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Johndrow, Jim; And Others – 1978
This publication reports background information, a rationale, and a proposed state system for classification and retrieval of vocational-technical education curriculum materials for Alabama - a result of the state/federal-funded project entitled "Vocational Education Curriculum Operation--Management Plan" (VO-ED COMP). Major components…
Descriptors: Classification, Documentation, Instructional Materials, Library Networks
Bannerman, James W. – 1976
A practicum was conducted to develop a scientific management tool that would assist students in obtaining a systems view of their college curriculum and to coordinate planning with curriculum requirements. A modification of the critical path method was employed and the result was a time-based network model of the Industrial Engineering Technology…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Critical Path Method, Curriculum Development, Degree Requirements
Terry, Virginia Fulton – 1978
To determine the effectiveness of upward communication programs within nonindustrial companies in the United States, a study was devised that examined the ways in which top management and employees communicate. Of the 130 respondents to a survey of 300 top nonindustrial companies, 62 companies acknowledged that they maintained some type of upward…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Communication Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Employer Employee Relationship
Karlander, Bo; Sem-Sandberg, Sverre – 1977
This study evaluates the economic and financial aspects of the application of teleprocessing and telecommunications to the transfer of scientific and technological information, especially in the context of developing countries. It was intended to facilitate comparison of the relative value of a teleprocessing network with that of other modes of…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Cost Estimates, Developing Nations, Economic Factors
Roberts, Laurel Lee – 1978
The software and courseware developed on the campuses of a big system such as The California State University and Colleges (CSUC) might be the nucleus of a computer network to deliver cost-effective lessons to the students on all campuses. This paper describes the methodology by which small Computer Assisted Learning (CAL) systems could be…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1979
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 12 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: communication and perceptions of organizational climate; perceptions of communications between federal and local educational agencies; intraorganizational conflict…
Descriptors: Administrators, Annotated Bibliographies, Communication Research, Decision Making
Texas Univ., Austin. Hogg Foundation for Mental Health. – 1979
The purpose of this report is to highlight common themes and issues expressed in papers presented at the International Symposium on "Trends in Social Science Research on Children." Issues fall into four general areas: children's needs, particular groups of children, child-rearing environments, and research methodology. Major issues and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childhood Needs, Conferences, Environmental Influences
Greer, Peter – 1979
Current inservice programs are criticized on the grounds that they do not achieve the objective of improving teachers' mastery of their subjects. It is suggested that these programs can be improved by increasing professional communication between teachers, providing more assistance from specialized consultants, increasing teacher participation in…
Descriptors: Information Networks, Inservice Teacher Education, Program Administration, Program Development
Research Resources Information Center, Rockville, MD. – 1980
Written to provide an understanding of the broad base of information on which the artificial intelligence (AI) branch of computer science rests, this publication presents a general view of AI, the concepts from which it evolved, its current abilities, and its promise for research. The focus is on a community of projects that use the SUMEX-AIM…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Biomedicine, Computer Programs, Computer Science
Information Management, Inc., Burlington, MA. – 1967
THE DOCUMENT IDENTIFIES POLICY DECISIONS WHICH MUST BE MADE, SUGGESTS METHODS OF FUNDING, DESCRIBES WORK TO BE DONE, PROVIDES COSTS OF MANPOWER AND EQUIPMENT, AND DELINEATES STEPS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE NATIONAL CHEMICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM. ONE OF THE FIRST STEPS REQUIRED IS THE APPROVAL OR MODIFICATION OF THIS PLAN. IT THEN BECOMES A GUIDELINE FOR…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Chemistry, Costs, Equipment
Pache, J. E. – 1980
This report examines the possibilities, problems, costs, and benefits of providing online access to the database of the European Documentation and Information System for Education (EUDISED), which is in machine-readable form, but generally available only through the EUDISED R&D Bulletin. The likely nature of such online access is described,…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Databases, Educational Research, Fees
Cusick, Philip A. – 1980
The purpose of this study was to describe and explain the communication networks within two schools. The study was undertaken in two secondary schools in a metropolitan area and involved participant observation and interviews over the course of a school year. The purpose of the first part of the study was to enter the schools, identify the issues…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elective Courses, Information Networks, Interprofessional Relationship
de Villiers, Pieter J. A.; Shumaker, David E. – 1980
Based on principles and methods tested by library systems serving nonhandicapped readers, this list of international standards was developed to further the establishment of a national bibliograhpic center in each country that would build a national union catalog founded on information from libraries and producers about existing and new materials…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Interlibrary Loans, International Programs, Library Materials
Hall, Helen – 1980
This kit provides guidelines and materials to support a total statewide system for disseminating Promising Practices (PPs) through the Regional Coordinator network. As a resource, its intent is to provide ideas and processes for activities that support and enrich the program of work of the regional coordinator. Section 1 lists PPs currently in…
Descriptors: Career Education, Demonstration Programs, Diffusion, Elementary Secondary Education
Howder, Murray L. – 1979
The first Soviet-American Library Seminar provided general comparisons and contrasts, similarities and dissimilarities, between Soviet and American libraries, and stressed the differences in understanding library terms, the need for long-range planning, demographic changes and their effect on library services, and library automation. An…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, International Programs, Library Administration, Library Education
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