The greater organizational complexity of libraries and information centers in recent years has given rise to more complex problems for managers. To facilitate solutions, operations research (OR) techniques have been developed that consider the quantitative dimensions of problems along with their political and organizational aspects. Eight standard…

The demand for administrators and specialists trained in quantitative concepts and skills has increased across the last decade mainly as a result of the accountability movement. Quantitative methods can greatly assist the school administrator in certain decisionmaking processes, although it is essential that he be able to distinguish between those…

The Design for Tennessee Assessment and Evaluation of Title III, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, was developed to provide a tool for educators to use in evaluating projects and programs in Tennessee schools. An intensive workshop on evaluation was held using the Tennessee Evaluation Design as the synthesizing structure. The presentations…