Network-based management procedures serve as valuable aids in organizational management, achievement of objectives, problem solving, and decisionmaking. Network techniques especially applicable to educational management systems are the program evaluation and review technique (PERT) and the critical path method (CPM). Other network charting…

Approximately 225 citations of books, journal articles, and conference proceedings dealing with accountability are listed. The bibliography is subdivided into twelve categories--general, technical assistance, needs assessment, management systems, change strategies, performance objectives, performance budgeting, staff development, comprehensive…

This compilation consists of a collection of reports on models and studies in the area of manpower management and planning. Part One contains a doctoral dissertation, "The Application of Computer-Assisted Multi-Level Manpower Planning Models in the Federal Government" by R. J. Niehaus, which provides a comprehensive summary of the U.S.…

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…

Since evaluations have shown that organizational development is a plausible and useful vehicle for improving school climate, it needs to be extended in various ways, including (1) further scientific study of organizational development in schools; (2) more research into the processes and effects of organizational development training; and (3)…

Social and technological changes have brought about the need for educational changes. One of the more pressing changes needed directs that principals focus on management -- the process of active and creative leadership -- rather than on administration -- the application of predetermined policies and procedures. The role of manager implies a human…

A school district energy management program reduced oil consumption 34 percent and electrical consumption 20 percent. Low cost modifications to the heating and ventilating equipment in the schools resulted in energy savings that "paid back" the labor plus material costs in less than a year. Each building was placed into an energy…

The assumptions of management by objectives (MBO) are self-fulfilling; defining and treating the college as a system imposes systemic properties, which require managing. Since most research evaluations of MBO utilize neither longitudinal studies nor appropriate experimental controls, they are of questionable validity. MBO can be dehumanizing, and…

The successful application of all new systems in regional offices of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will require federal flexibility vis-a-vis Fair Employment Practices agencies' local variations and the realization that the allocation of resources will be a major determinant in the quality of federal-local teamwork. (Author/WI)

Discusses factors that must be considered before deciding on a reading skills management system. (MKM)

Discusses the contributions of other fields to educational technology, i.e., communications, management science, and behavioral sciences. Other considerations include the enduring effects of programed instruction, performance assessment for instruction improvement, and the future of educational technology for educational improvement. (VT)

Describes a multiplant quality assurance organization study at NCR Corporation. Objectives were to upgrade quality assurance engineer expertise, reclassify job descriptions and evaluations, and develop staffing profiles to guide management planning. Includes procedures used in implementing these objectives. (MF)

Organization development (OD) purports to facilitate organizational change through the use of a variety of change interventions. This article reviews and evaluates the research on the impact of organization development interventions. Research is available on only six interventions. The review indicates areas for improved research and directions…

The Wichita, Kansas, Public Schools' Food Service Department Project Reduction in Paperwork (RIP) is designed to automate certain paperwork functions, thus reducing cost and flow of paper. This article addresses how RIP manages free/reduced meal applications and meets the objectives of reducing paper and increasing accuracy, timeliness, and…

Discusses the motivation for integrating information retrieval and database management systems, and proposes a probabilistic retrieval model in which records in a file may be composed of attributes (formatted data items) and descriptors (content indicators). The details and resolutions of difficulties involved in integrating such systems are…