TO DEVELOP A PROPOSAL FOR POSITIVE EMPLOYEE STIMULATION, A STUDY WAS MADE OF MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS AMONG ATTENDANTS AT INSTITUTIONS FOR MENTAL RETARDATES. ATTENDANTS AT SUCH INSTITUTIONS ARE SUBJECTED TO A GREATER AMOUNT OF CULTURE SHOCK AND SOCIAL DEPRIVATION THAN OTHER EMPLOYEES. OVER LONG PERIODS OF TIME THIS CAUSES A DETERIORATION OF…

The purposes of this study were: (1) to determine salaries being paid to the incumbents of 46 selected professional administrative positions in higher education; (2) to determine the nature and dollar value of non-cash and total compensation afforded 30 of the 46 reported positions; and (3) to investigate the compensation relationships among…

The purpose of this study was to determine patterns of similarities and differences in perception of the college environment of four groups of undergraduate students classified as to degree of creative ability. Three questions were asked: (1) do perceptions of the actual or real campus environment differ for the group with the higher (HM) as…

Second of three articles on the general subject of college and university administration. (CB)

Discusses the changes that have and have not taken place in Soviet education in the past five decades. (RB)

Both obstacles and alternatives to current building processes are considered, and a systems approach to construction is proposed for the near future if higher education is to keep up with the demand for its services. A summary of findings on the progress of pre-fabrication is included. (AD)

The stimulus environment of institutions for the mentally retarded is examined from the point of view of its effect on the development of speech. (Author)

Study evidence does not support familiar assumptions of deficiencies in intelligence, personality and value development, resulting because young children were separated from their natural mothers and given many years of institutional care. This paper was presented at the 45th annual meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association, Chicago,…

Decisions affecting individual lives and commitments should be made in the smallest units, while logistics and support services should be tapped into regional and nationwide networks. (Editor)

Presents literature review on institutional racism in the field of mental health to identify its past and present forms, and provides recommendations from a clinical, community, and public policy nature. Also describes mental health approaches that attempt to be preventive or consultative for purpose of understanding modern forms of racism.…

Could the establishment of extensive teacher-evaluation practices prove counterproductive if effective school climates are not created and maintained? This paper attempts to answer this general question by investigating two more specific questions: (1) Is there an inherent conflict between the activities associated with teacher evaluation and…

A modified version of Furth's 13-step conservation of weight problem was administered to 72 legally blind children, 6-14 years of age. A total of 46 of the subjects resided in institutions for the blind, and 26 subjects lived in a family situation. Both the sighted group and the blind group living at home conserved more often than the…

Compares the organizational effectiveness of the phonograph record industry and the ethical pharmaceutical industry to explore the collective interaction of organizations in each industry with their institutional environment. (Author)