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Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1978
Of the 64 libraries responding to a 1978 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) survey, 37 indicated that they used automated circulation systems; half of these were commercial systems, and most were batch-process or combination batch process and online. Nearly all libraries without automated systems cited lack of funding as the reason for not…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Automation
Peters, Richard – 1986
By tracing major ideas in the evolution of educational history between 1899 and 1985, the document takes readers from the traditional emphasis on citizenship training in social education to the current focus on teaching about the world community and the interdependence of its people and systems--cultural, ecological, economic, linguistic, racial,…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning
Kim, Jin Eun – 1977
This manual is basically designed as a self-instructional guide by which postsecondary vocational administrators and educators can conduct cost-effectiveness/benefit studies. (Cost-effectiveness/benefit analysis is an evaluation technique which can be used for assessing outcomes of existing and/or new programs in relation to their specified…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Criteria
Bartel, Carl R. – 1976
The preparation of appropriate and relevant instructional materials is essential to effective instruction. Instructional materials, usually in the form of a comprehensive course of study or training plan, should be based on a carefully planned, organized, and conducted analysis procedure. This analysis procedure may be used for the identification…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Course Organization, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Massey, D.; And Others – 1977
The document presents a formative evaluation of the program development process used to produce the 13 kits in the Canadian Content Project. The objective is to recommend whether similar development models should be used in the future. The study is presented in three sections. Section I examines and compares three approaches to local program…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education
Sarvella, John R. – 1979
An interactive, computerized model developed for Old Dominion University utilizes university historical data, demographic characteristics, projected selected economic variables and population figures by various age groups and planning districts to forecast enrollment, financial projections, and future fiscal conditions of the institution. The…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Computer Programs, Data Collection, Databases
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Clyde, John S. – 1979
This review of computerized career information and guidance systems begins with a discussion of the increase in computer systems in daily life. Part 2 examines the emergence of a national career information system program. The development of computerized systems that assist in career decision making is described in part 3. Part 4 provides…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Development, Career Opportunities, Career Planning
Ministry of Technology, London (England). Warren Spring Lab. – 1967
IN THIS COLLECTION OF ERGONOMICS ABSTRACTS AND ANNOTATIONS THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF CONCERN ARE REPRESENTED--GENERAL REFERENCES, METHODS, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT RELATING TO ERGONOMICS, SYSTEMS OF MAN AND MACHINES, VISUAL, AUDITORY, AND OTHER SENSORY INPUTS AND PROCESSES (INCLUDING SPEECH AND INTELLIGIBILITY), INPUT CHANNELS, BODY MEASUREMENTS,…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Annotated Bibliographies, Classification, Educational Media
Tuttle, Francis – 1969
Twenty-three instructors participated in an 8-week summer institute to develop their technical competency to teach the second year of a 2-year Technical Education Computer Science Program. Instructional material covered the following areas: (1) compiler languages and systems design, (2) cost studies, (3) business organization, (4) advanced…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Computer Science Education, Curriculum, Data Processing
RYANS, DAVID G.; AND OTHERS – 1962
AS THE EDUCATOR FACES DECISIONS ABOUT NEW TECHNOLOGY, HE NEEDS PRACTICAL RESEARCH ON WHICH TO BASE HIS DECISIONS. A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO RESEARCH, RATHER THAN A PIECEMEAL ONE, IS HIGHLY DESIRABLE. SUCH AN APPROACH COULD EMPLOY SIMULATION TECHNIQUES, WHICH DIFFER FROM CONTEXTUAL ONES PRIMARILY IN SCOPE AND CONTROL, AND WHICH CAN DEAL WITH A WIDE…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Autoinstructional Aids, Automation, Computer Assisted Instruction
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1967
Presented is a report of a joint study project of an aerospace company and California's Office of Compensatory Education. The project's goals were to (1) explore the impact of facets of compensatory education on some neighborhood problems; (2) offer a communication link between school personnel and the Office of Compensatory Education; (3) use a…
Descriptors: Aerospace Industry, Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Problems, Compensatory Education
National Swedish Board of Universities and Colleges, Stockholm. Research and Development Unit. – 1977
The transition from an elite university to a mass university has characterized modern university life. The purely quantitative development has been accompanied by a number of changes in the decisionmaking system in higher education. No systematic comparative studies exist of the development of the decisionmaking system. A project is under way at…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Decision Making, Educational Administration, Educational Change
Kagan, Barbara; Yamashita, June – 1976
Comprehensive Achievement Monitoring (CAM), developed at Stanford University in 1967, was introduced into a pre-algebra course in Moanalua High School in Hawaii to help teachers by providing information on the progress of individual students and of the total class. The computer package is used to correct each student's answer sheet and to prepare…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Course Objectives
McCombs, Barbara L.; And Others – 1975
The paper describes progress in the development of the Advanced Instructional System's Instructional Strategy Subsystem. Described are procedures for developing the Student Evaluation Component (which includes selection and validation of preassessment and within-course measures necessary for the development of a Student Data Profile) and the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Psychology, Educational Resources, Evaluation Methods
Yuskiewicz, Vincent D. – 1975
Needs assessment is a systematic procedure by which educational needs are identified and ranked in order of priority. The process involves the use of both objective (achievement test scores) and subjective (attitudinal measures) information to identify and rank educational needs. A procedure to guide the needs assessment effort includes various…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Cognitive Measurement, Compensatory Education, Educational Assessment
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