To examine the problem of widening gaps in reading achievement between initially low-achieving children and other students as they move through elementary school, the authors first reviewed the literature on school effectiveness. Using a form of systems analysis called "system dynamics," they formulated a model and a set of hypotheses…

This final report describing the operation and research of the EISO project, which provides online bibliographic search services to educators of Ontario, briefly summarizes the first and second interim reports. In addition, it discusses users and the uses of EISO information by providing mini-case studies to illustrate quantitative data and…

Continuous curriculum revision in community/junior colleges can be provided by treating the curriculum as a self-correcting set of systems with feedback loops and marginal sensors which supply information needed for constant system evaluation. This curriculum-related set of sub-systems is comprised of the institution, the curriculum, programs, and…

THIS DOCUMENT ALPHABETICALLY LISTS 145 JOURNAL ARTICLES ON EDUCATIONAL DATA PROCESSING PUBLISHED BETWEEN 1960 AND 1967. (HM)

An ecological model derived from family systems theory and strategies borrowed from family therapy are effective substitutes for the medical model and clinical methods traditionally used by school pyschologists to help children with academic or behavior problems. Behavior is an outgrowth of interpersonal processes in a particular system rather…

This guidebook is the first in a series of eight booklets included in a planning system for improving local secondary and postsecondary program and facility accessibility. The introductory section addresses questions about how to use the materials and when to use the planning system. Other chapters are allocated to each of the five steps in the…

This volume outlines a system for effective planning in higher education. The system integrates management and program planning, physical plant planning, and financial planning into a single process designed to support institutional management and decision making at all administrative levels. Because successful planning is a process, procedures…

This series of six related studies reports the work of a multi-university team in developing and evaluating extensive taxonomies of organizational behavior in education. The report is divided into seven chapters, four of which describe the development of classification schemata, utilizing the concepts of four theories of organization and…

Steps to foster improvement in individualized instruction are outlined, and stress is placed on developing teacher competencies and systematic procedures. The steps used to accomplish this include planning in terms of goals; organizing work; establishing the proper classroom environment; employing teaching strategies that are diagnostic,…

Summary descriptions of selected urban simulations and games that have been developed outside the Institute For The Future are presented. The operating characteristics and potential applications of each model are described. These include (1) the history of development, (2) model and player requirements, (3) a description of the environment being…

There is a growing recognition in India of the significant role nonformal adult education can play in achieving national and individual developmental objectives. Traditional formal education with its greatest benefits for a small elitist group will not contribute significantly toward the resolution of major socioeconomic problems. Adult education…

This volume is the fifteenth in a series of 29 coordinated MINNEMAST units in mathematics and science for kindergarten and the primary grades. Intended for use by second-grade teachers, this unit guide provides a summary and overview of the unit, a list of materials needed, and descriptions of six groups of lessons. The purposes and procedures for…

Program budgeting is described as a means of enabling higher education to respond effectively to three major accountability concerns. They are (1) the long-term financial implications of a particular programmatic or policy decision, (2) determination of what is being paid for, and (3) understanding that the price being paid for a program is…

Discussed is a total systems approach to the problems of personnel policies and practices in higher education administration. It is noted that of the three basic management functions--planning, budget, and personnel--the personnel function has been the slowest to adapt to the process of rapid change. Adoption of a new philosophy is needed that…

This collection of essays discusses some of the models employed in the analysis of change processes. Part I provides a history of strategies for social change. Part II explores the meaning and use of systems models used to diagnose change situations. Part III deals with the intervention modes, and Part IV explores the dilemmas confronted by agents…