ERIC Number: ED144190
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1976-Dec
Pages: 221
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Providing Organizational Development Skills (PODS): A Combined Training Program.
Ward, William; And Others
This publication describes the Providing Organizational Development Skills (PODS) program, a series of eight instructional systems that together are intended to provide educators with the knowledge, skills, and sensitivities to organize and manage educational systems in more relevant, humane, effective, and efficient ways. The eight component systems of PODS include: Group Problem Solving: Interpersonal Communications; Research Utilizing Problem Solving; Interpersonal Influence; Social Conflict and Negotiative Problem Solving; Preparing Educational Training Consultants: Skills and Training (PETC-I); Preparing Educational Training Consultants: Consulting (PETC-II); and Preparing Educational Training Consultants: Organizational Development (PETC-III). These eight instructional systems are most effective when taken sequentially; altogether, PODS requires approximately 650 hours of training over two to three years. Chapter 1 provides a brief review of organizational development theory and the rationale for PODS training. Chapters 2, 3, and 4 present case studies that describe how PODS was or is being installed in three sites. Chapter 5 summarizes and reflects on the installation experiences. Chapter 6 presents a proposed strategy for PODS implementation. (Author/JG)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Sponsor: National Inst. of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. Basic Skills Group. Learning Div.
Authoring Institution: Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR.
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