This report discusses two existing devices for social policy formulation, details their current shortcomings, and reports on modifications designed to improve them as tools for policymakers and institutional planners. The two tools are Delphi -- with its modification, Focus Delphi -- and Cross-Impact Matrix -- with its modification, the…

A course of study concerned with the area of sculpture known as "found art"; i.e., assemblages of common, every day objects into works of art, is presented. Objectives of the course require the student to be able to describe the procedures for found art techniques, define vocabulary concerned with found art, and demonstrate competency in…

The second of four guidebooks for the General Math student is designed to aid in developing computational skills. Topics covered include computation of interest on installment purchasing, discounts, cost of commercial transportation, balancing a budget, and using simple statistical information. A list of general goals for the course and overall…

The third of four guidebooks in a non-sequential course of study for the General Math student, this booklet includes computation on personal income, income tax, and retirement income. General goals and overall strategies are given for the course, then performance objectives for computational skills and for specific topics are listed. A course…

The last of four guidebooks for the General Math student covers installment purchases and small loans, investments, insurance, and cost of housing. Goals and strategies for the course are given; performance objectives for computational skills and for each unit are specified. A course outline, teaching suggestions for each unit, and sample pretests…

The last of four guidebooks in the sequence, this booklet uses UICSM's "stretcher and shrinker" approach in developing place value, and four operations with decimals, conversion between fractions and decimals, and applications to measurement and rate problems. Overall goals, performance objectives for the course, teaching suggestions,…

The third of four guidebooks using UICSM's "stretcher and shrinker" approach, this booklet includes work with the four operations with fractions and mixed numbers, and problems with per cent. Goals for the course, general performance objectives, teaching suggestions, and a suggested time schedule are given. Objectives for each topic are…

This is the second of four guidebooks on developing computational skills using the "stretcher and shrinker" approach developed by UICSM. Approximation, inverses, equations, factoring, and rearrangement are covered. Overall goals for the course, performance objectives, teaching suggestions, and a suggested time schedule are included.…

This is one of two guidebooks designed for the highly motivated student in grade seven. Decimals, ratio and proportion, and percent are covered. Overall goals for the course are specified, then performance objectives, a unit outline, references, and teaching suggestions are given for each unit. A sample posttest and a list of references are…

This speech, focused on the role of the principal in an accountable system, urges that objectives must be established for principals as well as for students and teachers. The author discusses the need for specifying distinctive leadership behaviors that contribute to the total institutional productivity. Only through the principal's initiative,…

This document lists Muskingum Area Technical College's (MATC) institutional goals and objectives for 1976-77. MATC uses a management by objectives (MBO) approach in order to direct the efforts of its personnel toward completion of measurable objectives leading to achievement of its institutional goals, which are derived from the philosophy and…

This document contains a review of the goals of the San Diego Community College District for 1975-76 and the progress that has been made to date in accomplishing those goals. Broad categories reviewed include stabilization and improvement of the environment for teaching and learning, systematization of management efforts, the search for new…

An approach is presented that allows teachers to examine their teaching strategies and gradually redesign them if necessary. Objectives are defined and/or clarified as a result of the ongoing teacher-student activities. The model consists of four major parts: (1) preliminary identification of overall classroom goals, (2) identification of current…

Management by objectives (MBO), if properly applied to educational organizations, provides a rational means of achieving objectives with scarce resources. This article discusses the need for MBO, describes the process and some of its potential benefits and pitfalls. (Author/NHM)