The author believes that in an organization such as MENC (Music Educators National Conference), long range-planning is, in essence, long-range hoping, and suggests that it is time for MENC to undertake a reevaluation of the GO (Goals and Objectives) Project as it applies to a new decade. (Author/KC)

Teacher centers should view the enactment of role and assignment of specific in-service education programs as their overall purpose and as the focal point of all center activity. (Author)

Recounts the history of a number of professional educational associations. (MLF)

Traces the history of the Mid-Western Educational Research Association (MWERA) from preformative events in 1970 through 1994, focusing on its mission and goals and their fulfillment. Profiles MWERA today, including governance, structure, operations, membership, constitutional amendments, and publications. Includes recollections of a past…

States that strategic planning has become ubiquitous at Livermore Lab, where the technical information department has been a resource for help with publications for over 30 years. Finds that a strategic plan focuses management attention and allows an organization to examine and improve its operations; each year's plan serves as the foundation for…

"High flyer" or "fast-track" approaches are mainly instrumental for individual career development. A management development approach that emphasizes the match between personal growth and organizational learning contributes more directly to organizational competence, learning, and change. (SK)

Focuses on the comparative use of training from human performance technology (HPT) and traditional training perspectives, based on taxonomy. Concludes that the primary difference is a holistic systems performance improvement approach by eliminating barriers with HPT versus reaction or response to a set of business objectives in traditional…

Conceptual analysis, using three major arguments, of the relationships among the organizational structure of schools, leadership styles, and the supervision of teaching practices. One argument, for example, is that situational and transformational approaches to supervision are influential forms of professional development. Constructs arguments…

Discusses the need for employee training in this information-based economy; reviews the process of end-user training and related research; describes a system that manages end-user training; and proposes potential opportunities for future development. Topics include the diversity of end users; diversity of training methods; need for outcome…

Mary Jo Maydew articulates her priorities as 2002-2003 board chair of the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO): helping business officers maximize their expanding roles on campus and guiding the association in better serving member needs. (EV)

Argues that an understanding of the cyclical development of an issue is critical to effective issues management. Illustrates how an issue evolves in a predictable manner, originating from trends and developing through four identifiable stages. Emphasizes the organization's advantages in systematically managing its response to this process. (KEH)

Discusses the development of family centers in Great Britain by statutory and voluntary organizations. Includes a brief historical overview of family centers, current center models in practice, and issues related to centers. (RJC)

Used causal modeling procedures to investigate the relationship between cohesion and productivity in 54 recently formed work groups within the framework of a nine-month longitudinal field study. Results support the central role of group acceptance of organizational goals in determining both productivity and cohesion. (Author/ABL)

Considers the processes associated with holistic needs assessment and other front end activities such as needs analysis, front-end analysis, and task analysis. The Organizational Elements Model (OEM) is described to clarify how processes relate to levels of organizational planning, and the optimal contexts for use of each process are suggested.…

Discusses the importance of participatory management in early childhood programs to achieve trust and commitment to organizational goals as well as to meet individual needs. Provides a framework for understanding shared decision making by examining types of decisions in the early childhood setting and levels of participation. Suggests strategies…