Prediction is made of a change in the role of the teacher from dispenser of knowledge to a learning facilitator and an "anticipatory design science" specialist. A description is given of a workshop seminar focusing on the process of designing educational futures so that teachers can gain direct experience with policy study and formation. This…

This report summarizes the findings of a one man-month study of the current status and future direction of instructional computing in the Montgomery County, Maryland, Public Schools including computer assisted instruction, computer managed instruction, computer assisted problem solving, and data processing education. The report is presented in six…

THE PROBLEM OF PREDICTING THE PATTERNS OF USE OF LIBRARY MATERIALS IN ORDER TO DECIDE WHICH MONOGRAPHS SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM A MAIN COLLECTION AND PLACED IN STORAGE IS STUDIED IN THIS REPORT. SPECIFICALLY, THE STUDY EXAMINES PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED MATHEMATICAL MODELS AND DEVELOPS NEW MATHEMATICAL MODELS AND STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES FOR STUDYING THE…

TWO HUNDRED REPRESENTATIVE ADULTS AGED 21-69 IN EIGHT NORTHEAST NEBRASKA COUNTIES, WERE STUDIED TO DETERMINE COMPONENTS OF FUTURE PARTICIPATION IN ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS (DEFINED IN TERMS OF EXPRESSED LEARNING INTEREST). EARLIER RESEARCH HAD ESTABLISHED THAT PARTICIPATION MAY BE DEFINED IN TERMS OF EXPRESSED LEARNING INTEREST, AND THAT AGE,…

THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE WHETHER DISCRIMINANT FUNCTIONS COMPUTED FROM MEASURES OF APTITUDE, PERSONALITY TRAITS, VOCATIONAL INTEREST, AND HIGH SCHOOL RANK WOULD SEPARATE FRESHMAN MALE STUDENTS INTO CURRICULUM AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS GROUPS. THE HYPOTHESES CONCERNED AGRICULTURE STUDENTS GRADUATED IN SCIENCE AND GENERAL PROGRAMS,…

Written primarily for organizations beginning their manpower management effort, this book focuses on analytical approaches to studying the managerial manpower situation in a specific organization. Chapters 1 and 2 develop the nature, need, and process of manpower planning and include a schematic overview of the entire process. Chapter 3 describes…

The study defined and tested a model, based on pertinent Cooperative Extension Service literature, that was meant to project changes in present educational audiences well enough to predict educational needs, and would identify new audiences in the early stages and derive implications for the institution and its programs. Ninety-seven farm…

Studied were a science oriented semantic differential instrument and its potential as a predictor of academic achievement in community college science courses. The sample consisted of 834 freshmen from two New York community colleges. A multiple correlation technique for assessing the instruments potential as a predictor was employed. Variables…

This study was designed to assess parents' awareness of their young children's linguistic and cognitive levels and affective preferences in an attempt to investigate why parents modify their speech when talking to young children. Sixteen middle-class couples and their first-born children between the ages of 2 and 5 years participated in the study.…

The purpose of this book is to give educators new ideas about events happening now that will undoubtedly have an impact on the future and will require major modifications in educational programs. The author synthesizes what he considers salient events and factors that are likely to influence the direction education will take. Chapters 1 through 3…

This paper was part of a symposium examining, from a multiple perspective, the lessons to be learned from the past decade of school finance reform and outlines a research and political agenda for state and federal activity in the 1980s. The issues that school finance litigation has addressed during the 1970s are reviewed, the current cases and…

A survey of grade 12 students in Ontario, conducted in spring 1973, sought to identify what factors influence an adolescent's future educational and vocational plans. A followup telephone survey of the same grade 12 students was conducted in November 1973 to evaluate the predictive utility of an "intentions" survey. The objectives of…

The material in this report was developed primarily as a basis for better planning and allocation of limited resources in a district experiencing a declining enrollment for the foreseeable future. The charts were developed on the basis of historical enrollment information by grade level, and forecasts were based on a standard regression formula…

This study attempted to determine whether the mental test performance of 77 children tested at 6, 12, and 36 months of age could be predicted from scores on an Inventory of Home Stimulation used to assess the children's home environment during their infancy. The Inventory of Home Stimulation had six subscales: (1) emotional and verbal responsivity…

The purposes of work measurements are to provide an economic indicator for developing counter cyclical fiscal and monetary policy, and to facilitate the development and implementation of more full employment measures. This report presents five part recommendations or guidelines that would improve the use of labor statistics as a vital tool for…