Too often basic employee needs go unmet due to poor human relations practices and ineffective work management techniques. Managers can avoid the common mistakes listed, and meet the needs identified in this report by restudying basic management concepts. (JMD)

The article discusses the importance of continuous organizational change and renewal and presents ten conditions that must be met before renewal or change can come about. (MF)

Focusing on the significance of the organizational activities of the late 1960s and early 1970s, the article covers urban and rural, migrant and nonmigrant, and state and regional organizing efforts. The successes and failures of these organizing efforts are discussed as well as suggestions of possible organizing strategies for the future. (NQ)

It is suggested that the evolution of our understanding about man and the ecological system has a significant parallel to current conceptions about organizations in their social systems. Specific arguments are made regarding managerial literature and training programs, concern for ethical behavior or social responsibility, and promising…

A black teacher in a white school discusses her way of dealing with black students who are bused to the school. (JD)

Research in five cultures indicates a similar pattern of interrelationship among interpersonal resources, in spite of differences in instrumentation, language, and background of subjects. Results support the notion that interrelationship of resources may be cross-culturally invariant. (PS)

Developed a framework for describing and assessing the qualities of sibling relationships by interviewing upper elementary school children and administering a self-report questionnaire to fifth- and sixth-grade children. Component analysis yielded four underlying factors: warmth/closeness, relative status/power, conflict, and rivalry. Relative…

Reviews the literature on multicultural education; argues that much of the existing literature addresses limited aspects. Provides a taxonomy by which to define the term, examines its use, and criticizes various approaches. The framework is helpful for educators concerned with articulating issues of multicultural education. (Author/CH)

Presents a brief review of theories on women's vocational development; a new construct of identity, the relational component; examples of how this construct can be used to expand an existing theory; examples of how this construct can be used by practitioners; and suggestions for directions in research and practice. (ABB)

The author makes a personal statement about nuclear war, democracy, the importance of the family unit, travel, social action, the needs of learners, curriculum development, and knowledge. (CT)

Presents a selection of literature on the subject of women in management, emphasizing the most noted authors and studies of the 1970s and 1980s. This article looks at the characteristics of these women, their successes, and their future as managers. (CT)

Organizes models of human relationships on a continuum ranging from parent-controlled "relationship listening" models to teacher-controlled "coercive legalistic" models. Examples illustrate how early childhood educators can use the continuum in conjunction with the concepts of levels of need and crisis to select strategies for intervening in…

Reports on an analysis of a variety of sources of literature dealing with the attitudes of Albertans toward two minority groups, Mennonites, an evangelical Protestant sect, and Hutterites, another religious sect with an atypical life-style, from the turn of the century to the present. (Editor/RK)

Rankings of the importance of five competency areas (classroom instruction, human relations, planning, evaluation, and professionalism) deemed necessary for supervising teachers were obtained from university faculty members, public school placement directors, school principals, and teachers. (Author/NQ)

This paper underscores the significance of personal dignity, decency, and integrity as the core values and symbionic concepts to promote human rights education. It proposes a proactive model with philosophical ramifications and practical applications proposed for educators, researchers, and mental health practitioners interested in human rights…