The growing demand for expert technical advice in the areas of environmental impact statements, testimony at public hearings, and testimony in consumer or environmental litigation is examined. Brief descriptions of thirteen of the most active public-interest science groups are included. (DT)

Described is the International Union of Biological Sciences and its functions. The United States National Committee is also described. (RH)

A group of American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) members in Wisconsin were surveyed on the general status of video tape recordings and closed circuit television used for training employees. (Author)

Listings of institutional members of the American Society for Engineering Education, including addresses and names of representatives, are provided under seven headings: Engineering College Members, Engineering College Affiliate Members, Technical College Members, Technical College Affiliate Members, Industrial Members, Government Members, and…

A revised model of eight independent variables accounts for about one third of the variance in interorganizational relations and calls into question several classical assumptions of organizational theory. (Author)

Describes the steps one company took when it found it had serious difficulties. Discusses "up-and-down" theory of communications, which the company used to design its own "upward communications program." Describes each part of the program, explaining how it was set up, what stumbling blocks were encountered, and what successes were experienced.…

Focuses on ways in which the National Science Teachers Association, as an organization, is involved in international science education. (JR)

The interorganizational network may be conceived as a political economy concerned with the distribution of two scarce resources--money and authority. Organizations pursue an adequate supply of these resources. Interactions and sentiments of organizations are dependent on their respective market positions and their power to affect the flow of…

Appears also in ELEMENTARY ENGLISH, v46 n4, April 1969, p410-17.

Appears also in the "English Journal, v58 N4, April 1969, p595-601.

The issue of retrenchment as an organizational adaptation to changing conditions is discussed here in relation to four interrelated policy questions: What is the economic future of schooling? What economic assumptions underlie the institutional model of school organization? How could economics be interpreted in terms of a human investment model of…

Part of a 10 booklet series on talented and gifted education, the booklet discusses organizing a support group for parents of talented and gifted children. Aspects described include making the contacts, developing the structure of the group, possible group projects and activities, and suggested program topics. Techniques for insuring group success…

EQUAL PAY MEANS PAYMENT OF "RATE OF THE JOB" WITHOUT REGARD TO SEX. EQUAL PAY LAWS WERE ENACTED IN 29 STATES FROM 1919 TO 1965. FOUR ADDITIONAL STATES HAVE FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES LAWS. SUPPORT FOR SUCH LEGISLATION HAS COME FROM WOMEN'S AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, AFL-CIO, AND THE PRESIDENT'S AND STATE COMMISSIONS ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN. THE…

This directory was compiled by the Chinese American Librarians Association based on replies to questionnaires sent to more than 500 Chinese American librarians in the United States and research based on secondary sources. Information provided on each person includes: name, name in Chinese, position/title, institution, institution's address, field…

A reference source to the University Council on Education for Public Responsibility, the document covers the formation, functions, and development of the Council over the past 14 years. Chapter 1 provides an historical background of the Council. The following two chapters describe specific cooperative projects initiated by the Council. One project…