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Peer reviewedDunn, John A., Jr. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1989
New technologies have increased the speed with which research results can be disseminated and enable new forms of iterative problem solving, but must be used deliberately and with care. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Decision Making, Higher Education, Information Networks
Download full textAsher, William; Vockell, Edward – 1973
Research investigated: 1) the quality of literature disseminated through an educational information channel, 2) its acceptance level, and 3) its effects upon decision-making. Some 102 research documents were selected from the 1971 entries in Research in Education (RIE), the abstracting and microfiche dissemination service for unpublished…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Diffusion, Educational Research, Information Dissemination
Gamso, Gary S.; Service, Allan L. – 1976
A fundamental purpose of the NCHEMS Information Exchange Procedures (IEP) is to assist postsecondary education institutions in establishing a basic set of historical data useful for campus decision-making. This purpose is pursued through IEP in two ways: (1) by helping the institution create its own internally useful data, and (2) by fostering the…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Guidelines, Higher Education, Information Dissemination
Rhodes, Lewis A. – Insight, 1988
Information is the framework connecting technology, leadership, and the common work of education, namely, responsive situational decision making. Decisions are based upon some form of information perceived, taken in, and acted upon. The ways that administrators and teachers process information is the variable associated with effective educational…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Administrator Responsibility, Decision Making, Decision Making Skills
Hathaway, Walter E. – 1985
The main barrier to effective instructional practice is lack of information. Comprehensive information systems are evolving which will capture and present the information required for a truly effective and efficient education system. Barriers to computerized information systems are no longer technical but stem from a lag in the will, wisdom, and…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Databases, Decision Making, Educational Assessment
Guidelines for ERIC Clearinghouses: Outreach to Citizens Concerned with Educational Decision Making.
McCormick, Regina – 1976
Guidelines to help ERIC clearinghouses reach lay persons and inform them of the resources available through the ERIC information network are provided. The guidelines were developed following on-site interviews with persons who have expertise in information dissemination and/or who are actively involved in providing information to citizens involved…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Action, Community Information Services, Decision Making
McCormick, Regina – 1976
Guidelines to help ERIC microfiche collection holders acquaint lay persons in their community with the resources available through the ERIC information network are provided. The guidelines were developed following on-site interviews with persons who have expertise in information dissemination and/or who are actively involved in providing…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Action, Community Information Services, Decision Making
Rossmeier, Joseph G. – 1980
The effects of declining enrollments, rising costs, increasing public scrutiny, diminishing financial and energy resources, and emerging environmental impact considerations will be felt by all institutions of higher education, regardless of institutional type. To cope with these threatening issues, a strategic planning process must be developed…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs
Vocational Training, 1993
This issue includes the following nine papers on the theme of collecting and utilizing information on vocational training in Europe: "Information on Vocational Training in the Federal Republic of Germany" (Hardenacke); "Devolved Decision Making in the U.K. Demands Wide Dissemination of Information" (Cowan, Brown);…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Decision Making, Educational Planning, Educational Policy
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1977
This paper, one of a series of Unesco technical information reports, looks at the educational decision makers in developing nations and examines their access to and use of information and research results. Written in English and in French, the paper consists of five parts. Part one discusses problems encountered by educational policy-makers and…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Decision Making, Developing Nations, Educational Change
