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Elfner, Eliot S. – 1976
The differentiation between efficiency and effectiveness in evaluating the performance of institutions of higher learning is examined and the role of management information systems in the decision-making processes of such institutions is explored. While efficiency is primarily concerned with cost minimization concepts, effectiveness is concerned…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Administration, Conference Reports, Educational Assessment
Maynes, J. O. – 1979
Documentation forwarded to the U. S. Office of Education describing the Arizona State Plan for the Education of Migrant Children for fiscal year (FY) 1980 and requesting financial assistance to provide supplemental educational and support services to children of migratory farmworkers and fishermen enrolled in local school districts is presented.…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Federal Aid, Government Role, Mexican Americans
Southwest Regional Resource Center, Salt Lake City, UT. – 1979
The document focuses on the workings of PAR (Program Administrative Review), a method by which local education agencies (LEAs) and state operated programs (SOPs) in Utah can conduct ongoing self-evaluation and identify areas where additional efforts are needed to improve the quality of programs and services for handicapped children. It is…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Check Lists, Delivery Systems, Educational Programs
Idaho State Board of Education, Boise. – 1977
Implementation of the Proficiency Testing Program, adopted by the Idaho State Board of Education, is explained in the districts coordinator's manual. The tests are described as administered on a district optional basis to ninth grade students in the basic skills areas of reading, writing, spelling, and mathematics. Criterion referenced tests are…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Objectives, Educational Testing
Washington State Univ., Pullman. Coll. of Education. – 1978
A study was conducted to identify community college practices for providing adult vocational education to rural communities and persons beyond reasonable commuting distance (20 miles) from a community college campus. Using six project-developed survey instruments and interviews with college administrators, data were collected in twenty-five…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Educational Opportunities
McClure-Lundberg Associates, Washington, DC. – 1978
This booklet describes various aspects of the Skill Training Improvement Program (STIP) in Washington, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and California. Information concerning the funding, administration, coordination, specific activities developed, and effectiveness of the STIP program in each of the five States is provided. Also taken into…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Educational Programs, Employers
Kim, Jin Eun – 1978
This handbook was developed to assist vocational administrators in (1) developing strategies for goal-setting and resource allocation, (2) identifying potential problems, (3) analyzing cost-effectiveness of vocational programs, and (4) improving managerial skills using information from the analysis in the decision-making process. The handbook…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrators, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Administration
Seattle Public Schools, WA. Task Force on Continuous Progress Education. – 1968
THIS REPORT CONTAINS EIGHT PLANNING RECOMMENDATIONS AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCEDURES FOR THREE PLANNING PHASES OF A PROJECT TO DEVELOP A CONTINUOUS PROGRESS EDUCATION CENTER. THE COMPLETED CENTER WILL OFFER A NONGRADED CURRICULUM TO ABOUT 3,500 RACIALLY INTEGRATED STUDENTS AT THE PRIMARY, INTERMEDIATE, AND SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVELS. COMMUNITY…
Descriptors: Continuous Progress Plan, Educational Facilities, Elementary Schools, Financial Support
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1968
This publication discusses criteria for post-secondary education of technicians as illustrated by the accumulated experience of successful programs which have had their graduates sought after by employees. Chapter headings are (1) Technicians: Who They Are and What They Do, (2) Administration of Programs to Educate Technicians, (3) Physical…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Admission Criteria, Curriculum, Educational Facilities
Crouch, J. Page – 1968
This study was conducted to ascertain the impact on the subsequent professional practices of institute directors and participants and to collect the opinions of these people regarding instruction, organization and administration of the 29 institutes. Mailed questionnaires were returned by 28 directors and 671 participants. Findings included: (1)…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Doctoral Dissertations, Industrial Arts, Institutes (Training Programs)
Linn, Elizabeth M.; And Others – 1968
Five dentists, 17 dental assistants, and three dental hygienists participated in the dental assistant teacher training institute held at Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 25 to July 21, 1967. Curriculum objectives were based upon analysis of the job of the dental assisting instructor; the following units were chosen to meet the…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Course Content, Dental Assistants, Institutes (Training Programs)
Richmond Public Schools, VA. – 1962
With the aim of evaluating state policies on high school diplomas for adults, the Richmond, Virginia, public school system conducted a national survey on states and territories issuing diplomas or equivalency certificates on the basis of the General Educational Development test or other standardized tests; kinds and sources of tests being used;…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adults, Comparative Analysis, Credits
Kirschner Associates, Inc., Albuquerque, NM. – 1967
A survey was made of Community Action Programs (CAP) in nine communities widely varied in geographic location, size, and characteristics. Principal emphasis was on organizational and program policy but curriculum content and teaching techniques were also considered. The most pervasive type was the remedial program, commonly delegated to a public…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Budgets, Community Action, Cultural Enrichment
Knox, Alan B. – 1967
By way of introduction to this report on adult and community education in the Washington, D.C. schools, it was suggested that the improvement of adult education divisions in urban schools involves examining the interaction between community needs and the purposes of adult education, recognizing that such educational programs are interdependent…
Descriptors: Community Education, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Educational Planning
Adult Education Association of U.S.A., Washington, DC. – 1966
Based on a project on adult basic education conducted in 1966 by the Adult Education Association of the U.S.A., this document provides a detailed description of regional and national conference activities, together with the roster, programs, speeches, papers, and working materials developed during the project. In general, the regional conferences…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Agency Cooperation
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