Potential administrative cost items involved in collective bargaining are listed with comments and suggestions for dealing with them (e.g. experienced labor counsel for unit determination hearings and decisions). Suggestions for handling six major areas of impact on personnel administrative structure and decision-making are also included. (JT)

Historical perspective on the development of collaborative and adversarial models of participatory governance in community college organization. The collaborative model depends on shared values among its participants, while the adversary model operates by power struggle between groups. The decision on which model to adopt requires self-study…

Suggests that successful evaluation projects for training programs focus on management decisions. Provides a checklist of concerns that deal with the effectiveness, efficiency, and relevance of the program. Discusses the selection of the data level and decision-making criteria. (CSS)

Total individual satisfaction is not the organization's responsibility, but does assume increasing importance when corporate commitment is apparent. Studies have examined employees' values, attitudes, and job satisfaction and often found that individuals feel job dissatisfaction. In remedying this, organizations should develop an interdependent…

This paper describes how to teach the principles and effective use of family therapy to the staffs of two mental health institutions. Both interventions are conceptualized as entrees into organizational systems requiring shifts in power alignments, clarification of goals, articulation of needs, reallocation of resources, and attention to group…

The ecosystem model for assessing student perceptions of their environment was developed by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. The purpose of this report is to discuss the application of the ecosystem model at Arizona State University and to make recommendations concerning how to expedite the model's application. (Author)

This review of recent literature explores the current state of student personnel work, influences that either directly or indirectly control the profession, land changes that are presently taking place (i.e., role and function changes, organizational structure changes, program trends). (Author)

Outlines requirements for affiliation of local, state, and regional social studies councils with the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS). Presents also a history of social studies organizational affiliation since 1940. (DB)

Ways in which a university counseling center changed its management style and subsequent service delivery are described. The center went from the traditional director-staff relationship to a collective governance process. (Author/LBH)

The intervention described led to the creation of a new management structure for a public school system with different decision-making processes, greater administrator involvement, and increased commitment to the total system. A number of propositions for change agents have been formulated. Available from: JABS Order Dept., NTL Institute for…

Reviews, editorally, aspects of the planned reorganization of federal education programs. (SL)

This paper examines 38 research studies that were conducted on various aspects of organization development (OD) technology. The studies are compared along eight dimensions. Problems associated with evaluating OD and the limited amount of OD research are discussed. It is argued that more systematic, longitudinal research on OD is needed. (Author)

The evolution of the practice of counseling may be viewed as a series of misconceptions concerning both the real needs of students and the most effective ways of meeting those needs. This article identifies forces for changing the delivery of services and resulting trends in service delivery at one university. (Author/JEL)

Examines the potential impact of the advent of collective bargaining for building-level school administrators on the organizational structure of schools, school district decision-making patterns, and relationships among building-level administrators, teachers, and district-level administrators. (JG)

Reviews the focus of past publications and conferences of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and concludes that curriculum has received much more attention than supervision has. Argues that continued overemphasis on curriculum will eventually lead to the demise of innovation in both curriculum and supervision. (JG)