A procedure is presented for communicating evaluation results to various publics in an effort to achieve wider use of the results. A combination of strategies from the evaluation specialist and public relations specialists first requires an analysis of the perceptions of people with whom the evaluators wish to communicate. This analysis must…

The Office of Indian Education (OIE) is a classic example of what happens when a new element or force is introduced in a bureaucratic structure and attempts to propose and implement change in the behavior of individuals in the organization. OIE was administered and functioned from the beginning in a loose and non-directive manner, and within the…

Some differences exist between American and Finnish written business communication practices. The main difference is in the format: the layout of the documents in Finland is standardized. For example, whereas the American secretarial handbooks give at least seven or eight possibilities for letter arrangement, in Finland there is only one. In 1970…

Conditions in schools that reduce the effectiveness and perceived value of instructional supervision can be diagnosed and corrected through a cyclical process called "organizational learning." Rather than merely responding to symptoms, this method focuses on eliminating or mitigating the underlying causes of "organizational…

Rhetorical force can be used to analyze interaction in organizational communication. In such an analysis, force is conceived of as being perceptual, arising out of interaction, aiding in understanding communication patterns, and increasing one's abilities both to anticipate actions and to plan or constrain one's actions. Rhetoric is a product of…

This is a report on a study of two junior high schools in a small Midwestern city called "Avon". This industrial community serves an agricultural region. This study was undertaken as a complement to a study of two other junior high schools in a much less ordinary community and school system ("Canton") which had been previously studied. This report…

"Fantasy-theme analysis" suggests that the individual and collective dramatizations of a group's goals, scope, and activities--the group's conceptualized reality, or fantasy theme--can be used to study social movements. Based on the notion of fantasizing in small groups, this analytic approach provides a method of discovering how…

This Operations Notebook has been developed by administrators in small districts. It cites successful practices in an effort to be of assistance to other administrators in similar districts. The areas addressed are agreeing with the board of education on the superintendent's job priorities, organizing and conducting board meetings, managing…

The locus of operation for management and support of linking agents in Florida is the Teacher Education Center (TEC), with the linkage strategy being the Florida Linkage System (FLS). FLS is a problem-solving model being field tested in eight TECs incorporating twenty-eight site schools, through an R&D utilization project funded by the…

This resource provides examples of participant forms utilized by State Facilitators and Developer/Demonstrators from over 55 National Diffusion Network projects for communication with each other and with Local Education Agencies. A revision of the 1976 Forms and Formalities, this edition concentrates on sharing of form development expertise,…

This discussion asserts that growth in the field of communication is inevitable--because of technical advances in many areas, interdependence between organizations, news legislation, and the trend toward disclosure of information. As a result of this growth, careers for those who are competent in communication techniques are becoming more…

Little research attention has been paid to the systematic validation of mathematical indices of social structure. The validation strategies in use remain largely implicit and generally fail to appreciate the multi-dimensionality of structure. The current paper proposes a new method designed to avoid these shortcomings and reports the results of…

The speaker offers suggestions for improving the school board's public image. The suggestions include encouraging school board members to speak to community groups, hiring a trained person to work with the media, having board members visit schools and school advisory meetings, hiring community volunteers, and putting out an occasional newspaper…

The use of the supervisor as a source of information for subordinate decision makers was investigated using 72 eligibility workers in a county welfare agency. Results showed work group supportiveness to be highly associated with the frequency of use and the value attached by subordinates to the supervisor as an information source, but…

Considers the development and experience of the state faculty senate as a means for the local faculty senates to operate at the state level influencing state policy and providing a communication link that represents the interests of its member schools. (JT)