Described organization development as an intervention theory and method or a technology for changing the educational system. (Author/RK)

The concept of synergistics is presented as a model for organizational behavior. The writer contends that, within a systems approach to education, utilizing the idea of synergistics, which capitalizes on human resources as an input to the system, dramatic changes in education can take place. (Author/DN)

An experimental framework was developed to determine whether organization development training has any effect on teacher effectiveness and teacher-student relationships, as measured by student perceptions. Students and their teachers in a private vocational/technical school were grouped into one experimental and two control groups, with the…

The purpose of this report is to review empirical evidence on the relationship between the faculty senate and the bargaining agent. A review of the literature concerning the impact of faculty bargaining indicates that there is little published research to support or reject hypotheses concerning the impact of faculty bargaining on senates. As a…

Concepts of internal agency structure and operations, agency-company relations, and agency-enrollee relations, with recommendations for their implementation, form the three main sections of this handbook developed for manpower agency administrators, supervisory staffs and program planners. It is designed to aid those who organize and develop…

This document presents a wide range of policy documents and reports determined by the American Association of University Professors. The areas of concern include academic freedom, tenure, due process, college and university government, collective representation, professional ethics, student rights and freedoms, college and university…

This monograph identifies and synthesizes some of the most important issues that can effect the performance of a psychoeducational consultant. It begins by describing the major modes of consultation in their situational contexts. Although the differences among the four major modes--provision, prescription, mediation, and collaboration--are…

Discusses special considerations affecting organizational development (OD) programs in public-sector organizations, presents guidelines for using OD procedures in the public sector, and offers conclusions about the applicability of OD in the public sector. (Author/JG)

Argues that systematic empirical assessment of organizational development (OD) interventions is important and can have benefits both for subject organizations and organizational researchers. Discusses suggested criteria for effective assessment of OD interventions. (For availability see EA 507 198.) (JG)

Describes an organization development program for educational systems and reviews an experiment conducted to assess its impact on elementary schools and their teaching staffs. Results indicate that the program was generally successful in establishing collective structures and increasing the perceived adequacy of collective decision processes in…

Describes the commitment of the learning assistance support system (LASS) at California State University, Long Beach, to the systematic use of management techniques, such as management by objectives, organizational development and renewal, and networking, in evaluating the management of instructional systems. (CMV)

The centrality of interpersonal trust for effective managerial problem solving was illustrated by inducing either a high-trust or a low-trust mental set in experimental groups. Subjects operating in a high-trust environment were significantly more effective in problem solving. (Author)

Managers should understand that people react to proposed changes in a variety of ways and make every effort to recognize what their employees' responses to change actually are and what factors are likely to affect their responses. (Author)

A description of the structure and strategy of the five year Programme, including the definitions of and the projects related to computer assisted learning and computer managed learning. (DAG)