Concerned about shrinking state support, University of Michigan officials undertook a program in 1978 to increase public and legislative awareness of higher education problems and stop the appropriations decline. Person-to-person contact, group interaction, specialized communication through publications, and mass media communication were used.…

The National Commission on Excellence in Education found mathematics and science programs to be deteriorating and saw an existing shortage of qualified teachers of these subjects. Many of the Commission's solutions are expected to meet with resistance from the Reagan administration and from teachers' unions. (MLF)

Transforming leadership, which develops shared goals and values, and transactional leadership, which seeks compromise and consensus, are both necessary for organizational change. If administrators are to become leaders, improved training programs must be aimed at both practicing and prospective administrators. (Author/CM)

Examined are the issues of what the educational system can do about youth unemployment and identifying appropriate and effective strategies for educational changes. Emphasis is placed on providing employability skills rather than entry-level job skills. Reallocation of educational resources and joining of forces of the community and schools are…

Analyzes a successful student affairs organization as one which implements innovative student development techniques and programs; actively encourages increases in organizational complexity and job satisfaction; and seeks to moderate its degree of centralization, formalization, and stratification. Urges production and efficiency be emphasized.…

Investigates whether an environmental program including an advance organizer component and a field experience results in an observable change in the environmental orientations of fifth- and sixth-grade students. Results show positive change. (HM)

Reports on a study that used positive reinforcement on a group of fourth and fifth graders to underscore the contingent relationship between student behavior and environment and thus develop a more internal locus of control. Shows that experimental subjects were significantly more internal than their placebo or control group counterparts following…

Focusing on schools and colleges of education, the article reviews the problems of cultural and sex bias and stereotyping in teacher and counselor education. Suggests intervention strategies such as courses and workshops for preservice and in-service teachers and counselors to prepare them to develop bias free programs. (MF)

The role of community colleges in relation to postgraduate studies for their presidents, faculty, administrators, staff, and board members is discussed. Community colleges are experiencing lowered personnel turnover and will face a time when in-service development will become a vital means of carrying out their missions. (Author/BH)

Suggests that changes in the structure of medical education can contribute to creating a health care system that helps end domestic violence. Medical educators can provide training experiences that foster understanding of complex social issues and development of cooperative skills, help students integrate them into routine practice, and model…

Examines the evolution and current status of managed health care, describes issues relevant to areas in social work education, and offers techniques for incorporating material on managed care into the social work curriculum. Argues that abundant resources for making this transition are available to both individuals and institutions, and that such…

College language department heads are encouraged to become proactive in responding to change in higher education by: undertaking departmental planning; ensuring good teaching; emphasizing collegiality; thinking creatively; becoming part of any college restructuring process; identifying allies on campus; staying informed about institutional…

Discusses organizational development and its importance to the competitive community college. Suggests new tactics to renew colleges by changing competencies, redesigning structures and systems, and developing new alliances. Closes with a basic design that emphasizes narrowing the gap between a college's current core values and future…

School business officials' technical knowledge and expertise can make the process of school-based management more successful. The art of site-based management is relationship building through effective interpersonal and communication skills. (MLF)

Discusses an innovation second-language teacher education project for teachers of English as a foreign language from Egypt. The model program used was based on the premise that teacher education programs must provide trainees with opportunities to reflect critically upon their own teaching practices and beliefs in a context of collaboration with…