The organizational characteristics of schools can be extremely important influences on student behavior, and student behavior problems can be reduced through organizational change. Organizations can be held to consist of objectives, processes for achieving those objectives, and structures for carrying out those processes. The term…

Community colleges face significant challenges posed by a period of financial austerity, educational cutbacks, and a questioning of the fundamental missions of the colleges. To deal with these challenges, the colleges should identify their target student populations, specify the colleges' goals, and tie the concept of open admissions into a…

A case study of curricular change compares two leading models of organizational change. One model stresses the uncertainty and disorder of major changes and views them as dramatic events. The other model sees major organizational shifts as the result of ordinary day-to-day processes and emphasizes their routine nature. For this study, the…

Community college managers would probably acknowledge the importance of planning, but might not accept the need to adopt a futuristic perspective on educational planning. One of the characteristics of futurists is a belief that the future is a created reality, not a consequence of random events. Futurists conceive possible paths, examine…

Two conferences were held to assist principals, superintendents, deans, and Teacher Corps directors in institutionalizing the temporary systems of Teacher Corps projects into the permanent systems of the school, community, or university. The overall goals for the conferences were: (1) to develop and test a variety of professional development…

In an era of shrinking financial support for programmatic development as a result of reduced levels of funding from government sources and the concurrent influx of steady state, colleges and universities need to explore new alternatives. Two curricular planning strategies are addressed in this paper in response to this dilemma, one involving the…

Consultation is the process of exchanging professional help. Knowing who can help and why help is needed can make a significant difference in an organization's effectiveness. This booklet addresses these considerations. It is written primarily for managers of public institutions, public or private service organizations, and governmental agencies…

Institutional change in schools of education is discussed here with special regard for field-based teacher education programs and inservice education, both of which are viewed as potential growth areas in schools with declining enrollments. The first article deals with the challenge that inservice education offers, both in terms of growth…

This paper focuses on the conflicts between communities and schools that occur as change and reform activities are implemented. The discussion (1) describes the nature of the relationship between educational organizations and the local (and more remote) environment; (2) suggests conditions that may cause the relationship between schools and local…

The aim of this research was to examine the response of large public organizations to financial resource reduction not accompanied by decline in the demand for services. The focus was 94 New York City public high schools that received substantial budget cuts in 1975-76 and 1976-77. Effects on mix of services and class structures were studied. All…

This guide for administrators, based on the best practices found in 25 states, proposes a prototype system within which a more humane and sensitive delivery of services at the agency level can be efficiently achieved for children and their families. System goals for assisting clients are described, and the objectives which must be met to achieve…

In recent years the delivery of social services in public welfare agencies has been separated from income maintenance responsibilities. This change has received support from many sources, including social workers. However, no systematic effort has been made to ascertain welfare recipients' response to separation. This report describes a field…

The development of future performance trend indicators is based on the current value approach to human resource accounting. The value attribution portion of the current value approach is used to estimate the dollar value of observed changes in the state of the human organization. The procedure for value attribution includes: prediction of changes…

This study outlined an approach for analyzing the impact of changing resource levels on schools. The effects of declining resources in New York City high schools and the implications of the findings for school systems facing similar situations are investigated. The focus of the impact analysis was in the organizational domain: the services…

THIS DOCUMENT EXPLAINS FORTY PROJECTS OF THE CURRICULUM PROGRAMS, ORGANIZATIONAL PROGRAMS, PERSONNEL PROGRAMS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROGRAMS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AT UNIVERSITY CITY, MISSOURI, DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR 1965-1966. LISTS OF THE CONSULTANTS, CONFERENCES ATTENDED, ADMINISTRATORS, AND RESOURCE PERSONNEL ARE PRESENTED. (JH)