Examples show that conflict can promote needed change, give the disenfranchised a vote, encourage the search for alternatives, and operate simultaneously with progress. (Author/MLF)

The 10 foremost issues in American education are discussed in this document. Based on the premise that three-quarters of the effects on an institution are triggered by external forces, the focus is on external influences on education. The discussion is intended to move readers to the level of organizational discussion and debate. Twelve sections…

In recent years, the literature on community college education has included little material on instructional quality in these institutions. This absence of a discussion of quality teaching indicates a serious weakness in community college education that could be remedied by taking some lessons from the corporate sector. Three characteristics have…

The author discusses improvement in quality of special education through the use of the individualized education program (IEP) as a placement, instructional, and planning tool. Conditions necessary for using the IEP effectively are listed. Implementation of the IEP as placement, instructional, and planning tools is noted to depend on four…

The nature of State education agencies and of the environment in which they operate often diminishes their ability to bring about educational improvements even when the agencies are given the money to do so. (Author/DN)

Social workers are turning increasingly to organized data to describe, test, and improve their programs. Computerized information systems, sharply focused field experiments, and scientifically based behavioral models of practice will be prominent in social work in the 1980s. (Author)

The school as an organization has certain peculiarities which pose particular problems of management. There are a number of interlinked problems which need analysis: control over 'work flow', structural looseness, a professional work-force, 'information flow', boundaries control, and management of innovation. (Author)

Presents a core typology of organizational environments consisting of 64 types which can be expanded depending on the user's interest and problems. Different types of environments have consequences for the planning of strategies, operations, and tactics; coalition behavior; and decisionmaking. (Author)

Article examines the problems inherent in conflictual views of change processes in one of society's most influential external forces for change in human beings--- the educational institution itself. (Editor)

New organizational arrangements are required to solve the problems confronting a rapidly changing society. A dynamic, ongoing organization responsive to the requirements of this new era can be designed from a systems approach in terms of inputs, conversion process, and outputs. (Author/DN)

A conceptual framework for organizational innovation can evolve from such ideas as the process of innovation, the climate(s) required, the organizational and societal space affected by an innovation, innovation radicalness, and innovation strategies such as organizational development, functional specialization, and periodicity. (Author/WM)

This report, presented to the Cincinnati Area Commission on Education, concludes a study which tested the hypothesis that all Catholic schools in the inner city area of Cincinnati, Ohio should be invited to form a special mini-system under the direct supervision of the Archdiocesan Superintendent of schools. The hypothesis was intended to answer…

Results of a survey on organizational characteristics and issues are presented. The report updates a survey conducted in 1978, and where appropriate compares findings with those of the earlier survey. Ten state associations and seven regional associations responded to a questionnaire soliciting information regarding: organizational size;…

The relationship between organizational structure and the rate of adoption of school reorganization was investigated in this study. Subjects included 139 Iowa school districts that were implementing the 1953 Iowa School Reorganization Law. This law mandated the consolidation of districts into larger community school districts. Variables concerning…

Decentralized school budgeting or school-based budgeting is relatively new to Canada. It means that school boards or central office administrators delegate to principals authority to make some budget decisions. High expectations for effects of the practice include greater efficiency in the allocation of resources, increased flexibility in the…