Programming education has recently received increased attention due to growing demand for programming and information technology skills. However, a lack of teaching materials and human resources presents a major challenge to meeting this demand. One way to compensate for a shortage of trained teachers is to use machine learning techniques to…

This paper describes the process employed by the Industrial and Management Systems Engineering programme at Kuwait University to continuously improve the programme. Using a continuous improvement framework, the paper demonstrates how various qualitative and quantitative analyses methods, such as hypothesis testing and control charts, have been…

This article presents the New England Journal of Higher Education (NEJHE) Trends & Indicators in Higher Education, featuring 64 tables and charts exploring New England's demography, high school performance and graduation, college enrollment, college graduation rates and degree production, higher education financing, and university research.…

How to identify, assess and systematize reading skills for classroom use. (Editor)

The Management Decision Making Matrix establishes the basis for the development and revision of a district management philosophy, procedures, job descriptions, as well as group and individual goals and objectives. It provides the management team with the basis for identifying decision making areas and assessing appropriate degrees of involvement.…

Sketches the development of business graphs in America. Examines their early use at Du Pont and the origin of the chart room around 1920, an important factor in the executive control systems at Du Pont. Draws lessons from this case study for managers and teachers of business communication. (PD)

The Bains Report was meant to produce order out of chaos in local government. But Avon's corporate management row last autumn suggested it may have done more harm than good. This article, the first in a two-part series, reports on its impact elsewhere. (Editor/RK)