PROVIDING A COMMON GROUND OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN EDUCATOR AND ARCHITECT IN THE PLANNING PROCESS IS THE GOAL OF THIS REPORT. CLOSING THE COMMUNICATION GAP BETWEEN THE TWO GROUPS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY DISCUSSING EDUCATIONAL INNOVATIONS. ABANDONMENT OF THE TRADITIONAL PUPIL-TEACHER RATIO FORMULA IN FAVOR OF VARYING GROUP SIZES IS SUGGESTED AS A…

THROUGH A QUESTIONNAIRE ADMINISTERED TO ALL FULL-TIME PROFESSIONAL AND SECRETARIAL STAFF MEMBERS IN SIX SOUTHWESTERN JUNIOR COLLEGES, THE AUTHORS DEVELOPED A DESIGN FOR ANALYZING INFLUENCE STRUCTURES AND APPLIED IT TO ANALYSIS OF INFLUENCE STRUCTURES IN CURRICULUM MATTERS AT THESE COLLEGES. FOUR DIMENSIONS ARE IDENTIFIED AS AUTHORITY,…

This directory lists those international organizations with which the International Federation for Documentation (FID) is associated, with the relationship indicated: consultation, affiliation, or membership. Names and addresses of its administrative and committee officers and its members and affiliated organizations, both international and…

The topic of this document is statewide organizations of and for library trustees. The reasons for such organizations are: (1) to educate individual library trustees, (2) to inform and stimulate library trustees, individually and as library boards, (3) to work with libraries to plan for interlibrary cooperation and library systems, and (4) to work…

Following a brief historical chronology of the International Federation for Documentation (FID), the organization's statutes are presented in the original French text and in English. The rules of procedures outline membership policy, conduct of technical bodies, FID conferences, publications, and regional commissions. Terms of reference are…

In this directory, the International Federation for Documentation (FID) provides names and addresses of its administrative and committee officers, and of its member and affiliate organizations, both international and national. Notation is also made of those international organizations with which FID has a consultative, affiliate, or member…

The National Center for Higher Education, located at One Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C., has been perceived by many as a focus of power and influence for higher education. At the same time, expectations of members of the organizations have evolved because of such a power image. Thus, a dilemma may unfold whereby members expect output from their…

An important facet of governance and administration in a college or university is the role of the department chairman. This revised version of an address delivered at Memphis State University on 14 November 1973 directs attention to the wider role of department chairmen. The department chairman's primary duties should be: (1) representation of the…

This document presents the results of a survey of member presidents and trustees of the Association of Governing Boards (AGB). The questionnaire employed several strategies for determining member needs and interests, and their perception of the role that the AGB should play in serving those needs and interests. First, a number of frequent concerns…

This document describes some basic characteristics of decision-making that any formal management system should support: (1) the structure of an organization, (2) the decision patterns of an organization, and (3) the keys to good decisions. (Author)

Two factors predominate in determining the appropriateness of strategic plans for management information systems (MIS)--explicitness (the degree to which the process is conscious, formal, and documented) and situational fit (the degree to which the MIS is compatible with the specific organization and its members). (Author/IRT)

The article describes the "Squaws and Mohawks," a social club in Brookline, Massachusetts, made up of 20 adults who are mentally retarded. (DLS)

Draws certain comparisons between the organization, methods and objectives of two youth movements seldom viewed in respect of each other: the one serves a religious faith and is known as the pentecostal youth movement, the other serves a political ideology and is known as the Bulgarian komsomol. (Author/RK)

This directory presents a list of 340 professional organizations and societies in earth science. Groups from both the United States and other countries are included. (BT)

Discusses the destructive aspects of reorganization that must take place if change is to be successful. The 1970-71 reorganization of the U.S. Post Office Department is used as a model. (Author)