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Ducker, W. Marc – 1977
This paper presents a summary of the current state of the art in nonprint information systems, as well as an overview of potential developments with emphasis on educational applications. While most libraries and educational institutions today have become somewhat nonprint oriented, there are wide differences in utilization among institutions.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Audiovisual Aids, Broadcast Television, Communications
Download full textSchuerman, Laurell E.; And Others – 1979
Twenty five urban centers, 70 Indian tribes, and 60 public television stations responded to questionnaires in an attempt to collect information useful to the process of making programmatic decisions about future goals and activities of the Native American Public Broadcasting Consortium (NAPBC). The Tribal and Urban Center questionnaires were…
Descriptors: American Indians, Information Dissemination, Information Systems, Mass Media
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. Office of Planning and Research. – 1977
This telecommunications program planned and initiated by the Alaska Department of Education is designed to (1) provide basic communication capability to the state's 52 school district headquarters, (2) examine and report the results of making research and instructional information collections which exist outside Alaska available to educational…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communications Satellites, Computer Assisted Instruction, Data Processing
Goodrich, Andrew – 1979
This paper recommends new strategies in the use of data in monitoring enrollment distribution, retention, and graduation rates of minority students in predominantly white colleges. Surveys of current literature show there are three significant questions: (1) Who drops out? (2) Why do they drop out? and (3) How can the overall dropout rate be…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Computer Oriented Programs, Dropout Characteristics
Sarvella, John R. – 1979
An interactive, computerized model developed for Old Dominion University utilizes university historical data, demographic characteristics, projected selected economic variables and population figures by various age groups and planning districts to forecast enrollment, financial projections, and future fiscal conditions of the institution. The…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Computer Programs, Data Collection, Databases
Ryan, Charles W.; Drummond, Robert J. – 1980
The Guidance Information System (GIS) is a statewide computer-based career information system developed by the Maine Occupational Information Coordinating Committee (MOICC). A time-series design was utilized to investigate the impact of GIS on selected users in public schools and agencies. Participants completed questionnaires immediately after…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Planning, Computer Oriented Programs, Counselor Role
WILSON, EUGENE H. – 1967
A COURSE IN DECISION-MAKING, BUILT AROUND THE TIEDEMAN-O'HARA PARADIGM, WAS TAUGHT AT A JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL TO TEST MATERIALS. THE THREE ESSENTIAL ASPECTS OF TEACHING DECISION-MAKING ARE--(1) LEARNING THE LANGUAGE OF THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS, (2) PRACTICING DECISION-MAKING WHILE UNDER SUPERVISION, AND (3) FORMULATING CRITERIA FOR A DECISION. A…
Descriptors: Career Development, Counselors, Course Content, Decision Making
Elfner, Eliot S. – 1976
The differentiation between efficiency and effectiveness in evaluating the performance of institutions of higher learning is examined and the role of management information systems in the decision-making processes of such institutions is explored. While efficiency is primarily concerned with cost minimization concepts, effectiveness is concerned…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Administration, Conference Reports, Educational Assessment
PDF pending restorationClyde, John S. – 1979
This review of computerized career information and guidance systems begins with a discussion of the increase in computer systems in daily life. Part 2 examines the emergence of a national career information system program. The development of computerized systems that assist in career decision making is described in part 3. Part 4 provides…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Development, Career Opportunities, Career Planning
Jung, Steven M.; And Others – 1976
The guide is intended for use by staff of governmental agencies that exercise regulatory authority over postsecondary educational institutions. It describes a simplified system for collecting, analyzing, and sharing information on the policies and practices of the regulated institutions. The policies and practices in question are those that relate…
Descriptors: College Students, Colleges, Consumer Protection, Federal Government
Tilton, Betty D. – 1979
The development and maintenance of a computerized data base at Florida State University and its use in monitoring student retention are discussed. The information system was needed to support a study of persistence of black students and to provide updating on a regular basis of changes in attendance patterns. A system was designed using MARK IV.…
Descriptors: Attendance Records, Black Students, College Students, Computer Oriented Programs
Halasz-Salster, Ida; And Others – 1979
A statewide study was conducted to assess the extent of services offered by Education Information Centers (EICs) in Ohio. The following four objectives guided the project activities: (1) to catalog, describe and analyze current statewide resources and services for providing educational information, guidance, counseling and referral services to all…
Descriptors: Adults, Counseling Services, Federal Legislation, Guidance Centers
Air Force Inst. of Tech., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. – 1967
The purpose of this workshop was to investigate the problems the user faces in using a military library and to develop some methods of overcoming these problems. To provide balanced representation of both users and librarians, outside speakers contributed ideas that were discussed in group meetings. Each group discussed the same major topics,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Information Centers, Information Needs, Information Seeking
PDF pending restorationOhio State Univ., Columbus. Computer and Information Science Research Center. – 1976
Abstracts of research papers in computer and information science are given for 62 papers in the areas of information storage and retrieval; computer facilities; information analysis; linguistics analysis; artificial intelligence; information processes in physical, biological, and social systems; mathematical technigues; systems programming;…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Annual Reports, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Programs
Winterbottom, John A. – 1977
A number of problems faced by the custodians of large collections of data which are potentially useful for research in the behavioral sciences, are addressed in this presentation. These problems relate to the rights of individuals who provide research data, to questions of "informed consent", and to the circumstances under which the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Confidentiality, Data Analysis, Data Collection
