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CORRECTIONAL APPLICATION OF CHANGE THEORIES

NCJ Number
40314
Author(s)
M L MCCONKIE
Date Published
1976
Length
171 pages
Annotation
SYNTHESIS OF THE IMPORTANT FEATURES OF MAJOR RESEARCH FINDINGS AND THEORIES DEALING WITH THE PROCESSES OF CHANGE, INCLUDING SUMMARIES OF THE WORK OF SOME OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BEHAVIORAL SCIENTISTS.
Abstract
COMPILED AS A MANAGERIAL HANDBOOK, THE DOCUMENT IS DESIGNED FOR APPLICATION TO CORRECTIONAL MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES. THE PURPOSE OF THE HANDBOOK IS REFLECTED IN ITS THEME - EFFECTIE EFFECTIVE CONSISTS IN FINDING AND DEVELOPING THE STRATEGIES TO PLAN, DIRECT, AND CONTROL CHANGE. SOME OF THE AREAS COVERED INCLUDE THE CHANGE THEORY, APPLICATION OF THE THEORIES TO CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATION, AND OVERCOMING RESISTANCE TO CHANGE. SOME SUGGESTED MODELS FOR CHANGE ALSO ARE INCLUDED. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE IS APPENDED....KAP