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Sharry, John J. – 1975
Problems of administrative and faculty understanding of computer use in schools are discussed. Administrators are said to need to know more about computers and to help the faculty overcome misapprehensions. Administrators are urged to create computer-assisted instruction projects in their own fields, as a means of becoming better acquainted with…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Administration, Educational Media
McGee, Glenn W. – 1986
Despite the widespread introduction of microcomputers into the nation's schools, tremendous variations exist in the frequency and success of their implementation. This study focuses on the principal's role as one possible cause of these variations. Recent research has identified two major role activities of principals: instructional leadership and…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Role, Computer Oriented Programs
Van Dusseldorp, Ralph A.; And Others – 1976
This paper discusses goal programming, a computer-based operations research technique that is basically a modification and extension of linear programming. The authors first discuss the similarities and differences between goal programming and linear programming, then describe the limitations of goal programming and its possible applications for…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Administration, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Dellow, Donald A.; And Others – 1986
This case study of the acquisition and utilization of microcomputers for administrative purposes at Chipola Junior College, Florida focuses on the reactions of faculty and staff. After a brief review of the college's prior microcomputing activities from 1981 to 1985, the report is divided into four major sections: (1) how administrators involved…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs
Massy, William F. – 1999
The Virtual U Project is a simulation product created to help improve the management of the nation's university systems. Virtual U simulates running a university or college and assists management in allocating resources within the university. It is a powerful and user-friendly software tool that models the attitudes and behaviors of an academic…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Hamblen, John W. – 1975
Means by which traditionally minority institutions might obtain and utilize computer facilities are listed and examined. Sharing facilities between administration and classroom use are discussed, and guidelines suggested for establishing a cooperative utilization. Costs are analyzed, and methods described for stimulating faculty to employ…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Institutions, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science Education
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Kaufman, David – Computers and Education, 1984
Describes possible computer applications in distance education, including both instructional and instructional and administrative support uses, and argues that computers will revolutionize educational and social dimensions of distance education practice with consequent effects on traditional educational systems. (MBR)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Distance Education, Educational Administration
Hamilton, Marc D. – 1998
This paper discusses technology implementation at Flowing Wells, a 10-school district in Tucson, Arizona. The leadership strategies employed by the assistant superintendent, coupled with the district's core values, brought together a cadre of teachers, parents, and administrators focused on assembling the foundation of the district's technology…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Curriculum Development, Educational Administration, Educational Technology
Paeschke, Phyllis A. – 1976
The paper examines in depth administrative and instructional uses of the computer in adult education. The author demonstrates: (1) positive findings related to the feasible use of the computer in data analyses and report writing for administrative purposes, and (2) preliminary, yet encouraging, findings in the area of computer managed instruction…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction
Hartmann, N. J. – 1984
Proceeding from the premise that effective educational management requires effective information management, this paper identifies requirements to consider in designing student information systems, and describes how the Toronto Public Schools' system meets these requirements. In addition to examining the common characteristics of information…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Computer Oriented Programs, Data Collection, Educational Administration
Association for Educational Data Systems, Washington, DC. – 1976
Two abstracts and seventeen papers on educational information systems presented at the Association for Educational Data Systems (AEDS) 1976 convention are included in this document. An article describing the evolution of information systems provides an overview of educational data systems. Seven articles concern the implementation and use of…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Attendance Records, Budgeting, College Faculty
Simpson, Janet – 2001
The Douglas Mawson Institute (DMI) of TAFE (technical and further education), which operates more than four campuses in Australia with a diverse student body numbering approximately 17,000 (78 percent studying part-time), has initiated strategies to support the transformation to an e-learning organization. Major elements in the change model are…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Curriculum, Computer Oriented Programs, Delivery Systems
Rodenstein, Judith, Ed.; Lambert, Roger, Ed. – 1982
This document is a collection of 46 papers concerning the use of microcomputers in vocational education. Most of the papers relate hands-on experiences that vocational educators in various parts of the country have had with microcomputers in vocational education subjects, while others include suggested ways of coping with computer introduction,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Basic Skills, Business Education, Computer Assisted Instruction