A study which illustrates a method for predicting how changes in selection criteria could affect training time and training costs in self instructional courses. (Author)

The school principalship has undergone change in the past decade. Principals are expected to make daily decisions in the best interests of students within their school systems. Secondary school principals are socialized to choose between idealized (or desired) tasks and conventional (or actual) tasks associated with their job. A literature review…

Managers and executives need the easy and quick access to business and management information that online databases can provide, but many have difficulty articulating their search needs to an intermediary. One possible solution would be to encourage managers and their immediate support staff members to search textual databases directly as they now…

Whether or not the aged should be served separately from other age groups is examined. There are two major arguments for age-integrated services: (1) they discourage ageism; and (2) they are more efficient. However, there is hardly any evidence that feelings against the elderly have been reduced because of the existence of age-neutral programs. In…

This bibliography presents a series of studies that focus on the topic of networks and on the manner in which they have been considered in the literature. Each section of the bibliography provides a working set of references for one of the five major areas of research in which network analysis has been used. The first section deals primarily with…

Describes the steps taken to reorganize the Administrative Support System of Houston Independent School District, to make it more efficient. A more flexible multi-function support team replaced the traditional private secretaries arrangement. (GA)

Energy conservation guides are suggested that will make it easier, and much less expensive, for schools and universities to cope with the fuel crisis. (Author/MLF)

Using 1960 and 1970 census data, this paper examines several hypotheses on the trends and variations in the efficiency of interregional migration streams of black males. (JC)

Describes six key guidelines for developing usable procedure manuals, including defining the audience; designing a standard format; preparing an outline; using a clear, concise writing style; testing the procedures; and "finalizing" the product with indices, glossaries, appendices, and section tabs. Well-written manuals can increase…

The study compared effectiveness and efficiency of rehabilitation services in Colorado between Workmen's Compensation (WC) and general disability (GD) caseloads in terms of summative and formative measures. Among findings were that WC caseloads demonstrated greater congruency between planned and actual vocational goals. (DB)

Empirical data from a farm-level survey of 1,548 small farmers in Guatemala show that there appears to be a threshold effect and that four or more years of education are needed to have a measurable impact on farm productivity. Appended are 13 references. (MLF)

Efficiency and effectiveness are defined and their potential use is examined in simple examples. It is argued that it is important to distinguish between the two and to measure components of educational processes rather than apply global values that are descriptive of courses and departments. (MSE)

Survey yields data on customer satisfaction with campus service departments. (Author/MLF)