This report describes the Tucson Early Education Psychological Services (TEEPS) program during its third year of operation. TEEPS is based on the position that the quality of psychological services in the public schools can be increased by establishing educational systems in which the functions of psychology in education are embodied in system…

This report investigates five areas of university management and institutional research at the University of Calgary. These areas include: parameters for decisionmaking, academic program costs, space and facilities, information systems, and modeling. Statistical data are presented to substantiate the observations. (MJM)

The computational complexity of a formal process for the construction of term classes for information retrieval is examined. While the process is proven to be difficult computationally, heuristic methods are applied. Experimental results are obtained to illustrate the maximum possible improvement in system performance of retrieval using the formal…

The report describes Wisconsin's information retrieval system with remote, on-line computer access to nearly 200,000 educational documents. Briefly outlined are the operations and indexing of materials for the computer program, documents of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), file access, training sessions, and remote location…

Informal communication is an integral part of a university. It is therefore necessary to understand its future role in any restructuring of the university caused by attempts to improve its information systems. Two approaches are proposed to facilitate a clarification of this future role. The first consists of a series of queries designed to define…

One hundred seventeen administrators, users of both batch process and online computer systems at a major university, responded to a questionnaire designed to discover attitudes toward the quality of the system and services, the users' evaluation of the service, and the relationship of these attitudes with voluntary use of the system. These…

Particular problems in the process of summative evaluation of document based information systems designed for educators are caused by a series of conditions of context factors of the evaluation. Some of these factors are identified and described. An evaluation plan is presented which recommends that the emphasis be shifted from initial definitions…

To understand student attrition, Mercer County Community College has developed a complementary information system based on: (1) a computerized tracking system following enrollment patterns by semester of entering class; (2) surveys of the nonreturning student populations each semester; and (3) retrieval of demographic and biographic…

This document reports on a Cooperative Academic Planning (CAP) curriculum development workshop, held in Atlanta, Georgia, December 3-5, 1973. Part I, plenary sessions on curriculum change and improvement, presents four reports: (1) academic programming for the black experience; (2) illuminating instruction with educational technology; (3)…

Questions pertaining to home terminals in the cable environment are examined. The functions of subscriber-owned television receivers in this new setting are examined and the details of set-top converters are closely scrutinized. Also explored are augmented one-way and two-way services which will require such added equipment in the home as a…

Patterns for humanizing the information sciences include recognizing essential "humanness," taking a holistic approach to the subject field, and being aware of the epistemological nature of how people communicate and relate to others and themselves. The complete inclusion of the human factor in information theory researches can only amplify the…

The Northwest Louisiana Supplementary Educational Center, also referred to as the Advantage Center, is described and information is provided to staffs of schools and systems interested in the regional center concept. The publication lists the operational objectives of the Center as follows: 1) to develop computer-based, regional total information…

A taxonomy for use in data gathering was developed and adapted. There are three types of activity in community service programs: (1) those designed to assist community members who are seeking to improve their own lives, (2) those designed to assist existing community organizations in establishing cooperative alliances to meet community-wide needs,…

Usable data about human resources in the economy are fundamentally important, but present methods of obtaining, organizing, and using such information are increasingly unsatisfactory. The application of electronic data processing to manpower and social concerns should be improved and increased. This could stimulate closer exchange between…

A series of observations is made regarding the potential impact of the Remotely Accessible Management System (RAMS) upon the administrative structure of the Pontiac, Michigan City School System. Nine major results of the district wide needs assessment are reported, and evidence is advanced to support the conclusion that modern educational…