This paper examines the concept of the work-study or cooperative program in higher education and describes how it operates at 6 colleges and universities. Discussion of research results concerning the advantages of such programs is followed by some unanswered questions regarding the true effectiveness of work-study programs. A bibliography in…

The study undertaken by the Secretariat on the production and distribution of Unesco's Publications is reported. The study also contains the practical measures the Secretariat proposes to take, under the Draft Programme and Budget for 1973-1974 and the Medium-Term Outline Plan, to apply "a publishing policy [corresponding] more closely to the…

A Fortran V program is described derived for the Univac 1100 Series Computer for clustering into hierarchical structures large matrices, up to 1000 x 1000 and larger, of interassociations between objects. (RC)

Describes an improved version of the Menne program, ITEMA, which combines several analysis procedures with option capabilities. (RC)

Updates the comparison of the ELHILL (currently ELHILL 3, formerly ELHILL 2) and STAIRS programs as they affect on-line searching of the MEDLARS citation file. (Author)

A discussion of instructional television's implementation in terms of massiveness of the system; the decentralization of the system; and the fragmented, overlapping funding structure of the system, which results in obscured centers of power resting somewhere between state and local control, with subtle direction by the federal government.…

An analysis of various educational television projects and the aspects of each that can be used to evolve a model for ITV. (HB)

This article sets forth the usual purposes and methods for different types of evaluation activities and discusses each type of evaluation in relation to a sequential evaluation outline. (Author)

To develop a formalized ranking approach, managers at each level of the organization must decide who should participate in ranking, what procedures should be adopted for conducting ranking, and what must be done to meld the chosen procedures with the budget process and timetable. (Author/IRT)

Suggests that the most practical budgeting system for most managers is a formalized combination of incremental and zero-based analysis because little can be learned about most programs from an annual zero-based budget. (Author/IRT)

The involvement of the American College Health Association and its role in the development of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, American Psychiatric Association Third Revision (DSM-III) over the period of a year is described. (Author)

A personal evaluation of OCLC's overall impact and performance, from a managerial viewpoint, with special suggestions for handling current problems, especially governance. (Author/KP)

Examined recruitment data from 3,112 participants to ascertain whether the Veteran's Readjustment Program (VRP) brought a significantly larger percentage of black Vietnam War veterans into the work force at the U.S. Army Missile Command Center than did traditional Office of Personnel Management recruitment procedures. Results indicated the VRP was…

Determined effects on sobriety of two follow-up treatments, self-management and letter and telephone, for alcoholics (N=60) who had completed an alcohol treatment program. Results showed significant difference for the letter and telephone group after one month in comparison to the self-management and the control groups, but no significant…