There are a number of changes in both the Catholic Church as an organization and the priesthood as profession to threaten the belief structure of its members, the structure of the organization, and the services members provide. (Author)

Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Los Angeles, California, February 5-8, 1969. Contrasts strategic and extrapolative approaches to planning, emphasizing the former's superiority in planning adaptive organizational change to meet changing conditions. (JM)

APGA is believed to be in such a serious crisis that extensive reorganization and revitalization is required. While members share a fundamental concern for promoting positive human development, their diverse functions, settings, and backgrounds have created frustration and divisiveness. (Author)

Managers with positive attitudes toward change are more likely to take part in training laboratories and to utilize the knowledge gained from this training to improve their organizations. (CK)

Research study supported by the Center for the Advanced Study of Education Administration, a national research and development center established under the Cooperative Research Program of the U.S. Office of Education. (Author)

Applied a structural-contingency model to the particular adaptive situation created by Affirmative Action requirements. The model was supported among a sample of small manufacturing firms. Concludes that formalization is the predominant structural characteristic associated with Affirmative Action compliance. (Author)

The organizational outcomes of different types of policies that school administrators follow during times of retrenchment were studied. The effects of four retrenchment policies--in school consolidation and reduced staffs, on per-pupil costs, pupil-teacher ratios, and equity--are discussed. (PP)

Describes how a graduate class in communication consulting might be structured. Includes a list of readings and class assignments. (PD)

Concludes that (1) the state of the labor market affects the ability of training institutions to achieve their goals, (2) institutions need to change rapidly as economic conditions change, and (3) divisions between general and vocational education should be removed. (Availability: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities,…

Discusses the critical issue emerging in the implementation of change strategies designed to improve the effectiveness of human service delivery systems. Describes the process by which change was introduced and implemented in a human service organization. Suggestions, theoretical guidelines, and a model are provided for future interventions.…

Patterns of bureaucratization and democratization in voluntary organizations may be explained by four principles of embryology: (1) the irreversibility of embryological development, (2) the canalization or branching of developmental pathways, (3) the induction of developmental change by the interaction of internal stimuli, and (4) the…