Educational resources are scarce and should be used efficiently. To do this, decision-makers in higher education need clearly defined objectives, creatively elaborated alternatives, and information about the costs and effectiveness of those alternatives. This paper describes a new management tool which is designed to provide better information…

The framework for an effective planning and coordinating program for the future development of higher education in Michigan is being devised, with the present structure as a starting point. The implementation of the process by which this development is to take place is the theme of this plan. Discussions include the needs of the people for higher…

Management science is defined as the basic process or function of rational decision making. The concept of educational research is expanded to include use of new management techniques developed by the private sector which are adaptable to decision making in the total educational context. Four trends in the field of educational research are briefly…

A description of how educational plans for a flexibly scheduled, nongraded intermediate school were implemented architecturally. Consideration of architectural elements is amplified by photographs and plans. (FPO)

Position papers on planning for school district organization were prepared for the project staff of the Great Plains School District Organization Project, a four-state study. A total of 104 studies and reports were prepared by personnel from secondary schools, institutions of higher learning, State Departments of Education, and related educational…

This comprehensive plan is presented within a context that includes the ccmpletion of a year-long awareness program on competency-based education (CBE), instructional goals that were revised and prioritized through a system-wide needs assessment, student population projections, and budgeting practices. The comprehensive plan is focused on the…

Several issues in education resulting from the change to the Carter administration, and how these changes will affect the remainder of the twentieth century, are discussed in this speech. The author first makes the assumption that there is the possibility of a sharp break in the educational policy of the last 10 years, noting that there has been…

"Foundations of Competency Based Curriculum (CBC)," a one-week inservice course was offered to CBC team members from each Washington, D.C., public school during the summer of 1977. It was designed to assist instructional personnel in acquiring the necessary competencies and skills to plan, initiate, and implement competency based…

A method for determining a school district's ranking of its educational goals, making use of board of education, administration, faculty, and community attitudes toward local needs, is outlined in this document. Written for use in Pennsylvania districts, the manual is designed to serve in conjunction with the state's Educational Quality Assessment…

In an effort to shed light on the questions surrounding the use and impact of computer-based information systems, the Special Projects Division of the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium undertook a field-based study of a computer-based information system that can process and produce information dealing with students, curriculum, personnel,…

This pamphlet represents the third in a six-part series describing the Management Organization Systems Technique (MOST), developed at Wayne County Community College, whose purpose is to determine the goals and objectives of a college and to assist in their attainment and evaluation. The information sub-system is designed to collect, process and…

Instruction is the focus of the final pamphlet in a six-part series describing the Management Organization Systems Technique (MOST). The system was designed at Wayne County Community College to determine the goals and objectives of the college and assist management in their attainment and evaluation. The instruction component of the system takes…

The purpose of this paper is to propose policies and priorities for State Library activity in continuing library education for fiscal years 1977, 1978, and 1979, and to provide background information needed to evaluate these proposals. Section II of this paper outlines the context for continuing library education in terms of: (1) the citizens and…

The study addresses itself to the evaluation of the net social benefits from participation in vocational education at the senior high school level in the State of Ohio. Viewed as an investment in human capital, vocational programs were evaluated in order to estimate the excess of social benefits over social costs that accrue from training an…

This report is part of the Indiana College-Level Manpower Study and provides statistical information concerning future college enrollments and manpower supply. The survey data of this report deal with the educational and occupational plans of Indiana high school seniors who had pursued college preparatory programs at the secondary education level.…