In his book "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions," T.S. Kuhn suggests that incipient paradigm changes in science may be detected by examining certain shifts in emphasis in the literature of a particular field. If we grant his premise, the same possibility may be true in education. An examination of recent literature shows a shift toward a…

This report, the third derived from research out of the National Faith-Based Initiative (NFBI), examines how faith-based organizations designed and implemented mentoring programs for high-risk youth. Focusing on four NFBI sites (in the Bronx and Brooklyn, NY; Baton Rouge, LA; and Philadelphia, PA), the report takes up three key questions: How were…

This monograph, based on a conceptual model called an information support circle, describes a structured management process that can be used by higher education institutions to add value to institutional data and information. The model offers a sequence of (1) thinking about the management and use of data, (2) considering problems in providing…

In Saginaw, comprehensive needs assessments are conducted every three or four years for planning purposes. Conducted during March and April of the 1984-85 school year, this study produces two basically different kinds of information: (1) Priority Need Index (PNI) data which indicate the key functions (or goals) people perceive should be addressed,…

The Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI) is an independent, autonomous, and government-funded educational research and development center. Initially founded for the purpose of developing a comprehensive and systematic reform of education in Korea following the Korean War, KEDI has assumed far-reaching responsibilities. Included among…

A six-phase inservice plan based on a cybernetic, modified operations research model was used and evaluated in elementary and secondary schools. The cybernetic planning loop is characterized by adaptation and adoption based on continuous assessment, dissemination, and feedback processes. In phase one, a needs assessment identified planning and…

Objectives of this project were: (1) to uncover problems a public library might encounter in reclassifying its collection from the Dewey Decimal Classification to the Library of Congress Classification, (2) to apply data processing to the tasks, (3) to establish procedures for reclassification, and (4) to provide a cost estimate for the conversion…

Massachusetts' Management and Information System for Occupational Education (MISOE) arrays data for its dynamic simulation model, which decides educational and instructional policies at the state, school district, and classroom levels, according to this formula: Inputs/Process/Product/Impact. In this monograph linear programed models are…

The question of whether pupil diameter indicates information processing load during reading was investigated in three experiments involving 24 college students reading passages of varying difficulty. A TV camera and monitor, together with a video-recorder, were used to measure the diameter of the pupil under a reading condition and under three…

The Joint University Libraries (JUL) of Nashville, Tennessee have found that as they become increasingly complex they must make optimum use of their resources. In 1972, JUL initiated a planning effort, called Comprehensive Organizational/Operational Planning (CO/OP), designed to provide information for intelligent management decisions. Policy…

These proceedings include four articles intended to familiarize librarians with many facets of operations research and how they might be applied to their institutions. The first paper provides a brief definition of operations research. The second presentation, by Ralph Shoffner, relates, in the form of concrete examples, the questions one asks…

Findings and recommendations growing from a 1-year study of the status of education for the children of migratory farm workers are presented. The major focus of this Ford Foundation study is an evaluation of programs financed through special Federal migrant education funds authorized by Congress in a 1966 amendment to Title I of the Elementary and…

This study attempts to analyze the relationship between Agency for International Development (AID) University contract goals and the problems encountered in educational assistance project activities through an examination of project operations and the adviser's participation in them. Documents and personnel of 5 of 13 AID projects in Thailand were…

Presenting a Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Office of Education organizational alternative based upon the findings of the Task Force on the Functions and Organization of the BIA Education Programs (Executive Summary is appended) and the concept of American Indian self-determination, this document deals with: the experience of Indian control of…

This publication was developed in conjunction with a special Tribal Cluster Training, "Collaboration and Accountability as Foundations for Success," held in Portland, Oregon on August 24-25, 2004. This Tribal Cluster Training is jointly sponsored by the Office of Family Assistance (OFA), which administers the Tribal Temporary Assistance…