This report, a clear statement of how one district developed a planning system, offers both a theoretical and a practical approach to providing the superintendent, his staff, and the board of education with a comprehensive planning system instrument for making policy decisions and allocating resources. Also provided are guidelines for involving…

This project was directed to the development of a self-evaluation model which would enable community colleges to evaluate their effectiveness in providing occupational education programs for the disadvantaged and handicapped that are funded under the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968. To accomplish their goal, the evaluation team made a…

This study investigates and analyzes the organizational structures, institutional ties, and operational practices of selected extramurally-supported centers, laboratories, and institutes. The primary goal is to provide one type of data, some experiences, and judgments on the basis of which an assessment might be made of the conditions of the…

As a supplement to the principal reports, the underlying management system of the U. S. Naval Academy Self-Paced Physics Course is presented in this documentation report. The management system is discussed on three "levels" which are intrinsic in the programmed-instruction format, focused on remedial activities, and related to the…

The application of systems engineering and operations research to the problems of libraries has developed quite strongly during the past five years. The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to this relatively new area. There are serious problems of applying systems engineering to libraries. This is to be expected in the case of a…

This paper deals with the critical needs of organizations to cope with external stress and change. The concept of "competence" is analyzed into the components adaptability, reality-testing, identity, and integration; and each component is discussed. Data are presented from a HumRRO project, which had as its objective that of determining the…

A listing of technical reports (1968 through 1975) dealing with personnel and training research conducted by the Air Force Human Resources Laboratory (AFHRL) is presented in this bibliography. (The research has been conducted by professional personnel representing a variety of disciplines, including psychologists, operations research specialists,…

Article describes a systems analysis model for large educational enterprises, which prominently employs instructional objectives. (Author)

Operations Research models of the acquisition and storage functions of a library are developed. Rules for selection of materials for a depository are analyzed and models of circulation interference and usage are explored. A generalized model of library costs and benefits is proposed. (11 references) (Author)

Reviews assessment centers, their methods, growth and validity studies. Gives an example of a typical two day assessment center and of an assessment center summary report. (RB)

Implications of the introduction of Program-Planning-Budgeting Systems managerial techniques into the college or university. (IR)

Details a three-dimensional model developed by Control Data Education Services which provides for analysis of project needs, staffing project personnel, and tracking project tasks. Document support for implementing the model and staffing considerations are defined. (RAO)

Presents an analysis of problems of resource allocation in the school library and a practical operations research approach toward accountability. Four planning instruments are included in the solution procedure: inventory of services; preference form; data collection guide; and program costing matrix. (Author/MBR)