Describes six principles that guide the National Association for the Education of Young Children in achieving excellence in implementing its goals. Principles are organized around six of the eight qualities discussed by Peters and Waterman in their book "In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies." (AS)

Briefly describes the progress, changes, and new directions of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. (AS)

Traces the 50-year history of Union County College, focusing on changing student profiles, funding patterns, programs, and policies. Credits the college's survival to constancy in its community-oriented mission and flexibility in serving changing constituency needs. (DMM)

The Parent Teacher Association, though not primarily a fund raising organization, has helped school districts raise money in a variety of ways. (MLF)

Outlines several approaches to the establishment of prices for information products and services by the administrators of libraries and information centers, including optimization, pricing to achieve organizational objectives, pricing for market structures, and types of market structure pricing systems. A reference list is included. (JL)

Reviews the major activities of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC) in 1981. Outlines goals and missions to be accomplished in the future. Includes a financial report and analysis. (WL)

Argues that social scientists convey the impression of rational behavior by means of self-serving research techniques. Concludes that their artificially constructed order masks the disorder of everyday existence and that they should have tolerance for human frailties. (Author/WD)

Attention is directed to identification of the various individuals and groups ("constituencies") with an interest in system performance, and to the investigation of those items of system relevant information (their "performance measure sets") which do, in fact, change their evaluations of how well the system is performing. (Author/RL)

Likening the relationship of the ALA and its professional divisions to that of the sun and its planets, this editorial explores the organizational characteristics and stability of the present system and solicits opinions. (RAA)

Speculates about the role of museums in the future. (RMH)

Greater minority involvement in educational research and development (R&D) is essential because of the frequent impact of R&D on minority communities. The American Educational Research Association can and should play an influential role in ensuring minority researchers greater access to the R&D network. (Author/GC)

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…