Carleton's new governance experiment to bring together all elements in the college community in a combination of localized decision-making and coordination. (Editor/IR)

In a talk to several regional associations of AACRAO, its past president discusses the status of the registrar on the college campus. (IR)

Patterns of relationships were identified between indices of organizational conflict and several measures of each of five organizational variables. The measures were adapted from 1500 questionnaires and 600 interviews in 28 public high schools. (Author)

Because of the universities' central role in producing, storing, and transmitting knowledge, they are becoming increasingly more engaged in the governmental-political arenas. (JH)

This article is an adaptation of a paper presented before the 15th annual School Law Conference.

Presents seven ideas which are influencing schools: inclusiveness, school as an employing agency, partnership, new interest from industry, volunteers, accountability and relevance. (JB)

Surveyed 121 Canadian social workers on their attitudes toward strikes. Results showed subjects had little experience with strikes although 80 percent had no objection in principle to striking. Quality of service was a more important strike issue than traditional union concerns such as wages or job security. (Author/JAC)

Research showed that the center-periphery pattern of social structure, characteristic of many academic communities, also applies to political science. This pattern consists of a tightly knit group of leaders and increasingly looser groups of followers arrayed about them. Within the social structure, all members are familiar with the top…

Seeks to understand effects of recent reductions of federal support for education by recalling both the original grounds for providing federal aid and the modes by which such funds are distributed and used. Suggests features of federal support and draws attention to possible consequences of its reduction. (BRR)

Argues that the U.S. record on desegregation since the "Brown" decision is disappointing and that the courts should have concentrated on improving the quality of Black education and Blacks' access to decision making. Suggests that integration, in a society committed to White dominance, will never ensure equal educational opportunity.…

Children 7 through 11 years of age were interviewed to determine their career preferences, the degree to which they perceive occupations as limited to one sex exclusively, and their perceptions of their parents' power distribution. Information was also collected on parents' jobs. Data were analyzed using sex typing of preferred career as the…

Ideally, a college board of trustees is the final authority that also delegates almost every function. However, the specific things the board does are related to how it was formed and what it was created to do. Some traditions and expectations are outlined. (Author/MSE)