Procedures used by the Eugene (Oregon) Public Schools to train staff members as organizational development specialists are described. School employees volunteer time to work as internal consultants, using organizational management concepts to help colleagues in the school system improve their organizational capabilities, interact effectively,…

Library and media specialists representing national organizations, college training programs, and district-, regional-, and building-level programs were asked to assess the merits of program mergers. All groups generally felt that mergers resulted in more political influence, a better image, improved and more efficient programs, and clearer role…

Current research data provide only weak support for the continued use of multidisciplinary teams (MDTs). It is argued that MDTs have not had a fair chance to be implemented and that the complexity of organizational changes needed for MDTs to function effectively have been overlooked by team members and administrators. (Author/PN)

Examines tokenism as a neglected concept in race relations theory; suggests that tokenism is the dominant group's mechanism for accommodating minority group pressure for change, while retaining its dominance; discusses dilemmas of the token role; and describes an ideal of the token role, especially in the university, as a guide for further study.…

As the popularity of women's athletics has grown over the past decades, women's athletic programs are beginning to expand, and state advisory groups are being formed. A restructuring of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association, to ensure representation of girls' athletics, has resulted in improved understanding and opportunities…

Networks function as change agents for libraries because they provide three critical services: research and development, capital acquisition, and technology transfer. Areas in which network participation has an impact on academic libraries include the management of change, economic and attitudinal change, and cost accountability. (Author)

Patience and teamwork in long-range planning are seen as having helped ensure prosperity at Williams College. The mechanics involved reaching what is described as a modified consensus. Two major changes included the end of fraternities at the college and the decision to coeducate. (MLW)

Argues against community colleges' add-on responses to diverse student needs. Proposes restructuring the college to attain the open admissions goal, focusing on the teaching/learning process. Encourages institutional policies supporting program quality; improvement of student assessment skills; and use of a directive approach to student placement…

School counselors must plan for and develop appropriate change strategies. To do this, they must be aware of the characteristics of the school organization and their own role in it. (JAC)

Strategies were based on a low-key consultative technique designed to build community-college ownership of the program. The project resulted in staff-development activities at each college, including resource handbooks for part-time faculty, meetings with full-time personnel, and greater access to existing services. (Author)

Describes how data from an employee attitude survey were used by the city of Phoenix, Arizona, as part of its city organizational development effort, to generate over 400 organizational changes and to increase personnel development of over 200 management employees. Includes a summary of survey results identifying training needs. (MF)

This paper examines the organizational changes introduced in two elementary schools to create unitary (desegregated) classrooms. The different models adopted by the two schools--departmentalization and team teaching--are considered as expressions of their patterns of interaction, behavior, and values. (Part of a theme issue on educational…

The report of this New Jersey state task force is part of a proposed legislative package. This article cites some of the task force recommendations for restructuring the juvenile court system, dealing with violence and vandalism in the schools, and providing alternative schools for disruptive students. (SJL)

The world of work constantly changes, and significant breakthroughs in productivity will most likely come from organizations that encourage and reward diversity through policies and programs that demonstrate a positive attitude toward change. (JOW)

During the 1980's shifts in social, economic, and political forces will be such that major changes will be necessary if educational agencies are to continue to provide a relevant and necessary service to the society that supports them. Institutions must accept change and become skilled in the change activities required. (Author/MLW)