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High, M. Dean – Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association, 1976
This article reviews the emission standards for stationary sources and hazardous air pollutants imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency since 1970. Judicial guidelines and court cases are analyzed to anticipate future regulations. Proposed amendments to the Clean Air Act are also discussed. (MR)
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Environmental Standards, Equipment Evaluation, Equipment Standards
Council for Higher Education Accreditation, Washington, DC. – 2001
This "Almanac" provides an overview of the external quality review process, its practice and structure, its participating organizations and agencies, and its role in the self-regulation of higher education in the United States. It presents information about all the major participants in external quality review and documents the range and…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods
Gruhn, Bill; Keys, Terry; Bates, Pat; Cheasty, Diane; Christian, Marilyn; Cunningham, Bob; Ferguson, Bianca; Lewis, Millie; Mancuso, Ellen; Ryther, Dick; Weidel, Pam – 1999
The report describes the evaluations of the current practices of Educational Technology Services (ETS) at Monroe Community College (New York) by the Customer Service Team. ETS provides all aspects of technology support to the College. The "customers" of ETS include students, faculty and staff. With the goal of developing a Customer…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Resources, Educational Technology, Program Effectiveness
Walpole, MaryBeth.; Noeth, Richard J. – 2002
This report examines the evidence available on improving school quality through implementation of the Malcolm Baldrige Education Criteria for Performance Excellence. The Baldrige criteria address many issues other failed educational efforts have not, including leadership, systems thinking, changes in school culture, and data-driven decision…
Descriptors: Criteria, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Council on Higher Education, Louisville, KY. – 2002
The Council on Higher Education (CHE) is an independent statutory body established by South Africa's Higher Education Act of 1997. Its mandate is to advise the Minister of Education on all matters related to higher education so that the system is characterized by equity, quality, responsiveness, and effective and efficient provision and…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Educational Quality, Foreign Countries, Government Role
Wang, Jianjun – 2002
Stochastic models are developed in this article to examine the rate of test misgrading in educational and psychological measurement. The estimation of inadvertent grading errors can serve as a basis for quality control in measurement. Limitations of traditional Poisson models have been reviewed to highlight the need to introduce new models using…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Grading, Mathematical Models, Measurement Techniques
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Coppedge, Floyd L.; Teagarden, Stephen – NASSP Bulletin, 1974
Affective education is more than isolated techniques, these authors say. They analyze one experiment in affective education and attempt to point out what went wrong. (Editor)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Diagrams, Educational Principles, Educational Problems
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Driscoll, John N.; Warneck, Peter – Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association, 1973
Discusses analysis of trace gases in air by photoionization mass spectrometer. It is shown that the necessary sensitivity can be obtained by eliminating the UV monochromator and using direct ionization with a hydrogen light source. (JP)
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Chemistry, Environment, Environmental Influences
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Environmental Science and Technology, 1973
Through capsule reports, seminars, and design manuals, Environmental Protection Agency has activated its industrial technology transfer program for marketing the products of federal research, development, and demonstration activities. Its purpose is to disseminate information to industry on available technology for control and treatment of air,…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Guides, Industry, Information Dissemination
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Akland, Gerald G.; Nehls, Gerald J. – Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association, 1973
Applying to air quality data, procedures are presented for site characterization, method identification, data validation, and data summarization that are being established by the Environmental Protection Agency for the National Aerometric Data Bank. Topics review screening criteria, atypical results (data outliers), data accuracy and precision,…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Processing, Databases, Information Storage
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Poggie, John J., Jr. – Human Organization, 1972
Descriptors: Anthropology, Interviews, Prediction, Quality Control
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Makhijani, A. B.; Lichtenberg, A. J. – Environment, 1972
An examination of energy use in the United States shows that much is wasteful, and that the same material standard of living could be maintained with a lower consumption of energy. Recycling of materials, improved transportation, and more efficient heating and cooling systems are major areas of potential improvement. (BL)
Descriptors: Componential Analysis, Energy, Environmental Influences, Living Standards
Duggan, John C. – School Shop, 1972
The varieties of materials testing and its methods, uses, and resources for industrial arts classes are described. (MU)
Descriptors: Industrial Arts, Industry, Metallurgy, Metals
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Jones, Mary Gardiner – Information Society, 1981
The individual and social uses of recent technological applications, such as information delivery and interactive home systems, are discussed. Also explored are problems related to the harnessing of these advances to individual information needs, and policy issues generated by the new technologies. Thirteen references are cited. (Author/SW)
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Information Dissemination, Information Needs, Microcomputers
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Berk, Richard A. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1982
The dilemma inherent in formal standards results from the tension between maintaining quality control and constraining creativity. This dilemma is nowhere more apparent than in matters of method: measurement, sampling, research design, and statistical analysis. The author offers suggestions for revision of the standards to allow for specific…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Improvement, Innovation, Program Evaluation
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