Beginning with the 2000 and 2001 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) assessments, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has made technical documentation available on the worldwide web at http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/tdw/. The web-based documentation is designed to be less dense and more accessible than prior…

Major themes in the literature related to organizational communication and higher education are examined, with emphasis on the internal aspects of organizational communication in higher education. Attention is directed to the systems model and the structure, function, process, and communication patterns of higher education systems. The literature…

This comprehensive annotated bibliography contains 220 references on computer technology in nursing. Selected articles on electronic devices are included if they contribute to the historical perspectives of this area. The bibliography contains all articles that have appeared in nursing journals published in the United States, Canada, and England…

This report presents an evaluation of the general controls over the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) information system maintained and operated by a contractor for the U.S. Department of Education (ED), which administers FFELP. The evaluation found that ED's general controls over the FFELP information system did not adequately protect…

This interim report describes the development of a networked computerized classroom language management and recording system to assist teachers of children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. The system will provide storage and access capability for such information as changes in instruction, language learning progress, modifications in communication…

With the aid of a U.S. Department of Labor grant, a number of one-stop career centers are being developed or have been implemented in California. A one-stop career center is a physical and electronic site where comprehensive services to job seekers and employers are available. These services include the following: assessment and eligibility…

This paper describes practical issues involved in using LISTSERVs as a means of enhancing graduate-student education. During the spring semester of 1995, two classes in the Educational Administration and Educational Technology Departments of the College of Education, Kansas State University, utilized LISTSERVs as a means to continue class…

In March 1993, the National Goals Panel Technical Planning Subgroup on Core Data Elements was convened to focus on the issue of identifying information that could be obtained from local student data systems for use in monitoring local and state progress toward the National Education Goals. This panel's report identified recommended data elements,…

A project was conducted to develop the methods, procedures, standards, and processes to enable adult basic and literacy education programs funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE) to submit their student and staff data via computer disk. During the project, the Center for…

These nine papers address issues in information management and information technology in higher education from a European perspective. Papers focus on information management in the context of institutional management and administration. The chapters are: (1) "General Introduction" (Edgar Frackman); (2) "From Computing Strategy to…

This report discusses the continuing concerns of the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) in regard to the Department of Education's management and oversight of postsecondary student financial aid programs, especially the Federal Family Education Loan, the Ford Direct Loan, and the Federal Pell Grant Programs. GAO commends the department for its…

This report discusses the findings of a study of information about public school choice plans provided to families in the United States during the 1990-91 school year. The report evaluates information collected from school districts, state departments of education, national and local nonprofit organizations promoting informed participation in…

This report describes the first phase of an institute that was designed to provide technical information to the chief administrative officials of state archival agencies about new trends in information technology and to introduce them to management tools needed for operating in this environment. Background information on the first institute…

Papers from the 1990 CAUSE conference on information technology in higher education are presented. They are organized according to the conference's eight concurrent tracks in the general areas of policy and planning, management, organization, and support services, as well as in the specialized areas of communications, hardware/software strategies,…

This book addresses the history, theory, and practices of the organization of recorded information. Chapter 1, "Organization in Human Endeavors," looks at the basic human need to organize and how it is approached in various environments. Chapter 2, "Retrieval Tools," is concerned with the formats and functions of basic…