Probes some ways in which teachers in a preschool system adapted their behavior in the light of the demands that they perceived the organization placed on them. Also examines the communication of power and authority that influenced the behavior of the teachers. (Author/IRT)

Describes two international meetings of adult educators, held in Costa Rica in July 1978, to learn about adult education programs in Latin America, to share information, and to foster more exchange of information among Latin American adult educators and colleagues in other parts of the world. (MF)

To build and maintain positive organizational relationships, author advises that trainers become company researchers . Suggests looking not only at how the organization works internally, but its place in the larger business community and its relationship with various regulatory agencies. Proposes analyzing management problems/needs and…

Describes research testing the hypothesis that complex technologies (or teaching methods) generate more complex organizational structures. Uses two sets of longitudinal data from San Francisco elementary schools. (CK)

Focuses on different kinds of school and classroom organization for teaching reading at the preschool and primary levels. (AEA)

Information on negotiations concerning the American Association of University Women's (AAUW) participation in the International Federation of University Women (IFUW) is updated. Recent joint recommendations proffered to the IFUW by the AAUW in unison with the Council of the Canadian Federation of University Women are presented. (JMD)

The National Representation Project of the Association of American Colleges found that there must be a separate national voice for the independent liberal arts institutions (about 90 public universities and over 600 independent colleges and universities). Specific recommendations evolving from the project are discussed. (LBH)

Accounting principles and tax considerations are discussed in this speech regarding exempt organization's advertising income from their publications. (LBH)

Training needed to implement technological and organizational change in small- and medium-sized enterprises is restrained by lack of systematic organization, negative effects of organizational and personnel structures, and different interpretations of managerial tasks. Article suggests that managers should strive to create the necessary…

Despite ongoing school improvement efforts, there are more factors at work to stabilize schools than to change them. Stabilizing factors pervade school organization, curriculum context, unadventuresome textbooks, teacher isolation, and standardized testing practices. Educational innovation is predicated on change in form, content, and goals and…

Lists the nation's largest nonprofit child care organizations, oldest child care centers, and largest child care centers. (BB)

Describes six survival strategies used by human service agencies in times of fiscal restraint. Discussed are political and funding strategies, and strategies to modify program resources, structural dimensions, roles, and administration. Also considered are factors that enable an agency to use the strategies. (RJC)

Describes the development, structure and functions of the Organization of American States, a regional international government organization. The description covers the documents produced by various organizational components, bibliographic tools available to verify titles and contents, and the holdings of the Columbus Memorial Library. An extensive…

Describes the experience of a member of "Orgullo Latino," a Hispanic student organization at Raritan Valley Community College, Somerville, New Jersey. Relates some potential problems of socializing in such groups, and recommends that Hispanic students investigate them and find their own niche. Includes annotations and addresses for 16…

Reviews community development projects in Nicaragua that use the multiplier effect in which people learn from each other. Projects include volunteer community health promoters, women's family gardens cooperatives, soil and water conservation programs, a women's collective, and a wheelchair repair workshop. (SK)