In this paper, the principal of a high school in Eugene, Oregon, describes the impact of the adoption of collaborative decisionmaking procedures in his school. The collaborative decisionmaking experiment began in 1970 with an organization development (OD) intervention intended to train the school faculty in communication skills, group processes,…

This Bulletin is about sweeping changes that were put into effect at Roosevelt Junior High School in Eugene. It outlines some of the philosophy and ideas which generated these changes, explains how the new program was initiated, traces the development of the program through its first 3-year experimental period, and presents some major points…