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Fields, Dennis C. – College and Research Libraries, 1974
Management theories are discussed as they apply to library management and administration and to specific areas of library service. (Author/PF)
Descriptors: Human Relations, Libraries, Library Planning, Management by Objectives
Read, Edwin A. – Educational Technology, 1974
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Instructional Systems, Program Development
Ewan, E. A.; And Others – Educational Administration Bulletin, 1974
Draws attention to some of the key problems needing emphasis in the design and implementation of MBO systems. (Author)
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Planning, Management by Objectives, Management Systems
Noton, M.; And Others – Futures, 1974
Explores the relevance of some of the methodologies of systems engineering to problems in the social sciences, especially the dynamics of domestic and international conflict. Describes an initial exercise in modeling domestic conflict in terms of State equations. Implications for education. (Author/WM)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Conflict, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Models
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Rosenberg, Marvin L.; Brody, Ralph – Social Work, 1974
Social service agencies can improve accountability to their clients in specific ways. These techniques borrow some of the language and principles of management science and can be applied successfully only if social workers accept the challenge posed by accountability and view these concepts as compatible with professional values. (Author)
Descriptors: Accountability, Administration, Administrative Principles, Community Services
MOSAIC, 1975
To help assess the consequences of food policies, the world's food system is being assembled into models. These models should help planners evaluate the impact of food-related policies and will try to account for the interactions of all food-related supply and demand factors. (BT)
Descriptors: Economics, Environment, Food, Models
Freed, Darryl W. – Personnel Journal, 1975
Using a systems concept as a model, the article explores the primary determinants of behavior and provides a conceptual, yet practical, basis for understanding and improving interpersonal effectiveness. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Factor Analysis, Individual Characteristics, Interpersonal Competence
Randall, Ronald K. – Educ Technol, 1969
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives, Educational Strategies, Instructional Programs
Etherington, Edwin D.; Vancil, Richard F. – Coll Univ Bus, 1969
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Policy, Budgeting, Decision Making
Cooley, William W.; Hummel, Raymond C. – Rev Educ Res, 1969
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Career Choice, Computer Oriented Programs, Guidance Centers
Hartley, Harry J. – J Educ Admin, 1969
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Bureaucracy, Educational Administration, Logical Thinking
Tuso, Joseph F. – 1979
General Systems Theoy is a contemporary discipline that profitably lends itself as a new approach to literature. Pioneered by Ludwig von Bertalanffy in Germany in the 1930s, the theory has had successful applications in the United States in philosophy, business, and urban planning. Applications of certain principles of systems theory to A.…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Discourse Analysis, English Instruction, Literary Criticism
HUNTER, ARMAND L.
THE QUESTION OF ESTABLISHING SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES WHEREBY INSTITUTIONS CAN TEACH MORE STUDENTS FASTER AND MORE EFFICIENTLY IS POSED. THE SOLUTION IS THAT OF DEVELOPING A NEW CONCEPT IN THE DESIGN OF A "SYSTEMS" APPROACH TO THE PROGRAMING AND UTILIZATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL AND LEARNING RESOURCES. THE VALUE AND PURPOSE ASPECTS OF THE…
Descriptors: College Programs, Educational Resources, Instructional Improvement, Programed Instruction
TEPLITZ, ARTHUR – 1967
THE PAPER DESCRIBES THE NEED FOR A NEW MICROFICHE REDUCTION RATIO TO PROVIDE MORE SATISFACTORY MICROFORMS OF BOOKS AND PERIODICALS FOR LIBRARIES OF THE FUTURE AND URGES ITS CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION BY THE MICROFILM INDUSTRY. IT DISCUSSES THE CONCEPT OF HAVING ONE MICROFICHE FOR EACH BOOK, AND ITS ADVANTAGES IN USE IN A DISTRIBUTION LIBRARY, OR…
Descriptors: Automation, Books, Cost Effectiveness, Improvement
Felder, David W. – 1980
Several factors determine whether it is in the interest of educational practitioners to utilize educational research. The first factor is the amount of work that is involved in utilizing research. Anything that makes it easier to use research weakens resistance to utilization. A second factor is the incentive structure of the schools. To motivate…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Innovation, Educational Research, Incentives
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