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A Systems Approach to College Administration and Planning: A Descriptive Comparison of Selected Models, Programs, and Services. Suitable for Use in Small Colleges.
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Shoemaker, William A. – 1973
A systems approach to college administration and planning is probably the most valuable tool available for coping with the complex problems facing institutions of higher education today. A system is defined as a set of interrelated elements, units, or subsystems that work together toward a common goal. If a college functions as a system, the…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Colleges, Cost Effectiveness, Critical Path Method
Useful Access to Planning Systems for Community Colleges.
Ward, Daniel A. – 1986
Designed to clarify issues related to the definition and implementation of strategic planning, this paper presents an an examination of several themes that are central to the practical side of planning and budget development. Introductory material considers the utility of the strategic planning approach and points to three areas of higher…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Planning, Community Colleges, Cost Effectiveness
The Differences between the Reading Achievement, Reading Attitude, and Self-Concept Scores of Students Taught With and Without the Use of a Management System.
Fulk, Jesse David – 1976
This study compared reading-achievement scores, reading-attitude scores, and self-concept scores of fourth- and sixth-grade students of different ability levels who were taught reading with and without the use of a management system. Results indicated that fourth-grade students with STEA scores of 95 or below had better reading achievement and…
Descriptors: Ability, Doctoral Dissertations, Intermediate Grades, Management Systems
A Longitudinal Study of Administrative Evaluation of the MBO System from 1973 to 1977.
McKay, Elizabeth R. – 1977
An administrative program based on Management by Objectives (MBO) was instituted at William Rainey Harper College in 1969 and evaluated in 1973. The evaluation instrument used in 1973 was re-administered in 1977 in order to determine the effectiveness of the current MBO program and administrators' perceptions and evaluations. Subsections of the…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Policy, Administrator Attitudes, Attitude Change
Development and Implementation of an Educational Program Audit (EPA) Management System to Evaluate the Instructional Programs in the Capital School District.
Goate, Edward W. – 1977
Public demands for accountability in school systems led the Capital School District in Dover, Delaware, to begin investigating management systems in 1974. This investigation led to the adoption of a management by objectives system in 1975 and the addition of program budgeting in 1976, providing the district with the tools of administrative…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Attitudes, Board of Education Role, Community Attitudes