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Download full textAdministration for Children & Families, 2008
This document conveys mandatory policies that have their basis in Federal Law and/or program regulations. It also provides interpretations of Federal Statutes and program regulations initiated by inquiries from State Child Welfare agencies or Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Regional Offices. The manual replaces the Children's…
Descriptors: Independent Living, Federal Legislation, Child Welfare, Tribes
Alvir, Howard P. – 1975
A decision making system for educators to enable them to plan and make information-based decisions is briefly described. The information system's characteristics are explained, along with a summary of information systems in higher education. A self-test criteria of effectiveness and feedback and evaluation methods are also included. A request form…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Data Collection, Decision Making, Educational Development
Mitchell, James E.; Ellis, W. E. – 1974
The role of the State educational agency has shifted from inspections giving and statistics gathering to a new one which finds the agency at the hub of local, State, and Federal information transmittal. This emerging role holds great promise for effective Statewide improvement in education, because relatively new leader-manager expectations of the…
Descriptors: Administration, Cost Effectiveness, Data Collection, Information Dissemination
Perkins, Helen L. – 1996
Over the years, efforts have been made to work more efficiently with the ever increasing number of records and paper documents that cross workers' desks. Filing records on optical disk through electronic imaging is an alternative that many feel is the answer to successful document management. The pioneering efforts in electronic imaging in…
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Storage Devices, Costs, Data Collection
Hamburg, Morris; And Others – 1974
A research group at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, worked on the development of a system to provide the required statistical information for effective management and decision making in university and large public libraries. A management science approach was used. Library objectives, standards, and performance criteria were…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Data Collection, Decision Making, Library Administration
Christenson, James A., Ed.; And Others – 1994
Data drive policies; a lack of information results in unresponsive or biased public policies. This book argues that current methods of gathering and interpreting data are not sensitive to the diversity and needs of people living in rural America. Emphasizing the goals of complementarity, cooperation, and responsiveness, it suggests how federal and…
Descriptors: College Role, Data Collection, Databases, Higher Education
Lightsey, Debra, Ed.; Gwinner, Valerie, Ed. – 1996
The Healthy Start Initiative is a national 5-year demonstration program that uses a broad range of community-driven, system development approaches to reduce infant mortality and improve the health and well-being of women, infants, children, and families. This volume, fourth in the series, deals with the topic of community outreach and is based on…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Health, Community Cooperation, Community Development
