The 1985 annual meeting of CAUSE, the Professional Association for Computing and Information Technology in Higher Education, addressed the current state and the future of higher education computing from a planning and management perspective, and provided participants with a forum to share special problems and opportunities confronting…

The essays in this volume explore the ways the Speech Communication Association (SCA) might use the computing technology of the microprocessor. The six chapters focus on the following topics: (1) ways the new technology will impact on the processing of manuscripts for speech journals and the SCA's national conventions, with particular emphasis on…

Resources and suggestions for establishing systems for coping with change are discussed. People are seen as the most important component in information systems, but teachers are no longer the primary disseminators of knowledge in our society. Teachers are seen as guides and coordinators of learning about technology within the classroom. (MP)

A study examined the computer and information technology (CIT) training provided in 61 training schemes in 10 regions throughout the United Kingdom under the auspices of the Youth Training Scheme. Of the 52 programs for which data on the time spent on CIT were available, 12 offered 5 days or less of off-the-job training with little other…

A study examined recent developments in computer and information technology (CIT) training in the United Kingdom to determine those elements of CIT training that could be incorporated into the Youth Training Scheme (YTS). Information for the study was obtained from national and regional officials of the Microelectronics Education Programme…

This report on information processing studies in Japan focuses on the installation and utilization of microcomputers at various educational levels, subject areas, and types of schools. Types of use explored include computer assisted instruction, computer managed instruction, and computer education. A brief description of the Japanese educational…

Five articles on computer use in higher education and three final papers presented at the Association for Educational Data Systems (AEDS) 1976 convention are included in this document. Implementing and evaluating computer technology in higher education is the subject of two articles, and another article describes instructional and administrative…