The paper discusses the functions and principles of industrial management, compares educational and industrial organization, and notes industrial management techniques applicable to industrial education administration. (MF)

Offers administrators 15 guidelines for effective delegation, descriptions of 6 participatory decision making methods, and 5 procedures for problem solving. Discusses advantages and disadvantages of delegation and participation. (LFL)

Administrative scientists superimpose analytic frameworks on their observations when trying to make knowledge meaningful. The generation of knowledge should be seen as an essentially interpretive and subjective activity. An awareness of this fact may encourage a view of scientific progress that is reinforced by the social context in which research…

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The role of trustees in the management of higher education is addressed by the executive director of the College and University Personnel Association. Specific recommendations are offered for improved management. (LBH)

Exhorts higher education managers to attack not only small problems, but to see all sides of large issues to perceive its elements, thereby improving understanding of yourself and your job. (PG)

In selecting appropriate techniques for achieving corporate objectives, management scientists need to guard against the not-invented-here'' syndrome. (WM)

This article discusses the tactical and strategic guidelines for organizers of recipient groups that flow from the theoretical issues of totalitarianism. (Author)

Reviews the concepts and assumptions underlying the Scanlon Plan, an approach to organizational development based on participatory management. The approach is summarized using four concepts (identity, participation, equity, and managerial competence) which can create a climate of mutual respect and confidence. (JAC)

This article notes that art education is suffering in the current financial crisis because it is erroneously viewed as (1) fun and, therefore, not educational and (2) geared toward only the artistically talented. Listed are 12 components identified by a state supervisor as common to successful school art programs. (SJL)

The advent of sophisticated copying equipment has enhanced the significance of the carbon copy in organizational communication. The authors discuss the carbon copy both as an information tool and as a political device in administration and give managers guidelines on its use. (SJL)

This series of six articles suggest ways vocational agriculture instructors can (1) delegate tasks to students and others, (2) organize daily activities in a priority manner to allow for the accomplishment of planned tasks, and (3) eliminate time wasting tasks. (LRA)

Describes a rating form that can be used as a starting point to determine how well time is being managed. Suggests a priority system to be used for planning work activities. (LRA)