This paper deals with the critical needs of organizations to cope with external stress and change. The concept of "competence" is analyzed into the components adaptability, reality-testing, identity, and integration; and each component is discussed. Data are presented from a HumRRO project, which had as its objective that of determining the…

A listing of technical reports (1968 through 1975) dealing with personnel and training research conducted by the Air Force Human Resources Laboratory (AFHRL) is presented in this bibliography. (The research has been conducted by professional personnel representing a variety of disciplines, including psychologists, operations research specialists,…

Article describes a systems analysis model for large educational enterprises, which prominently employs instructional objectives. (Author)

Operations Research models of the acquisition and storage functions of a library are developed. Rules for selection of materials for a depository are analyzed and models of circulation interference and usage are explored. A generalized model of library costs and benefits is proposed. (11 references) (Author)

Reviews assessment centers, their methods, growth and validity studies. Gives an example of a typical two day assessment center and of an assessment center summary report. (RB)

Implications of the introduction of Program-Planning-Budgeting Systems managerial techniques into the college or university. (IR)

Details a three-dimensional model developed by Control Data Education Services which provides for analysis of project needs, staffing project personnel, and tracking project tasks. Document support for implementing the model and staffing considerations are defined. (RAO)

Presents an analysis of problems of resource allocation in the school library and a practical operations research approach toward accountability. Four planning instruments are included in the solution procedure: inventory of services; preference form; data collection guide; and program costing matrix. (Author/MBR)

In recent years there has been increasing interest in the notion of process use, that is, in understanding the ways in which individuals learn about the evaluand, evaluation practice, and each other, from their involvement in an evaluation study. As a form of social constructivism, process use is most closely related to participatory and…

The purpose of this study was to determine the status of the health appraisal services provided for primary school children in Edo State, Nigeria. Using the cross-sectional survey design a total of 1506 primary school children were selected from across the state as the study participants. The analysis of data collected through a 14-item…

The purpose of this study was to develop an operating plan for the implementation and evaluation of an adult education network, AEDNET, and electronic journal, "New Horizons in Adult Education," at Nova Southeastern University (Florida). The following research questions were addressed in this study: (1) What does the literature indicate…

This report details a study performed as an interplay between modeling and reality which was designed to find operators that affect the information organizer of an individual in a social system. The operator is defined as a system element that affects other elements. The information organizer is defined as a coordinating interface between the…

An experimental tool is described for the investigation of the human control behavior for slow responding dynamic systems. The Program for Research on Operator Control in an Experimental Simulated Setting (PROCESS) is a simulation of a dynamic water-alcohol distillation system that can be used in research on operator training. In particular,…