The research urgency is caused by necessity to develop the informational support for management of development of higher education in conditions of high turbulence of external and internal environment. The purpose of the paper is the development of methodology for structuring and analyzing datasets of educational activities in order to reduce…

Details the thinking that went into the decision to purchase a computer at a small technological university. (PG)

A study to determine the information required by superintendents for decisionmaking in educational administration. (RA)

Useful for individuals who require fairly detailed knowledge of reading academy information processing, this collection includes the following forms: client referral, client application and information, tutor volunteer application, contract, attendance record, client assessment, tutor/volunteer instruction, evaluation, exit, personnel, material…

Three outlines prepared by an ERIC Clearinghouse to assist in the classification of subject matter in the field of educational facilities. The first outline contains elements of the educational environment which are related to facilities. The second is concerned with the design, development and administration of those facilities. The third section…

Effectiveness in collective negotiations depends significantly on how well administrators can communicate the issues under discussion to their management team. SB 160, a newly-defined negotiations process is forcing administrators to focus more sharply on middle management. A new component in management, the Management Alternates Team, was…

Boston College is the largest university in the U.S. to have a single computer to handle both student and administrative needs. (Author)

This report discussed the conceptual and technical problems which constrain information systems (acquiring, classifying, storing, searching, retrieving) and shows how these are affected by certain characteristics of educational administration's knowledge base. The following constraints are identified: (1) the eclectic and multi-disciplinary…

The Preliminary Information Exchange Procedures (IEP) cost study project was undertaken as a joint venture by a group of colleges and universities and the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS). The project was initiated and sponsored by NCHEMS to accomplish six objectives that would benefit both the institutions and…

The author of this letter, the former principal of Dominican Academy, New York City, was concerned with leadership transmission and the role of the principal in creating a healthy atmosphere for growth. (Author/RK)

Systems analysis principles can be used to attain feedback'' from higher education institutions. (Author/PG)

Computer-based educational information systems produce information that provides decision-makers with a more complete knowledge, an increased range of alternatives, and an improved capability for anticipating decision consequences. (Author/IRT)

Condensed from "American School & University," Volume 41 (October 1968), 33, 52.

Recognizing the need to balance generality and economy in system costs, the Project INFO team at Stanford University developing OASIS has sought to provide generalized and powerful computer support within the normal range of operating and analytical requirements associated with university administration. The specific design objectives of the OASIS…