Descriptor
Source
| Educational Administration… | 1 |
Author
| Collins, Allan M. | 1 |
| Hayman, John L., Jr. | 1 |
| Ramsey, Margaret A. | 1 |
| Sims, E. Norman | 1 |
| Stepp, Ermel, Jr. | 1 |
| Wing, Paul | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 4 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedRamsey, Margaret A. – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1975
In processing information for decisionmaking, the educational administrator too often relies on subjective experience or on randomly selected facts. The anthropological approach of participant-observation offers a reasonable middle ground for administrators to use in more effectively organizing activities that revolve around decisionmaking.…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Decision Making, Educational Administration
Download full textCollins, Allan M. – 1973
The purposes of this study were to determine the nature of human semantic memory and to obtain knowledge usable in the future development of computer systems that can converse with people. The work was based on a computer model which is designed to comprehend English text, relating the text to information stored in a semantic data base that is…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Computer Storage Devices, Decision Making
Hayman, John L., Jr. – 1972
This document proceeds from the model presented in ED 088 147 outlining in general form some of the issues and needs in a management information system (MIS) for the National Institute of Education (NIE). This report discusses management information issues and needs more concretely. The discussion is related to planning, developing, and operating…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Planning, Educational Research, Federal Programs
Sims, E. Norman – 1976
As a solution to the problem of disseminating information from research and development projects into the field, this project examined a number of diffusion models, developed the Omnibus Model, and tested it. The Omnibus Model consists of eight different action blocks. First, information is acquired both selectively and non-selectively, and then…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Diffusion, Educational Innovation, Educational Research
Council of the Great City Schools, Washington, DC. – 1973
This document examines the design and structure of PMIS (Planning and Management Information System), an information system that supports the decisionmaking process of executive management in local school districts. The system is designed around a comprehensive, longitudinal, and interrelated data base. It utilizes a powerful real-time,…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Data Processing, Databases, Decision Making
Wing, Paul; And Others – 1975
The Statewide Measures Inventory is essentially a list of items of information, along with concise definitions and other information of interest, relevant to statewide postsecondary education planning and management. It has been designated primarily as a working document for use by state-level postsecondary education planners and decision makers…
Descriptors: Administration, Decision Making, Definitions, Educational Facilities
Stepp, Ermel, Jr. – 1974
One form of Regional Educational Agency (REA) is the Educational Cooperative, which was under field development for several years by the Appalachia Educational Laboratory, Inc. (AEL) and the United States Office of Education. The program included an evaluation effort, and the general design, instrumentation, and comprehensive bibliography for that…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Cooperatives, Cost Effectiveness, Data Analysis
