This document contains the proceedings of the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) 2000. It includes the advance program and registration materials for the NECC. Major themes of NECC 2000 include: connecting technology to teaching and learning; staying connected with professional development; moving beyond the crossroads; teachers as…

Discusses the late report criticizing the National Center for Higher Education (NCHE) in Washington, D.C. as lacking lobbying power and organization. Presents example of how the NCHE associations are working together to produce budget analyses and energy resources reports. (PG)

Compares the predictive power of the concept of elite values with leader values; member values; and the three structural variables of complexity, centralization, and formalization in predicting innovative organizational performance. Elite values proved to be slightly better predictors than do either leader values or complexity. (Authors)

The objectives, organization, general activities and publications are discussed. (8 references) (DH)

Stratification within organizations as produced by the distribution of functional importance among positions is investigated. According to Stinchcombe's hypothesis from the functional theory of stratification, the rewards given to various positions are expected to be less equal when talent is complementary rather than additive. Actual differences…

The internal structure of the United Nations and its array of agencies dealing with population are reviewed together with the types of information available from the different sections. A diagram of the structure as it relates to population activities is drawn. (BL)

Examines personal and organizational correlates of organizational identification in the Roman Catholic Church and research and development laboratories. Results indicate the single-organization career combines security and localism with growth and cosmopolitanism, whereas, in the multiorganization career, the professional must choose from among…

Brief, but comprehensive, description of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), a non-governmental organization located in Morges, Switzerland. Presents its objectives, broad purpose and describes the specific activities of the organization. (LK)

This study is concerned with the nature of organizational goals and ways of measuring goal achievement. (Author)

Basic cause of the differences in range of choice between white and black decentralization plans is the disparity between black registered electoral figures and the number of black students in the high school system. Geographic polarization of Detroit into a black inner city and surrounding white suburbs reinforces this effect. (RJ)

Discusses a cooperative planning venture undertaken by the 40 school districts of the Buffalo, New York, metropolitan area. (Author)

The presidents and president elect of the National Association of Women Deans and Counselors, the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators and the ACPA met to discuss recommendations and methods for creating a single National Association. Their recommendation are presented and reactions and comments are requested. (Author/CG)

Suggests that the radical's lack of involvement and concern with process over content will lead to his defeat. Hopes, however, that radical violence will not obscure legitimate problems identified by activists willing to work for change. Presented at California Junior College Association, Anaheim, 1968. (Author/CJ)