A SUBMODEL OF THE MODEL DEVELOPED IN TECHNICAL NOTE 24, "URBAN EDUCATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS," (A TOTAL DECISIONMAKING PROCEDURE FOR THE ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES FOR LARGE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES) IS FURTHER SPECIFIED. THE SCHOOL SUBMODEL IS CONCERNED WITH THE DEFINITION OF THE BASIC INPUT DATA REPRESENTING EDUCATIONAL POLICY ON FACILITIES,…

In order to determine if paid professional staff should be added to its organization, the Arizona Association of District Governing Boards conducted a study involving: (1) a review of the literature concerning state associations for community college presidents and trustees; and (2) a survey of these organizations within the 25 states that, like…

The study assessed the need for continued inservice training to migrant personnel in the skill and understanding of the Migrant Student Record Transfer System (MSRTS), and determined directions for planning future training sessions. A 50-item questionnaire was administered to 240 persons attending the MSRTS workshops at the 1977 State Migrant…

Developed by the New York State Education Department at the University of the State of New York, the document presents preliminary study findings which recommend the removal of the current definition of "a handicapped child" and categorical labels such as "neurologically impaired". Modifications are suggested which strengthen…

Responses to a questionnaire sent to all Kansas public school districts with enrollments of 500 and over revealed several characteristics of teacher aide utilization in the state. Such utilization is increasing, especially among larger districts where paid aides predominated over volunteers. In most districts all aides were paid, usually by the…

Upon establishment of the St. Louis Junior College District, it was decided to make use of computer si"ulation facilities of a nearby aero-space contractor to develop a master schedule for facility planning purposes. Projected enrollments and course offerings were programmed with idealized student-teacher ratios to project facility needs. In…

The development and operation of a transactional system (defined as a routine method for carrying out certain processes) without computer support at Texas Southern University's Office of Institutional Research is described. The system was developed in 1975 primarily to improve the internal management of the office. It is a standard operating…

The first part of this report discusses the career lattice concept in the Career Opportunities Program (COP), a concept which represents the marriage of two career development ideas--upward mobility and task differentiation at separate levels. It explains that by combining task differentiation and upward mobility, a system can effectively reduce a…

This report proposes a comprehensive reorganization plan for the multi-campus San Mateo Community College District. Because of changing student characteristics and needs, requirements mandated by the state and federal governments, and financial constraints, it is felt that the district should seek district-wide comprehensiveness rather than…

This practical guide for training and personnel specialists working in the human service agencies provides an understanding of how the Human Service Task Bank and the Manpower Management Information System (MMIS) (described in HE 007 310) can be used to address personnel and training problems. The Manpower Management Information System and the…

The first section of this report defines and discusses the concept of productivity in education, reviews methods used to identify community college outputs and conversion factors, and reviews possible approaches to productivity management. The second section describes the step-by-step procedure used by the Dallas County Community College District…

The book contains 15 papers focusing on adult illiteracy in Great Britain in the context of the community, but excluding the prison population, trainees at Adult Training Centres, patients in mental hospitals, or literacy education in the armed forces. The papers are presented in three sections. Part 1 on students contains six papers: "The…

In 1971, a management consulting firm undertook a case study of the Columbia University libraries to improve library performance by reviewing and strengthening the organization and recasting staff composition and deployment patterns. To implement the study's recommendations, an administrative structure was proposed which would emphasize functional…

The rapid development and changes in our society, as characterized by the term "Scientific Revolution," touch every field of our activities. It is natural that they should touch the work of museums as well, where the need to establish the museum profession appears to be an urgent requirement at present. This book focuses on the training of museum…

During the late 1960's, many student activists become frustrated with the short-term lobbying efforts in Washington, D.C. Students realized the need for a national student advocacy movement that would work directly on legislative concerns and would truly be a continuing presence in the nation's capital. At the same time, a network of fledgling…