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Download full textMatross, Ron; Roesler, Jon – 1983
Hints on conducting surveys appropriate for university use are outlined, and sample checklists and forms are provided. The following research elements concerning generic surveys are covered: sequences of events for surveys conducted by mail (15 weeks) and telephone (11 weeks); algorithms for estimating materials costs and quantities; a catalog of…
Descriptors: Cost Estimates, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Guidelines
Fry, Edward – 1986
Readability formulas have varied uses. In education they are used to match children's reading ability to the difficulty level of material, select stories and books for classroom use and for individual students' particular needs, select textbooks and other reading materials, aid educational research, and check reading materials of newly literate…
Descriptors: Business, Content Analysis, Difficulty Level, Educational Research
Kaylor, C. Edward, Jr. – 1984
Analytic support mechanisms that support institutional planning at the Medical University of South Carolina are described. The focus is productivity on "return on investment" of academic departments. The literature dealing with productivity and the inherent problems with productivity assessment in the academy is reviewed. In addition,…
Descriptors: College Instruction, College Planning, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness
Campbell, Randolph B. – 1978
Information from local records can be used in a variety of ways to strengthen and add interesting detail to undergraduate history courses on slavery in the United States. Specifically, the author describes the use of county records to teach about slavery in Texas before the Civil War. Four sources of records can be consulted: (1) United States…
Descriptors: Archives, Colonial History (United States), Data Collection, Higher Education
Baley, John D. – 1981
The Mathematics Learning Center described in this report operates at Cerritos College (California) offering courses and individualized help in Basic Math, Elementary Algebra, Intermediate Algebra, and Trigonometry. The paper first discusses the center's enrollment, hours of service, and semi-independent delivery system, under which students…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Community Colleges, Differentiated Staffs, Independent Study
Roke, Edward J.; And Others – 1983
The use of the Advising Intake Form with nontraditional students at University of Maryland's University College is discussed. The form is completed by students for each advising appointment. The following types of data on students are collected: demographic information, educational history, current career field, personal and educational…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Aspiration, College Students, Data Collection
Bowers, J. Howard; Hawk, Ginger – 1987
This narrative depicts how one university utilized doctoral interns to aid in the transition of a student management system from manual to computerized student records. Findings included the statement that the benefits gained from a computerized student records system outweigh the pain of the conversion process for all personnel using the student…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Trujillo, Lorenzo A.; And Others – 1984
The Jefferson County (Colorado) Public Schools' regulations and policies concerning student travel covers these forms of travel: student activity travel, extended student travel, district sponsored student travel, district authorized student travel, student exchange, and bonus learning trips. Issues and items addressed include: (1) authorization…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Extracurricular Activities, Field Trips
Tindal, Gerald; And Others – 1982
The Pine County (Minnesota) Special Education System has adapted a database for use in decision making regarding programs for learning disabled and behavior problem students. The system is used for decisions in seven areas: identification, initial assessment, eligibility determination, individualized education program (IEP) selection, IEP…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Decision Making, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Slater, Shirley; Cibrowski, Lee – 1984
A model was proposed whereby students enrolled in a four-year program in vocational home economics would be given instruction in computer literacy using an integrated rather than a course or unit approach. The model called for identification of the competencies and skills necessary for computer literacy, determination of how students can obtain…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competence, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs
Mead, Nancy A. – 1976
The Information Support System (ISS) is a management information system developed for the National Drug Education Program (NDEP). The major components of the ISS are: (1) the Project Growth Record which provides a tool for project self-evaluation and for communication between NDEP project officers and project directors; (2) the Quarterly Project…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Organizations, Coordination, Decision Making
Baggett, David – 1993
This paper describes the use of the Individual Career Plan (ICP) with students having disabilities at the University of Massachusetts (UMASS) at Amherst. The ICP is a career development tool that encourages self-determination. First, a summary of the barriers to career achievement for students with disabilities in higher education is presented.…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Career Planning, College Students, Disabilities
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1983
Papers on library/information science theory and research, which were presented at the 1983 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference, include: (1) "The Role of the Library in Computer-Aided Information and Documentation Systems," in which Wolf D. Rauch (West Germany) asserts that libraries must adapt to the…
Descriptors: Arabic, Computers, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Richart, Victoria B. – 1983
A management information system model was designed to provide data for planning, directing, and evaluating programs for the National Origin Minority Education (NOME) office of the New Hampshire Department of Education. NOME is federally funded to provide training to local school district and community members regarding the educational needs of…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Databases, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
Snodgrass, William B. – 1981
This program description provides a detailed summary of the efforts employed at the North Chicago Community High School in North Chicago, Illinois, to recruit public aid recipients into adult education programs. Outlined first are the educational needs of the North Chicago community. Then various agencies cooperating with the high school's…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Counselor Role, Educational Needs, Letters (Correspondence)
