A discussion of a project concerned with the development of a comprehensive instructional management system, including development work on the banking'' of a new system of objectives in reading instruction. (Author/HB)

The purposes of this article are to assess the present status of planning-programming-budgeting systems in education and to offer operational illustrations to those who wish to install certain aspects of PPBS in their school districts. (Author)

Provides guidelines for systemic change in education. Presents an overview of the change process. Discusses preparing for change; building a core team to lead the design effort; transforming vision into system design; shifting focus from planning to implementation; and implementation, summative evaluation, and closure. (AEF)

The instructional model presented describes a system which is now being implemented by the United States Navy, but can be generalized to educational program development in other areas. (Author)

A description of a system for monitoring individualized student progress in vocational education programs for the purpose of reporting progress of individual students and the effectiveness and efficiency of the vocational education programs. (Author)

Describes how a system approach, often used in instructional systems design, was applied to the solution of a societal problem, i.e., how to enable small communities with limited resources to carry out successful substance abuse prevention programs involving training and education. Needs assessment is discussed and curriculum design is described.…

Details a three-dimensional model developed by Control Data Education Services which provides for analysis of project needs, staffing project personnel, and tracking project tasks. Document support for implementing the model and staffing considerations are defined. (RAO)

Reviews four different approaches to evaluation--decision-oriented, applied research, value-oriented, and systems-oriented--and suggests how each may be applied to the evaluation of instructional programs. Nine references are listed. (Author/CHC)

Discusses the historical development of "hard" and "soft" systems thinking traditions and examines how these traditions have been understood and applied in the field of instructional development. Proposes the need for a synthesis of the two traditions in planning, implementing, and evaluating instructional programs. (AEF)

This article discusses five categories of educational improvements. Briefly, they are (1) objectives more aligned with goals, (2) increased efficiency, (3) reduced undesirable side-effects, (4) increased reliability, and (5) more objectives are accomplished." (Author/AA)

Structured decomposition is explained as a process of reduction to parts of an educational program. Resulting substructures aid in an overview of the entire entity. (RAO)

Courseware development is keyed to identifying the developer or developers, and faculty should be involved at each step of the process. Procedures for a team approach to development, which appears to have the greatest potential are provided for the guidance of team members in an open-systems approach to CAI (RAO)

Major factors are: administrative backing, placement of an instructional development center in the institution's hierarchy, and rewards for faculty. (DAG)