Describes how one university meets the challenge of preparing qualified dictators and transcribers through an up-to-date word processing curriculum. (LRA)

Argues that the use of microcomputers and prewritten computer programs can save teachers time and effort in calculating the readability levels of written materials. (FL)

A computer program that utilizes an optical scanning machine is used for ordering supplies in a Louisiana school system. The program provides savings in time and labor, more accurate data, and easy-to-use reports. (Author/MLF)

How to reduce energy use while improving the quality of your lighting. (Author)

Ways to add efficiency to negotiations between school district management and employee organizations. (Author/MLF)

Examines the connection between resource allocation and its anticipated results by emphasizing the multi-level nature of the educational system, the importance of nonpurchased resources, and the effect on learning of both the manner in which the classroom is structured and the mix of peers with whom students learn. (Author/IRT)

In exploring continued public support for standardized testing, the author finds that testing responds to the desire to make the most efficient use of human resources, to objectively measure ability regardless of social position, and to establish national standards that moderate the autonomy of local institutions. (Author/WD)

Empirically evaluates three measures of effectiveness of school district cash management: the rate of return method in common use and two new measures--efficiency rating and Net Present Value (NPV). The NPV approach allows examination of efficiency and provides a framework for evaluating other areas of educational policy. (Author/IRT)

Examines the use of influence diagrams to help understand political processes within organizations. This technique is illustrated through a case study of a new extended care facility connected to a hospital. (Author/IRT)

Investment in efficient, high-speed machines is a step toward greater productivity in school maintenance. (Author/MLF)

Older cities represent models of energy efficiency. A research project that compares the performance of three different solar design approaches for older cities is described. (Author/MLF)

A number of case studies show the conservation benefits of reuse and continued use of existing buildings. Energy savings increase when changes are adapted to individual circumstances. (Author/MLF)

When a special-education student in the Tucson (Arizona) Unified School District moves to a new address, that information is communicated quickly and efficiently to every office needing to know. School community members have discovered the value of a well-planned information-management system. Specifics about line speed, vendor reliability,…

Asserting that in-class small group work often falters when students report out their work, describes 11 techniques for ending group work and evaluates their relative merits based on efficiency, accountability for individual students, complete sharing of information, and student practice in articulating what they learned. (EV)