After tracing the history of Blacks in higher education from slavery to the present, the author discusses the relative merits of Black versus White higher education institutions for Black students. (RLV)

Discusses the process of organizational change for early childcare education centers, focusing on preparation and planning. Provides suggestions for examining the source of change; the way staff, children, and parents are affected; the center's philosophy; practical considerations; staff training and development; the timetable for implementation;…

Investigated environmental influence on health service demands of State Prison of Southern Michigan inmates. Relocated some older prisoners to much smaller facility to examine influence of environmental change. Move seemed to cause temporary increase in illness or health care demands among more elderly inmates, but all other measures of inmate…

Summarizes author's 11 years of experience implementing ecosystems model for assessing resident hall environment at 2 universities. Describes institutionalization of the process, administrative expectations, time commitment, costs, technical problems, student participation, environmental referents, developing change, flexibility, multiple reports,…

Provides information that middle level educators can use to develop dynamic school cultures that emphasize literacy and actively engage students in this effort. Discusses how cultures are created and sustained, and examines middle school practices for the cultural messages they communicate to students. Describes how literacy may be made a core…

This paper summarizes research on ways to measure a school's instructional climate. Four areas of inquiry revolve around accomplishment, recognition, power, and affiliation. Because a school's instructional climate has a significant impact on student learning, the study of instructional climate is important. Three sets of conditions to examine…

Institutional atmosphere forms the context of reasoning in an institution and defines the relationship between the individual and the organizational framework of the institution. The hierarchical complexity of the institutional dilemmas solved by people interacting in that institution defines the stages of reasoning embodied in the atmosphere. The…

This study explored the experience of collegiate mid-level managers in the higher education organization through an examination of the construction of roles and the congruity of the constructed role to the environment. Using a qualitative, case study method and symbolic interactionism for a theoretical framework, the study examined the…

This report summarizes the conceptual framework, findings, and methods of the Teacher Beliefs Study, an intensive, two-year program of research on the structures and functions of teachers' belief systems. Eight teachers in three school districts were videotaped over the course of a semester and were interviewed for a total of approximately 20…

THE DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE SPANNING THE YEARS FROM 18 TO 25 MUST BE STUDIED SEPARATELY FROM OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES. THE DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS OF THIS PERIOD ARE RELATED TO, BUT SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT FROM, THOSE OF BOTH ADOLESCENCE AND ADULTHOOD. THE SEVEN MAJOR DEVELOPMENTAL VECTORS FOR THE YOUNG ADULT INCLUDE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPETENCE,…

A REVOLUTION IN PLANNING WAS TRIGGERED BY A REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION WHICH INVESTIGATED THE AVAILABILITY OF PLACES IN RELATION TO STUDENT ENROLLMENT PROJECTION. SIX NEW UNIVERSITIES WERE CONSTRUCTED AS A RESULT WITH AN EMPHASIS ON DESIGN. THE DESIGN WAS DEVELOPED TO HELP SOLVE THE DILEMMA OF "BELONGING" AT LARGE INSTITUTIONS.…

FROM INFORMATION GIVEN TO THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF JUNIOR COLLEGES BY 581 COLLEGES, 36 VARIABLES WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE AREAS OF TYPE OF CONTROL, CURRICULAR EMPHASIS, FINANCIAL CHARACTERISTICS, AND MISCELLANEOUS CHARACTERISTICS. AFTER THE COMPUTATION OF INTERCORRELATIONS AMONG THESE VARIABLES, FACTORING OF THE RESULTANT CORRELATION MATRIX…

LIVING-LEARNING RESIDENCE HALLS WHICH INCLUDE CLASSROOMS, RECREATION FACILITIES, AND FACULTY OFFICES ALONG WITH THE DORMITORY ROOMS WERE COMPARED TO THE MORE CONVENTIONAL RESIDENCE HALLS. IT WAS EXPECTED THAT THE LIVING-LEARNING HALLS FOSTERED A MORE INTELLECTUAL AND COHESIVE ATMOSPHERE. UNDERGRADUATES IN A LARGE UNIVERSITY WHO RESIDED IN ONE OF…

The American Council on Education has been conducting a longitudinal research study to assess the impact of different college environments on the student's development and to provide a source of current, readily available, descriptive information about the student population. The findings presented in this paper are based on the followup of the…

Management is a future-oriented decision process that relates resources into a total functional system for the accomplishment of a set of objectives. As a rule, universities do not have a management system, and there is no understanding of their environments in terms of the inputs, outputs, objectives, and organizational relationships of line and…