Because of increased competition for funds, educational leaders are now recommending use of systematic planning techniques such as Planning-Programming-Budgeting (PPB). Effective implementation of such a procedure calls for a data base of enrollment of students in a program, retention rates, and costs per instructional hour. The intent of this…

A comprehensive engineering approach to the analysis of libraries as information service systems is described in which operations research type models are developed and tested for optimizing the design and management of document storage and retrieval processes. Extension of this approach to the development of more comprehensive system models is…

Presented in introductory sections of this document is a discussion of the implications of recent advances in knowledge and technology and of the population explosion: future society will have an increased emphasis on continuous learning as man's labor is replaced by machines and as the need for peaceful interaction grows. A teacher-scholar for…

A modified Keyword Out of Context (KWOC) system was developed to gain rapid control over more than 8,000 scattered, unindexed documents. This was the first step in providing the technical information support required by Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory scientists and engineers. Implementation of the KWOC system, computer routines, and…

Utilization of the systems approach to design of teacher education programs should result in greater program effectiveness through provision of frequent opportunity to practice application of knowledge in realistic situations. Development of an instructional system might include (1) development of a human factors systems analysis model, (2)…

This paper discusses a set of concepts which have been developed for the analysis of the organization and administrative problems which confront sheltered workshops. The concept of systems analysis is introduced to examine the activities of the workshop and to indicate the manner in which the conceptual framework developed may be applied to…

This paper explains how the project research team answered the fundamental questions on the use of computers by building designers and on the building design process. Also discussed in greater detail are the specific approach and course of development chosen for reaching the objectives. Areas described are--(1) the analysis of building design…

This is the second part in a series of three parts on the systems analysis approach to academic planning. Part I defined parameters of the systems analysis approach to academic development (ED 083 951). Part II deals with a compendious analysis of degrees offered at 87 colleges and universities with a Black heritage and a summary of occupational…

This document is the third in a series on instructional goals ED 074 032 and ED 056 994). The paper contains checklists for writers, teachers, and systems researchers on how to take apart and rebuild a goal to fit an instructional system. The first section contains: a) transparency masters to help explain this process to large groups; b)…

The purpose of the document is to explain how managers can use cost and output data to obtain information which will help them utilize resources wisely. It points out what numbers of manager needs to know and distinguishes between data and information. Data must be organized to enable comparisons to be made and relationships identified. Conceptual…

This paper describes the beliefs and values of a pluralistic approach to social change and of four competing approaches: social Darwinism, functionalism, militancy, and conflict theory. Stressing the alienation and dogmatism of the competing approaches, the authors relate each approach to its operation in community action projects. Social…

A pretest of the Vermont model of the Family Assistance Plan to provide statewide day care services for working parents is presented as to summary findings, conclusions, and recommendations. Facilitating factors towards the delivery of quality child care services were the day care licensing procedure, the focus on child development, talented…

This document presents a pilot training program which developed, diffused, and evaluated the application of a selected group of research and development (R&D) techniques for planning and initiating change in the public schools. The training model resulted from suggestions of an interdisciplinary development team at the University of Kansas. The…

Information transfer requirements were investigated and analyzed for the time period 1970 to 1985. Demands for information transfer services were identified and isolated in the order of their apparent relative importance, using the market potential of a particular information need as a major criterion. Relative potential payoff, and functional…

This paper briefly explains the model used by the Eastern Regional Institute for Education in the selection and augmentation of process-promoting curricula. A schematic representation of the model provides a general view of the procedures involved and their sequence within the model. The model is then analyzed by examining each particular stage…