effort to help overcome present deficiencies in African university libraries, the author proposes improved training for librarians, recognition of the librarians' professional status, subject specialization, continuing education for academic librarians, and improved library organization. (LS)

This pilot study proposed and tested an institutional development model for use under the provisions of Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965. The model could be used to improve the funding process and as a basis for future studies of the effects of the program. The study used a broad concept of management that incorporates all aspects of…

This report summarizes issues discussed at an invitational meeting on family day care associations sponsored by the Southern Regional Education Board. Participants in the meeting included the presidents of six family day care associations from Tennessee, Georgia, Florida and Alabama. Also included were representatives from the Children's…

The beginnings of the Boy Scouts are traced, with particular emphasis on ideological foundation, social reform objectives of the founders (Sir Robert Baden-Powell, Daniel Carter Beard, and Ernest Thompson) and its relationship to other reform movements of the Progressive Era. The philosophical base of scouting is characterized as: 1) a…

Literature that is available in high school, small college, and county libraries is collected in this annotated bibliography on the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). The bibliography is divided into five sections, the first being an overview of the teachers' union which focuses on critical moments in the history of the AFT. The second section…

The literature on motivation theory is growing rapidly due to increased interest by leaders in all types of organizations in social-psychology variables such as internal commitment and motivation to work. This paper presents an overview of motivational research, covering early behavior theories such as scientific management and human relations,…

This monograph is designed as an introductory guide to developing effective educational teams in school districts. Aimed at both preservice and inservice educators, it shows how teams can be used to support collaboration and mutual problem-solving at all levels of the school district and describes various issues related to the development of…

This paper describes a recent program of organizational awareness and development (OAD) initiated for a university program council. It describes the nature, purposes, and objectives of OAD and its role as a third party. It also provides an example of applied communication research, divided into four phases: (1) diagnostic, (2) feedback, (3)…

An action guide to more effective citizen participation, this manual is written for citizen group members and leaders but will also be of interest to government and agency personnel concerned with setting up successful citizen involvement mechanisms. Part 1 examines involvement forms of the past and explores the future potential of citizen…

This booklet was designed to aid persons interested in the mechanics of starting a family day care agency by describing eight agencies currently operating in the South. A family day care agency is an organization which assumes responsibility for administering and operating several family day care homes. Generally, the agency is responsible for…

This practicum was designed to develop an intervention prescriptive team model which would utilize the resources of the primary level to improve student achievement. Specifically, the intervention prescriptive team model sought to improve the achievement of third grade underachievers and serious underachievers in reading and mathematics. The…

As older adult organizations stretch to meet the needs of a growing older adult client population, these Senior Citizen Centers, clubs and other programs are increasingly unable to understand and control their internal as well as external environments. Organizational Development, a body of applied behavioral science techniques, can help older…

As older adult organizations stretch to meet the needs of a growing older adult client population, these Senior Citizen Centers, clubs and other programs are increasingly unable to understand and contol their internal as well as external environments. Organizational Development, a body of applied behavioral science techniques, can help older adult…