The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how church members describe the influence of pastoral transformational leadership to achieve the church's organizational vision and goals. The theoretical foundation for this study was Bernard Bass' (1985) transformational leadership theory. The research was guided by four questions,…

Street hawking in its simplest form is the selling of things along the roads and from one place to the other. In Nigeria this is done almost all the time by young children both males and females. The girl hawkers come to the cities in groups and then go in different directions of the city to hawk their goods. They remain in the city from the early…

Work on financial indicators for colleges and universities aimed at clarifying perception and making judgments of financial distress more credible is seen as deserving serious attention. But the use of indicators as a management tool is seen as questionable. (MLW)

Describes different types of mental health care reimbursement for the chronically mentally ill, noting that every method of reimbursement carries different response incentives and disincentives for providers and patients. Frames an analysis of long-term care financing models that may have heuristic value for systems of public care for this…

A report based on information gathered by interviewing ten family day care mothers is presented. The following categories represent the problem and need areas discussed by the day care mothers who were interviewed: Activities, Problems with Natural Parents, Relating to the Children, and Financial Problems. The mothers were asked to discuss any…

The previous history of unsystematic practice of educational evaluation has created for the present evaluator a set of problems resulting from a tradition of fear, mistrust, suspicion and disbelief among the educational community. Absences of evidence of critical influence have resulted in the underfunding of evaluation. Common problems faced by…

This brief statement offers 10 questions for consideration by American Dental Association (ADA) officials and others concerned with the burdensome indebtedness graduates often incur for their dental education. Questions ask for assessments in such areas as school operating costs, tuition, school support, loan forgiveness, and how the ADA can help…

An experimental prison program on a college campus is discussed. The purpose of the project, Project Newgate, is to find innovative ways of helping society's wrongdoers. Problems discussed are: salaries, travel expenses, communications, supplies, personnel training, admission, staff recruitment, and policy formation. (CK)

This study examines the ideas and actions of Royce Pitkin, progressive educator, and president of Goddard College (Vermont) from the college's founding in 1938 to 1969, with emphasis on the period 1950 to 1967 when the author was also at Goddard. Part 1 presents analysis and interpretation in eight chapters which address: (1) the major problems…

The efforts of the National Council of Senior Citizens in operating the Senior Community Service programs under Operation Mainstream are described in some detail. The four chapters of this report are: I. Urgency of the Problem--The Economic Realities; Department of Labor: Shifting Positions; Legislative Initiatives; Few Results; and Administration…

This book focuses on two issues: the realization of individual potential and the replacement of narrow specialization in human service institutions by a more general capability. This focus takes into special consideration the position of the elderly. Many questions are raised by these two unresolved basic issues reflected throughout this volume.…

Hearings on the reasons for the Pell Grant Program shortfall and possible solutions are presented. The U.S. Department of Education's estimate was for a Pell grant shortfall of $307 million for 1983-1984, which was borrowed from the fiscal year 1984 appropriations. Current funding for Pell Grants is below what is necessary because initial funding…

The booklet maintains that the key to meeting basic human needs is the participation of individuals and communities in local problem solving. Some of the most important achievements in providing food, upgrading housing, improving human health, and tapping new energy sources, comes through local self-help projects. Proponents of local efforts at…