The report of the agricultural and mechanical colleges for the year 1916-17 has more than ordinary significance on account of the important relation of those institutions to the war. From the beginning they have cooperated closely with the Government in furnishing a large quota of men with military training. Courses have been added which will…

It is proposed that assessment of human translation versus machine translation programs use methods and criteria that measure efficiency and cost effectiveness and are efficient and cost-effective in themselves. A variety of methods and criteria are evaluated and discussed. (MSE)

Two components of institutional performance are regarded as effectiveness, which is concerned with the congruence between outputs and goals or other criteria, and efficiency, which links output with inputs. The efficiency dimension is defined, and its relationship to the economic concepts of efficiency and productivity is examined. (Author/PN)

Resource allocation within education systems is approached from the perspective of economic theory and input-output processes. It is suggested that economic concepts of efficiency and productivity focus attention on factors affecting effective use of resources and should be systematically encouraged. (Author/MSE)

Results of a national survey of institutions' practices and policies concerning publication of catalogs and bulletins reveals information about the offices commonly charged with the publication, number printed, scheduling of printing and distribution, printing service used, use of computer-generated copy and color, publication size and coverage,…

With budget cutbacks and the continuing loss of qualified teachers, the computer is potentially our strongest tool for improving productivity. (Author)

The research administrator's role is changing rapidly and becoming more demanding. Training will be restructured to promote professionalism, and administrators should spend some time considering their profession's nature and purposes. Four tasks are proposed: safeguarding staff's creative time, getting long-term resource commitments, fostering…

The State University System of Florida's online registration system in a distributed environment utilizing an IBM 8100 is described. It is a modular system in which the user defines the operating environment for each registration period by selecting options from a comprehensive function list. (Author/MLW)

Gives suggestions for organizing a school newspaper staff's time and work area for more efficient work routines. (HTH)

Educable mentally retarded (EMR) and nonretarded (NR) adolescents verified superordinate and basic level descriptions of common objects. Results suggest that EMR subjects had difficulty making semantic classification decisions in general. Other results suggest that group differences in semantic processing speed were related to the deliberate…

Describes the Emerging Curriculum at the John Hopkins Summer School session. Use of student contracts, content organized in instructional hierarchies, student interaction sheets and individual evaluation made student involvement more meaningful. Illustrates that university graduate courses can be organized as paradigms of humanistic and efficient…

The question addressed is whether large enrollment provides economy of scale for institutional operation. The answer is masked by the complexity of an institution. The manner in which complexity, size, costs, and enrollment interrelate is examined. Curricula and complexity may severely affect per student cost. (MSE)

Some strategies can be borrowed from the business world to improve output (of faculty) and also improve outcome (for students). Four approaches are: setting goals and evaluating results; improving instructional skills through systematic feedback; adapting to new clientele; and applying modern technology, including computers and TV. (Author/MLW)

Provides advice on determining how much centralization is desirable and how to achieve it. Presents advantages of centralization. Suggests beginning centralization with a top executive mandate. Discusses the first meeting to define common objectives. (CSS)

Time management is seen as growing in importance for college and university administrators because they are finding that time is one of their major problems. Some suggestions for improving time management include: determining goals, analyzing time, delegation of responsibility, and organizing the unavoidable. (MLW)