The goal of this study was to build knowledge about the perspectives of library leaders who have experience with a responsibility center management (RCM) budget model and how the model guides library allocations and planning. The study also sought to provide advice to other library leaders whose institutions may consider adopting an RCM budget…

Fieldwork education is a vital component of occupational therapy education. Academic fieldwork coordinators face a shortage of qualified occupational therapists who are prepared to be fieldwork educators. This pilot study aimed to evaluate the effects of an online learning module developed to prepare occupational therapists to become fieldwork…

This Workshop on Survey Methods in Education Research tool consists of a facilitator guide and workshop handouts. The toolkit is intended for use by state or district education leaders and others who want to conduct training on developing and administering surveys. The facilitator guide provides materials related to various phases of the survey…

In 2014, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) granted funds to establish Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships (EHS-CCPs) to expand access to high-quality child care. Through these partnerships, EHS grantees partnered with center-based and family child care providers to implement EHS Program Performance Standards and provide…

Three checklists to evaluate the effectiveness of advisory committees are provided. Checklist 1 monitors details of organizational structure and procedures, the second reviews interpersonal relations techniques, and the third rates the content of a management plan. (SK)

The Statewide Measures Inventory is essentially a list of items of information, along with concise definitions and other information of interest, relevant to statewide postsecondary education planning and management. It has been designated primarily as a working document for use by state-level postsecondary education planners and decision makers…

The "Outline/Check List for Inventory Pre-Planning, Preparation and Conduct," used at the Skyline College Bookstore, is presented. The guides include information on paperwork, merchandise preparation, a time table, year-end accounting, and inventory procedures. (JMD)

This report on the third phase of a two-year study of human services information clearinghouses discusses clearinghouses in terms of their role in information dissemination and diffusion, planning considerations, operational cost recovery, overlap and duplication in services, and evaluation techniques and measures. Information was gathered from…

A four-part survey of top administrators, their deputies, and board chairmen of selected large U.S. and Canadian public libraries was conducted to determine whether administrators and deputies have acquired the skills necessary for effective management. Analysis of the responses indicates that managers have adequate skills, but there is room for…

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the perception of two-year and four-year college students, faculty, and chief administration officers related to current articulation practices. The study also aimed to determine the desired components for a successful articulation and transfer system, and to identify any significant differences…

These guidelines are designed to enable library media specialists, or other educators working with school library media programs, to evaluate their programs within a framework of three sets of standards or guidelines: the Ohio Minimum Standards, the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary School standards, and "Information Power," the…

This document is the complete Indicators of Quality Schools assessment instrument. The instrument is a series of checklists of school practices found in schools known to have an effective instructional program organized under 12 topic areas (with subitems listed under each area): curricular congruence; assessment; leadership of the principal; high…

Designed to systematically assist local districts to delineate, organize, plan, and implement career education programs, this planning guide presents a twelve-part task analysis. The twelve task analysis sheets are designed to suggest methods and techniques for local school districts of use in achieving twelve goals established by the Nebraska…

This book offers college department chairs guidelines for effectively fulfilling their roles as faculty developers, managers, leaders, and scholars. The results of several national surveys on chairs' duties and needs are summarized. Part 1 reviews the role of faculty developer. A practical set of procedures is given for recruiting faculty, bearing…

Roles and functions of senior and front line managers in VET organizations and their approaches to developing management and leadership expertise were examined in order to identify best practices. Based upon mail surveys sent to managers in 1551 registered training organizations (365 responded, for a response rate of 23.5%), 147 telephone…