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Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning, Aurora, CO. – 2000
This guidebook is designed to help school leaders think systemically as they examine school improvement issues and make decisions about change. The guidance offered is based on what has been learned from systems theory, research on school improvement, and conversations with a broad array of school leaders. Because schools are complex systems of…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Models
Despres, Blane, Ed. – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2007
This field guide provides a look into education in relation to a concept that has already been established in science, business and therapy. This book will encourage and educate readers about systemic thinking through examples and ideas pertinent to education and its reform. Following a Foreword (Michael Fullan) and Introduction (Blane Despres),…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Systems Approach, Educational Change, Instructional Leadership
Ragan, Stephen W. – 1976
Two systematic ways of analyzing and planning the components of a program or project, both used extensively by industry and government, are discussed in this paper. The methods are Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) Networks and Critical Path Method (CPM) Arrow Diagrams. The purposes of this paper are (1) to explore the need for…
Descriptors: Critical Path Method, Diagrams, Educational Planning, Long Range Planning
Stump, William P. – American School and University, 1983
An integrated electronic system combines individual monitoring and control functions into one economical unit that earns a rapid payback by automatically managing and controlling energy usage, building systems, and security and maintenance tasks. (MLF)
Descriptors: Alarm Systems, Building Operation, Computer Oriented Programs, Electronic Control
Carr, Alison A.; Reigeluth, Charles M. – Educational Technology, 1993
Offers guidelines for selecting community members for systemic restructuring efforts in public schools. Definitions of community and of systemic restructuring, or educational systems design, are presented; the importance of selection efforts is discussed; a community selection model is described and explained; and further research is suggested.…
Descriptors: Community, Community Involvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Martinetz, Charles F. – 1988
This description of a method for using task analysis information to derive skill and knowledge requirements in the development of a training course begins by considering two important aspects of deriving skill and knowledge requirements. First, it is argued that task description is an important part of system design and training development in…
Descriptors: Classification, Design Requirements, Instructional Development, Instructional Systems

Seaman, A. Frederick, Jr. – College and University, 1979
Information systems are becoming more than computer systems, with new equipment and techniques combining with data processing to form a new field called information technology. The emerging discipline of systems engineering is discussed along with nine systems engineering techniques. An organization chart of an information services department is…
Descriptors: Accountability, Computers, Data Processing, Data Processing Occupations
Eddison, Elizabeth B. – Database, 1988
Provides generic guidelines covering the basic issues of database building within an organization. The areas discussed include assessing organizational needs, selecting and testing hardware and software, estimating costs, and creating and maintaining the database. A check list of important considerations and a list of additional readings are…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Cost Estimates, Databases, Formative Evaluation
Lashbrook, Velma J. – 1983
A systems approach to effective instructional design that is equally applicable to educational and organizational settings includes six components: (1) needs assessment, (2) systems design, (3) curriculum development, (4) organizational development, (5) feedback and evaluation, and (6) outcomes. The last component, outcomes, provides a context and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Feedback
Neuroth, Joann; And Others – 1992
Most administrators agree that school improvement and change are needed. Disagreement among administrators arises over how the improvements should be made. Total Quality Management (TQM) is a powerful tool in bringing about change and should be considered as an effective alternative in improvement efforts. The TQM approach is designed to address…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement
Young, Micki Jo; And Others – 1978
This book for library administrators and Federal library staff covers the application of minicomputers in Federal libraries and offers a review of minicomputer technology. A brief overview of automation explains computer technology, hardware, and software. The role of computers in libraries is examined in terms of the history of computers and…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Computer Storage Devices, Computers, Government Libraries
McGonagill, Grady – 1993
The drive for systemic reform in education reflects a widespread hunger in all sectors of society to make sense of the whole, as is shown in the increasing recognition of people in organizations of the interrelatedness of the organizations' parts. However, many attempts at systemic reform are hampered by the lack of a common view of what an…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Doody, Robert J.; And Others – 1982
Designed to improve the long-term operational efficiency of the Montgomery County, Maryland, Public Schools (MCPS) payroll system, this study begins with an executive summary, including a set of recommendations and a chapter-by-chapter synopsis. Following an introduction to the study and a general description of the payroll system in chapters 1…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Integrated Activities
Chadwick, Alan, Ed.; Legge, Derek, Ed. – 1984
This manual, based on two years of research in Great Britain, is intended to assist those who are involved in the education of adults. In particular, it is intended to persuade adult educators to examine the relationships between policies and practice and thereby enhance the effectiveness of educational provision. The first section of the manual…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Curriculum Development, Educational Administration
Yff, Joost – 1983
A study was aimed at helping to define the information needs of persons who are directly involved in developing education policy at local and state levels. Five organizations interviewed for this project were: Education Commission of the States (Denver, Colorado); National Association of State Boards of Education (Washington, District of…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Educational Development, Educational Needs, Educational Policy