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Parden, Robert J. – 1976
This paper examines the proposition that management information systems (MIS) for colleges and universities are not achieving their original objectives of supporting better management decisions by providing more and better information in a more timely manner. As a consequence, the MIS activity should be reduced in scope, and standardized to…
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making
Corvalan, Oscar V. – 1991
Problems exist in the use and application of information from scientific research in decision-making processes in education. On a macrosocial level, a theme is present in the use of information in decision making that is applicable to relationships between science and politics. This theme is strongly influenced by the prevailing national culture…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Decision Making, Educational Development, Educational Policy
Download full textDaval, Nicola, Ed. – 1986
Program presentations on issues related to the use of statistics by research libraries and business meeting minutes are combined in this report from the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). The full text is provided for the three papers on the program theme that were presented at the meeting: (1) "Information to Manage--The Economics of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Conferences, Data Collection, Data Interpretation
Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. Assessment and Evaluation Program. – 1985
This report comprises edited versions of the presentations from the 17 participants in a conference under the sponsoreship of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. The conference was designed to enable policy-makers, educators, and business people to share perspectives on the most effective methods for identifying and collecting data that…
Descriptors: Accountability, Data Collection, Databases, Decision Making
Millard, Richard M., Ed.; And Others – 1974
This document attempts to raise questions about the judicious use of information at various levels, and its impact on postsecondary educational institutions. It focuses on the major issues involved in the aggregation and comparison of information about postsecondary education, the needs and usage of such information, and prospects for increasing…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Community Colleges, Decision Making, Educational Innovation
Mauldin, Teresa, Ed. – 1993
This document contains 5 invited lectures, 34 refereed papers, 19 refereed poster abstracts, 10 special topics/invited papers, 15 workshops/ panel discussions, 6 graduate student papers, and 5 roundtables. Selected titles are as follows: "Biotechnology and the Consumer" (Flamm et al.); "Impact of Information on Consumers' Concerns…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Biotechnology, Consumer Economics
Deboeck, Guido; Kinsey, Bill – 1980
The study summarizes discussions and conclusions of the Regional Workshop on Monitoring and Evaluation of Rural Development Projects in East Africa (Nairobi, Kenya, April 1979), whose purpose was to share lessons learned from field experiences in managing information for rural development. An initial section summarizes information in papers…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Agents, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Cope, Robert G., Ed. – 1975
These proceedings include 83 papers and 24 abstracts of papers contributed at the AIR's Annual Forum. Practitioners at two- and four-year colleges and universities, public and private (teachers, department chairmen, and administrators) as well as theoreticians are addressed. Papers fall into 13 categories: (1) presidential address and theme…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Evaluation, Affirmative Action, College Admission
