Presents a brief chapter in the history of the Irish-American community of New York City, in the history of the Communist Party, U.S.A. and of one attempt by members of both communities to work together. (Author/AM)

Building governing boards requires a clear reading of a college's particular needs and challenges. A good board need not be homogeneous but can be highly differentiated. If each member is informed and motivated, each can be expected to make significant contributions to the whole from his or her own particular skills and resources. (MSE)

Reports a change of structure in the board of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Includes rules of procedure. (DMM)

Asserts that all behavior is result of individual-group interaction, determined by attachment to and identification with various groups to which one belongs. Presents this social cohesion as a function of member's levels and types of group involvement. Describes types ranked according to degree of involvement (identification, alienation, autonomy,…

Proposes the multiple constituency approach as a meaningful framework for analyzing the activities of the personnel department. Empirically tested hypothesis on the differences in constituency preferences in l50 organizational units of three large organizations. Found some constituencies desired significantly different activities from the…

Various theories of the nature of ethnicity are explored in this article. Implications of ethnicity for multicultural education are discussed. (DF)

This manual is a comprehensive guide to identifiers of gang activities and memberships. The "People" and "Folks" concepts it uses represent the two main divisions of street gang affiliation. Gangs that belong to the "People" nation use the left side as an identifier, use a five-pointed star as an emblem, and claim…

There is a growing body of literature about "community" in learning, or "cohorts" of learners, but there is relatively little empirical evidence about what these communities and cohorts might be. This paper reviews the literature, recognizes variations in meaning in discussions of community, and takes the first steps toward a model that describes…

All-women's counseling groups are the subject of controversy among counselors. This article presents a rationale for such groups, discussing several ways in which women find them more therapeutically helpful than mixed groups. (Author)

This paper outlines the major beliefs and practices underlying Igbo traditional counselling systems. (Author)

An attempt to explore the slanting and focusing effects an attitude set can have on the recall and interpretative processes. Occupational groups membership is cited as the relevant variable: the study indicates that this variable influences the interpretation of environmental events not the recall of these events. (SE)

The Music Educators National Conference (MENC) launched a new public relations plan; membership remained relatively stable; division meetings proved successful; and the Music in Our Schools Week campaign completed its best year ever. (RM)

Multiethnic and global education, although they have separate histories and identities, have similar goals and content, including four areas of mutual interest: the meaning of groups and group membership, group image formation, perspectives, and intercultural communication. However, they sometimes compete with one another for time in crowded…