Discusses the progress made by the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) in recent years and examines areas in which improvement is needed. States that NCSS must serve as an advocate for excellence in social studies programs and teaching. (GEA)

Describes the emergence of the Dance Theatre of Harlem, which has united both aesthetic excellence and social purpose/community involvement since its founding in 1971. Reveals how current government policies have endangered its funding. Offers a critique of several productions, which showed a new emphasis on technique. (DMM)

It is believed that California's community colleges can never achieve their full potential in serving students without a strong, effective System Office. It is hoped and believed that this report, if the spirit of its language is embraced and its recommendations are adopted, can make a material contribution to an even brighter future for the 1.7…

Presents profiles of four interest groups whose members are engaged in some aspect of secondary information activity: the International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board, the National Federation of Abstracting and Indexing Services, the Information Industry Association, and the Association of Information and Dissemination Centers.…

Presents a reader quiz on attitudes about school administration. Analyzes likely responses to the quiz and concludes that the assumption that schools are rational, bureaucratic organizations leads to rigidity and confusion because it does not accurately describe schools as they exist. Argues for pluralism in organizational views. (WD)

Outlines goals for the Music Educators National Conference (MENC) through the year 2000. MENC priorities include forming an advisory group composed of special-interest groups, improving state-level support of music, improving its public and government relations, increasing membership, better articulating the value of music, and adapting to changes…

Briefly sketches what Britain's Arts Council does and discusses the problems it faces in evaluating the arts, the challenge to its practice of democratizing the arts, and, finally, its strategy for aesthetic education. (Paper presented at the Aesthetic Education Conference, London, September 1980.) (Author/SJL)

Contemporary organizational theory is seen as not providing the kind of guidance that it should for practitioners in higher education. It is suggested that the issue of goals should be reintroduced into organizational theory, and that certainty is as important as uncertainty. A Marxian alternative is discussed. (Author/MLW)

The necessity of clarity in the expression of the small college's mission and goals is emphasized. The central place of values in the institution's mission and the central role of leadership, which is to infuse the small college with those values, are discussed. (MLW)

This article explains the purposes of the World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession (WCOTP) and reports briefly on its 1980 Assembly of Delegates, held in Brasilia, Brazil. (SJL)

Three years in the history of the Eastern District Society of the American Physical Education Association between 1930 and 1933 are recounted. Highlights of the annual meetings of the Society are presented. (JMF)

Describes the creation of a five-year strategic plan for the Rochester branch of the Society for Technical Communication. Finds that the creation of such a plan can help the members of a nonprofit organization gain a sense of direction for their volunteer efforts. Suggests that a structured process, communication with members, training, and annual…

Training policies and practices can most effectively be linked with organizational goals if human resource development and management are conducted strategically. This involves analysis of the internal and external environment and key stakeholders. (SK)

States that concentrating on the job at hand helps meet immediate objectives but lack of an overall strategy does not allow for adding value to organizations. Contends strategic planning helps information-development organizations demonstrate their value and alignment with corporate objectives. Advocates using strategic planning to improve the…

Discusses the establishment and guiding principles of The International Standing Conference for the History of Education (ISCHE). Traces its founding, meetings, conference topics, membership composition, various organs of the organization and their functions, newsletter publications, and the developmental changes that have occurred in the…