Considers the concept of organizational climate and examines the relationships to be expected between different aspects of climate and various dimensions of organizational structure and context. Examination of the effect of hierarchical level on perceptions of organizational climate showed significant variations by level. (Author)

To study the impact of the greek-letter society on American colleges and universities is to observe those institutions changing under the direct influence of students. The authors purpose is to trace that influence and to suggest some of the meanings it has for us today. (Author)

Examines decisionmaking conflicts between professional and bureaucratic subsystems in colleges and universities. (Author)

The APGA faces a time of challenge. Its present structure and emphasis builds for divisiveness and lack of organizational unity. The Association for Human Development is suggested as a new name for APGA. Conceptual models for the divisions discussed imply unity of the developmental process. (Author)

Provides a framework for understanding responses to the organizational changes necessitated by the creation and growth of an electronic data processing division. (RA)

A political science professor suggests that few student leaders represent the student body, instead they are either administrative stooges or spokesmen for special interest groups on the campus. (Author)

Superintendents and school board presidents help school board members remain dedicated, hardworking, and enthusiastic by eliminating unnecessary meetings, delegating tasks to administrators, avoiding information overload, requesting members' presence only when necessary, using the "proper channels" method to reduce workload and increase…

Maintains that secondary schools often assign their counselors major responsibility for the gatekeeping and custodial functions associated with student scheduling. Recommends as an alternative having counselors advise students and others needing counseling while paraprofessionals and clerical personnel handle the administrative duties. (Author/PGD)

Briefly reviews the history of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA), outlines the contrasts between IFLA and the American Library Association, describes the social environment within which IFLA conference activities are carried out, and discusses the major activities and organizational missions of IFLA. (JL)

Surveyed participants (N=453) in sorority and fraternity rush about the effect rush had on their self-images. Found students who pledged a Greek-letter organization reported that rush had a neutral to positive effect on their views of themselves, while nonpledges indicated that it had a neutral to negative effect. (Author)

Compares two methods of measuring bureaucratic structure, Hall's organizational inventory and the University of Aston (England) approach, and tests them using data from 55 public high schools in New Jersey. Factor analysis reveals four underlying dimensions of school structure, including organizational control, rational specialization, system…

Reviews contingency and universalistic theoretical rationales linking satisfaction and conflict to organic and mechanistic styles of structure and control. Results indicate that contingency variables are frequently as good as, or even better than, universalistic variables as predictors of satisfaction and conflict. (Author/IRT)

Related are the results of the discussions at a meeting of the world's chemical society presidents in Washington, D.C. Members of the executive committee involved in formation of an international chemical society are listed. (SA)