Describes major areas of progress in organization development (OD): progress in operationalizing the concept of change; progress in improving measurement; and progress in designing statistical procedures used to analyze OD intervention data. Suggests recent research developments point to a more solid base on which to build OD practice and theory.…

A comprehensive theoretical model designed to explain the academic satisfaction, residential living satisfaction, academic performance, and retention of college students is presented. The model is tested against data obtained from a state university. Use of the model to test the effect of institutional policy measures on retention is described.…

With even the simplest bivariate regression, least-squares solutions are inappropriate unless one assumes a priori that reciprocal effects are absent, or at least implausible. While this discussion is limited to bivariate regression, the issues apply equally to multivariate regression, including stepwise regression. (Author/CTM)

Law teachers, it is suggested, should show more interest in learning how both collective and individual pay decisions are made. The question of how to set a pay distribution within a faculty once a sum of money is available for the purpose is examined. (MLW)

Reviews pilot project at the University of Southern California to convert the traditional card catalog to a COM catalog. This involved identification of essential and nonessential catalog data elements and assessment of users' reaction toward the sudden change in form and content of the catalog. (CWM)

Describes the use of computer courseware in an undergraduate chemistry curriculum for (1) a tutorial program, (2) a computer assisted test construction (CATC) system, (3) a set of simulation and data reduction programs, (4) a "Numerical Methods in Chemistry" course, and (5) a library of computer managed instruction (CMI) programs. (JL)

A case history is presented that recounts the evolutionary development of a unified evaluation, budgeting, and planning system at Michigan State University. It is a system that is strongly based on the collection and analysis of department, college, and institutional data. (Author/MLW)

Bryn Mawr College is developing a data gathering workbook to aid small institutions in the analysis of financial options. Growth-rate balance and data gathering and analysis workbooks are described along with four problem areas: growth-rate imbalance, asset depletion, control indicators, and quality shifts. (MLW)

Describes a study to measure the cumulative financial condition and the financial progress of Pennsylvania's higher education institutions and to develop and refine measures of financial condition. Information covered includes trend consensus, source of financial data, presentation of the analysis, and accomplishments. (MLW)

Describes the experimental methods used to verify two hypotheses concerning the variability of linguistic behavior at the social and individual levels, within a homogeneous community. Postulates correlations among data from the social/individual "external dimension" and the "internal dimension" which is based on structural properties such as…

Examines the use of information about rural populations for the purposes of rural development with emphases on information needs, population information systems, the exchange of data at the rural level, and data management. Implications and suggested options for government are identified. (FM)

Design, analysis, and reporting considerations for the application of analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) techniques in educational settings are described. Numerous examples are drawn from the national follow through evaluation, and suggestions for improving reports using ANCOVA-type techniques are presented. (Author/BW)

Suggests both the need and the methods for disaggregating the goal of full employment. Analyzes the categories of age, sex, race, and marital and economic status in determining the composition of unemployment. Stresses the need for measures that would reduce unacceptably high unemployment rates. Statistical tables examine the distribution of…

A survey of graduates of the University of South Carolina's College of Social Work master's program is reported. Data on the extent of dissemination and utilization of their theses revealed that over half of the student research was used in a practitioner-beneficial manner. Variables relating to research utilization are identified. (Author/MLW)

A Western Carolina experiment examined what kinds of data could be obtained from students that could (1) help make physical facility planning more objective and factual and (2) determine what the academic or learning consequences of these decisions might be. Focus was on student use of time and facilities. (Author/MLW)