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Download full textWollmer, Richard D. – 1976
The true state of the system described here is characterized by a probability vector. At each stage of the system an action must be chosen from a finite set of actions. Each possible action yields an expected reward, transforms the system to a new state in accordance with a Markov transition matrix, and yields an observable outcome. The problem of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Decision Making, Instructional Systems, Linear Programing
Trenton Public Schools, NJ. – 1971
This report, a clear statement of how one district developed a planning system, offers both a theoretical and a practical approach to providing the superintendent, his staff, and the board of education with a comprehensive planning system instrument for making policy decisions and allocating resources. Also provided are guidelines for involving…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Educational Programs, Models
Buckland, Michael K.; Tolliver, Don L. – 1972
The application of systems engineering and operations research to the problems of libraries has developed quite strongly during the past five years. The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to this relatively new area. There are serious problems of applying systems engineering to libraries. This is to be expected in the case of a…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Information Storage, Librarians, Libraries
Cochran, Leslie H. – J Educ Res, 1969
Descriptors: Critical Path Method, Educational Planning, Educational Research, Educational Strategies
Conkright, Tom D. – Educational Technology, 1979
Details a three-dimensional model developed by Control Data Education Services which provides for analysis of project needs, staffing project personnel, and tracking project tasks. Document support for implementing the model and staffing considerations are defined. (RAO)
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Programs, Models, Needs Assessment
MACCIA, ELIZABETH S.; AND OTHERS – 1963
THIS STUDY DELINEATED MODELS WHICH HAVE POTENTIAL USE IN GENERATING EDUCATIONAL THEORY. A THEORY MODELS METHOD WAS FORMULATED. BY SELECTING AND ORDERING CONCEPTS FROM OTHER DISCIPLINES, THE INVESTIGATORS FORMULATED SEVEN THEORY MODELS. THE FINAL STEP OF DEVISING EDUCATIONAL THEORY FROM THE THEORY MODELS WAS PERFORMED ONLY TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED TO…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Education, Educational Objectives, Educational Principles
Educational Service Bureau, Inc., Arlington, VA. Administrative Leadership Service. – 1968
This study, based primarily on the experience of Seattle, Washington, deals with the application of the systems approach to educational planning. Section 1 defines and describes the concept of a system and the systems approach, and gives a general introduction to the use of systems analysis. Section 2 describes the development and use of the…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Planning, Instructional Improvement
Weiss, Edmond H.; Ackerman, Jerry – 1971
This volume concerns a procedure for setting the districtwide goals and objectives to be used in planning STEP (System for Trenton's Educational Planning.) The report contains the analysis of a Trenton community opinion survey conducted in March-April of 1971. One vital element of the analysis is the development of "indicators of…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Surveys, Educational Planning, Educational Programs
Blake, Robert – Building Research, 1973
Within an accepted process and measures framework, total program cost over the life of the program, including the life of facility(ies) that house the program, provides a rational decisionmaking environment for the accountable managers. (Author)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Facility Planning, Facility Requirements, Facility Utilization Research
Cogan, Eugene A. – 1969
"Pure" academic research rules on data collection do not apply directly to operations research (OR). OR data collection should be viewed in terms of objective, cost, and effectiveness. For the model formulation objective, proper data strategies emphasize multiple views of the operating system to identify the "relatednesses" to be depicted. For the…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Decision Making Skills, Information Seeking, Mathematical Applications
Stewart, Alan D. – 1969
Viewing the school system as a set of subsystems with intersubsystem inputs and outputs, an organizational structure assessment instrument was designed to test the hypothesis that quantification of these inputs and outputs would make possible the determination of internal conditions of the school system which contribute to differences in school…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Input Output Analysis, Interaction Process Analysis, Measurement Instruments
Tubbs, Stewart L. – 1973
The "blue collar blues" and the "white collar woes" are plaguing business and industry, and the alienation of the American work force is manifest. Organizations are rapidly realizing that they must change or die. Recent work in organizational development has established a causal relationship between managerial communication effectiveness and…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Employer Employee Relationship, Group Dynamics, Labor Relations
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The purpose of this paper is to present a practical model for maintenance of organizational communication systems through the use of effective appraisal systems. The paper includes a detailed definition of organizational communication, an identification of the components of a communication appraisal system appropriate to such definition, a…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Communication (Thought Transfer), Employer Employee Relationship, Labor Relations
Peer reviewedKaser, David – Library Trends, 1974
Reviews a variety of techniques for evaluating management in libraries. (JB)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Libraries, Library Administration
Weiss, Edmond H.; Ackerman, Jerry – 1971
This volume presents background information on the project and explains the needs and decisions that actuated its implementation. First year activities and some preliminary teaching material on the concept of PPB (planning-programing- budgeting) in education are also described. The major focus is on a description of the proposed system, a…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Educational Planning, Educational Programs
