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Borich, Gary D.; Jemelka, Ron – 1977
The Structured Analysis and Design Technique (SADT) analyzes a problem through building a model of the problem on paper which is top-down, modular, hierarchic, and structured. It is a communications vehicle using an iterative author-commenter cycle which focuses attention on defined topics, increases management control, creates a systematic work…
Descriptors: Computers, Educational Improvement, Educational Programs, Feasibility Studies
Stakenas, Robert G.; Kaufman, Roger A. – 1977
This study exploring ways in which educational technology might be used to provide better schools for less money focuses on technological applications utilizing instructional radio, instructional television, computer-assisted instruction, computer-managed instruction, and programmed instruction. Based on a review of the literature on the costs and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Development, Educational Radio
Goodman, Kenneth S. – 1979
This personal progress report, telling where the author is and where he thinks the field of reading is, is a response to both the "know-more movement" (based on an explosive seeking of greater knowledge of the reading process) and the "know-nothing movement" (a systems-oriented movement based on tightly structured arbitrarily…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Elementary Education, Language Acquisition, Language Processing
Bryant, Brenda; And Others – 1978
This report is a description and analysis of Teacher Corps' Pilot Trainer Workshops (PTW) conducted in July, 1977. The volume serves two purposes: First, it provides descriptive information to those parties who may be involved in the delivery of programs similar to the Teacher Corps project, as well as providing specific recommendations regarding…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Educational Research, Governance, Inservice Teacher Education
Ryan, T. A. – 1978
A generalized planning model is presented for administrators and mid-management personnel seeking to develop and maintain effective correctional systems and to insure equity for women and minorities employed in these systems. This model consists of three components which tell how an agency: (1) develops a rationale for equity; (2) assesses needs…
Descriptors: Administrators, Affirmative Action, Correctional Institutions, Employer Employee Relationship
FOLEY, WALTER J. – 1967
A STEP BY STEP OUTLINE OF THE SYSTEM DEVELOPED TO MAKE AND KEEP RECORDS FOR A 2-YEAR FOLLOWUP STUDY OF IOWA HEADSTART PARTICIPANTS (SUMMER 1965), SUPPLIES DETAILED INFORMATION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SIMILAR SYSTEM. THE IOWA EDUCATION INFORMATION CENTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA AND THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COOPERATED TO DEVELOP AN…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Data Collection, Data Processing, Followup Studies
LUCIO, WILLIAM H.; AND OTHERS – 1967
FOUR POSITION PAPERS PRESENT CURRENT PERSPECTIVES AND PROPOSITIONS ABOUT SUPERVISION, EMPHASIZING ITS GOAL-ORIENTED INSTRUCTIONAL ASPECTS, DIFFERENTIATED SUPERVISORY FUNCTIONS, AND A TEAM APPROACH TO SUPERVISORY TASKS. SUBJECTS CONSIDERED INCLUDE--(1) THE SUPERVISORY FUNCTION--CONCEPTS OF ORGANIZATION WHICH HAVE AFFECTED SUPERVISORY PURPOSES AND…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Administration, Educational Change, Educational Objectives
SHELLEY, E.F.; AND OTHERS – 1966
A DEVELOPMENTAL PLAN WAS ORGANIZED AND PRESENTED FOR A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF ALL ASPECTS OF TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS WHICH COULD CONSTITUTE A COMMUNICATION-LINKED SYSTEM FOR OFF-CAMPUS VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION. A PRELIMINARY LITERATURE SURVEY REVEALED SEVERAL GENERIC ELEMENTS, BOTH TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE, WHICH CONSTITUTE A…
Descriptors: Catalogs, Communication (Thought Transfer), Educational Planning, Educational Resources
Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Washington, DC. – 1977
A total, systematic, integrative concept provides the framework for this definition of educational technology as a theory, a field, and a profession. The definition statement presents an historical perspective of attempts to define educational technology and a current theoretical framework for arriving at a definition. It also identifies the…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Communications, Behavioral Sciences, Certification, Definitions
Penrod, James I.; Craft, Larry N. – 1978
The planning for, design, and implementation of information management systems in colleges and universities is approaching a state of adolescence as a science. Because rules cannot be devised with sufficient scope and depth to cover all institutional and systems contingencies, the necessary activities remain somewhere between magic and art. At…
Descriptors: Committees, Computer Oriented Programs, Databases, Educational Facilities
Webster, Duane E. – 1977
The use of analytical models and quantitative methods for both short- and long-range problem solving offer library managers an excellent opportunity to improve and rationalize decision-making for strategic and organizational planning. The first step is to identify the problems confronting the library and understand its current capabilities.…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Library Administration, Library Automation, Library Planning
Young, Micki Jo; And Others – 1978
This book for library administrators and Federal library staff covers the application of minicomputers in Federal libraries and offers a review of minicomputer technology. A brief overview of automation explains computer technology, hardware, and software. The role of computers in libraries is examined in terms of the history of computers and…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Computer Storage Devices, Computers, Government Libraries
Bocian, Barbara Helen – 1976
The purpose of this study was to determine the degree of relationship between the effectiveness of the Instruction and Research Unit in the areas of instructional program (reading and mathematics), organizational operations (procedural and substantive), school-community relations, and staff development to several measures of student affective…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Affective Objectives, Faculty Development, Individualized Programs
Wheelock, Gerald C.; And Others – 1979
In August of 1978 the Southern Rural Development Center (SRDC) published an annotated bibliography on Education Needs Projection and Rural Development; this synthesis paper follows that bibliography and is intended to relate some of the useful applications derived from the survey of the literature. Five papers are included in the synthesis. The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Strategies, Communications, Community Involvement
Brembeck, Cole S.; Grandstaff, Marvin – 1974
The two essays contained in this discussion paper examine means for determining alternatives to formal education. "The Strategic Uses of Comparative Learning Environments" assumes that different environments are conducive to accomplishing different goals. In the future there is a need to find out more about the structural properties and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Development, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Planning
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