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)

United Services for Effective Parenting (USEP), a program coordinating agency in Ohio, was begun in 1974 as an advocacy group for infants, their families, and the program providers who served them. Staff from health care, education, and social service agencies met informally because of common problems. A formal organization was established when it…

Organizational communication research needs a conceptual model or taxonomy of variables for developing a knowledge base for past and future findings and information access and retrieval. The proposed Outcome-Determinant-Interface (ODI) model distinguishes three major groups of variables, each divided into classes and subclasses. The outcome…

Problems facing higher education in India are examined in terms of systems analysis, structural changes, input-output ratios, and critical perspectives of the system itself. Part I (Introduction and Present Position) provides an introduction to the problems, information on the education commission, and planning in education. Part II (Higher…

The philosophy and assumptions of the Multi-Attribute Utility-Bayesian Decision Theoretic model (MAUT-Bayesian model) are presented. The evaluator uses the MAUT-Bayesian model along with the knowledge of the decision-maker's, and perhaps the evaluator's own values to decide what data should be collected. Appropriate data are presented to the…

A summary of desirable and undesirable components of delinquency prevention programs, this paper is intended to help planners, grantmakers, program operators, and others in the development of such programs. Following an introduction, Chapter 2 presents a critical review of contemporary explanations of causes of delinquency and means used to…