This dissertation reports the results of an exploratory data analysis investigation of the relationship between the structures used for information organization and access and the associated storage structures within state government websites. Extending an earlier claim that hierarchical directory structures are both the preeminent information…

In this paper, the author sketches a vision depicting some of the ways in which technology could revolutionize the traditional school environment--with static, printed texts replaced by adaptive, digital learning and virtual learning communities supplementing seat time. He argues that any such transformation, however, is dependent upon investment…

Developing personalized fitness programs to meet individual needs of students can be an overwhelming task for the physical educator. The National Standards for Physical Education (NASPE) indicate that students should achieve and maintain appropriate levels of physical fitness. To effectively meet standards with the growing diversity of curricular…

The Data Quality Campaign (DQC) is a national, collaborative effort to encourage and support state policymakers to improve the collection, availability and use of high-quality education data and to implement state longitudinal data systems to improve student achievement. The campaign aims to provide tools and resources that will assist state…

The vocational educational module of the Rhode Island Educational Management Information System is a data base that is an ongoing system that has been designed both to grow and to be modified to meet the needs of local and State administrators in the management of vocational education within Rhode Island. (Author)

The final summary of the progress, accomplishments, findings, and recommendations of a project to develop and implement a management information system for long-range planning of vocational education at the local level is presented in this report. Goals and purposes of the original proposal are stated and their development traced in research, work…

This document is one of the 5 sections of the Data Element Dictionary developed as part of the WICHE Management Information Systems (MIS) Program. The elements in this section apply to both the current and historical data concerning facilities. The purpose of the WICHE MIS Program is to make it possible to derive data which will be truly…

This bibliography on Management Information Systems contains: (1) an annotated bibliography of text books, (2) an annotated bibliography of publication articles, (3) an index of textbooks by title and (4) an index of publication articles by title. Approximately 59 textbooks and 309 publication articles are cited. (NH)

Management Information Systems (MIS) for higher education were a product of the growth era. Their purpose was to provide an orderly response to growth needs, translating additional student numbers into requirements for faculty, facilities, and even additional campuses. But now growth is over for most institutions. The ability of MIS to meet…

Material concerning standardization activities in the area of information processing at the Federal, National and International levels is provided in this publication. Also included are related policy and procedural guideline documents. A list of Federal Government participants involved in the development of Federal Information Processing…

In recent years there has been considerable effort devoted to the development of systems models and programs that would assist college and university administrators in obtaining and analyzing data about internal operations. Such management data presumably would be helpful in decisionmaking. In this document an effort has been made to provide a…

Focuses on the major issues faced by a school district throughout the implementation of a financial management information system. Describes how commercially available software was tailored to the specific needs of a Virginia school district. (MLF)

Examines some of the specifics of the Stanley House criteria for humanizing information systems. (IRT)