This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a working paper that considers both the academic and financial implications of introducing year-round instruction in Australian universities. Year-round teaching may improve the quality of education, accelerate the rate of education for the existing enrollment, allow…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1500 words) of the Higher Education Act, the result of the development of higher education in Yugoslavia in 1968 and 1969. Some institutions were abolished, while others were merged. More student participation was provided for in the Act. The Act allows higher education institutions to…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a study of the development of education in the UAR since 1959. Education in the UAR is a major enterprise, and compared with other public activities, it employs far more people, spends far more money, and affects far more people both directly and indirectly. In the…

This paper for educational administrators and researchers, and theorists begins with a discussion of the role of intellectual paradigms in the development of science, and outlines some of the general social science paradigms that have been dominant in organization theory. A classification scheme is constructed, based on Udy's organizational…

The American Management Association examined the feasibility of improving the effectiveness of educational institutions through business management principles. Target systems were the State Agency Executive Staff, the State Agency Division of Program Services, and two local districts each in Maryland and North Carolina. Each management team from…

In this speech, the process problems facing school boards are examined, and techniques for overcoming these problems are suggested. According to the authors, a school board is a collection of diverse individuals characterized by (1) a lack of criteria to define excellence, (2) a lack of specific goals to focus its work on, (3) a lack of broad…

This speech draws a distinction between a priori and a posteriori planning, and relates these two types of planning in coping with the various problems faced by local school districts. The author describes the comprehensive planning process, the development of information required by the process, and how this process is supported in the local…

A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION WAS MADE WITHIN A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK INVOLVING SOCIAL SYSTEM TERMS. ATTENTION WAS FOCUSED ON DIFFERENCES AMONG ORGANIZATIONS IN TERMS OF FUNCTIONS PERFORMED FOR SOCIETY. FOUR MAJOR COMPONENTS OF ACTION SYSTEMS USED TO COMPARE SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS WERE IDENTIFIED AS FOLLOWS--(1) THE ORIENTATION…

A GENERAL DESCRIPTION WAS PRESENTED OF THE SCHOOL SIMULATION PROJECT WHICH USED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND COMPUTER-SIMULATION TECHNIQUES FOR STUDYING ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES IN EDUCATION. THE ORGANIZATIONAL MODIFICATIONS STUDIED WERE APPLICABLE TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL INNOVATIONS. FIVE HIGH SCHOOLS. VARYING IN THE EXTENT THEY WERE…

A PROJECT WAS DESCRIBED THAT WOULD USE SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND COMPUTER SIMULATION TECHNIQUES TO FIND NEW WAYS TO IMPLEMENT INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA. THE FOUR MAJOR STEPS TO BE TAKEN FOR THIS STUDY ARE--(1) SURVEY AND SELECTION OF HIGH SCHOOLS, (2) SYSTEM ANALYSIS OF THE FIVE HIGH SCHOOLS SELECTED FOR STUDY, (3) CONSTRUCTION OF A COMPUTER-SIMULATION…

Management principles and guidelines for the development of goals and objectives in the academic or research library are formulated. The intent of the goal statements is to draw on the management-by-objectives (MBO) techniques to develop a series of principles and guidelines which libraries can consider, evaluate, and adapt for local use. Sample…

Significant changes in relationships between the governing boards and sponsoring religious bodies of a group of Catholic colleges were investigated for the period from January 1966 to January 1972. Changes in board composition, structure, and power, and perceived results of governance changes are described. Recommendations are included. (SW)

Describes the management practices adopted by the Los Rios Community College District (California) as a result of the passage of the Jarvis-Gann tax initiative. Alterations included reorganization of upper management structure, full budget disclosures, collective bargaining, merit pay concept for administrative staff, and the creation of a…

Underlying organizational reforms in medical and other professional schools that can be applied to schools of education are outlined along with specific criteria to be applied to the organizational goals. The criteria deal with student characteristics, curriculum, buildings and other facilities, staff, licensing, and self-discipline. (LBH)

When AVCO Financial Services, a national multibranch financial company, decided to convert from manual to computerized operations, a training program for employees was developed to implement the changeover. The program design, trainer training seminars, and a forty-five-day preconversion training period are described. (MF)