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Hooper, Lisa M.; Britnell, Heather Brandt – Journal of Counseling & Development, 2012
The authors discuss the challenges that researchers from university and community systems face in gaining access to and partnering with K-12 school systems to conduct research. Borrowing from Szapocznik, Hervis, and Schwartz's (2003) brief strategic family theory and therapy and Bronfenbrenner's (1979, 1986) ecological systems theory, the authors…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Health Services, Mental Health, Elementary Secondary Education
Goh, Tiong Thye, Ed. – Information Science Reference, 2010
Multiplatform e-learning systems are emerging technologies that provide integrated learning content to various accessing devices. This book addresses technical challenges, design frameworks, and development experiences of the future that integrate multiple mobile devices into a single multiplatform e-learning system. With expert international…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Internet, Educational Technology, Management Systems
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McMahon, Mary; Watson, Mark – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2007
Since its first publication more than 15 years ago, the Systems Theory Framework (STF) has become an established metatheoretical framework in the international career development literature. Ten years into its history, the first review of its development was published. The present article overviews the expansion of the STF literature since that…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Social Theories, Cognitive Structures, Theory Practice Relationship
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Donnellon, Anne; And Others – Administrative Science Quarterly, 1986
Organized action need not depend on group consensus. Karl Weick's theory argues that only minimal shared understanding is needed and that common ends and shared meanings may be outcomes of organized action, not prerequisites. This paper reveals four communication mechanisms that generate and sustain equifinal meaning (multiple routes to a single…
Descriptors: Action Research, Communication Research, Group Behavior, Organizational Communication
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Adams, Don – Educational Planning, 1987
A recognition of pradigmatic diversity and the contribution of multiple paradigms to planning greatly enriches both theory and practice. This analysis groups planning definitions into two general models, associates both with hard and soft systems thinking, and examines conceptual roots. The interpretive/humanist paradigm often highlights…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Definitions, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
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Frederiksen, John R.; Collins, Allan – Educational Researcher, 1989
Proposes a systemically valid testing system that induces curricular and instructional changes in education systems to foster the development of the cognitive traits that tests are designed to measure. Analyzes test characteristics and outlines the principles of a systemically valid testing system. (FMW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Educational Change, Outcomes of Education, Systems Approach
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Hsu, Pi-Sui; Sharma, Priya – Educational Technology & Society, 2006
The purpose of this article is to suggest a research-based systemic plan for educational researchers, practitioners, and policymakers involved in the change process to implement successful technology integration in the context of teacher education. This article provides a background about reform efforts in science education in the United States in…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Educational Change, Preservice Teacher Education, Elementary School Science
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Lawson, Karen R. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1984
A method for defining alternative training approaches is discussed, including the application of new technology and the use/modification of existing training devices. The problem of evaluating the utility of videodisc-based training systems for high-tech military tactical systems is addressed. (Author)
Descriptors: Electronic Equipment, Evaluation Methods, Instructional Development, Military Training
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Delamere, Trish – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1984
Identifies six needs assessment procedures applied in educational and other organizations, provides examples of how each is used, and discusses the relationship of needs assessment to problem solving. Kaufman's Outcomes Model is described and the Organizational Elements Model is presented as a pragmatic approach to contemporary decision making and…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Literature Reviews, Methods, Models
Hunt, Graham J. F. – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1984
A research-derived integrated system of curriculum development and instructional delivery called NEBEAT (Needs Based Education and Training) is described in relation to more traditional-behaviorally-based systems models. Four major components of curriculum design are examined as features which differentiate NEBEAT from its antecedents. (Author/MBR)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Criterion Referenced Tests, Curriculum Development, Educational Research
Driscoll, Marcy P. – Journal of Instructional Development, 1984
Focuses on alternative paradigms to experimental inquiry useful to instructional systems researchers, including quasi-experimentation, meta-analysis, case study and ethnography, systems-based evaluation, and technique and model development. Each is discussed in terms of how it generally applies in the field and how it has been employed by…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cost Effectiveness, Ethnography, Instructional Systems
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Rickards, Tudor – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1993
This article considers the nature of creativity in industrial and business settings, describes the Manchester (England) Business School Creativity Unit, models creativity in systems terms, reviews action research of the 1970s, and identifies recent areas of research at Manchester including creativity blocks and the impact of creativity training in…
Descriptors: Action Research, Business, Business Administration Education, Creative Development
Hunt, Darwin P. – 1984
The use of systems theory as a conceptual framework is proposed as useful when considering computers as a machine component in teaching. Skinner's proposal that the label "computer" is inaccurate and counterproductive when used to refer to a machine being used for teaching is discussed. It is suggested that the alternative label…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Computers, Models
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Carlson, David H. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1986
This article discusses tools developed to aid the systems analysis process (program evaluation and review technique, Gantt charts, organizational charts, decision tables, flowcharts, hierarchy plus input-process-output). Similarities and differences among techniques, library applications of analysis, structured systems analysis, and the data flow…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Decision Making, Diagrams, Flow Charts
Foley, James D. – Scientific American, 1987
Discusses the coming generation of supercomputers that will have the power to make elaborate "artificial realities" that facilitate user-computer communication. Illustrates these technological advancements with examples of the use of head-mounted monitors which are connected to position and orientation sensors, and gloves that track finger and…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Graphics, Computers, Electrical Stimuli
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