Phase III, Volume II of Project NECESSITIES is a curriculum-development manual designed to increase teacher skill in developing curriculum by using a systems approach. The 4 research steps presented are assessing student resources, choosing a concept focus, choosing a skill mix, and selecting content. Instruments are provided for gathering and…

This study was conducted to provide a basis for change in the curriculum for Grades 1-12 and to develop a systems model for career education that would facilitate implementation of a career education program in the Jefferson County, Alabama School System. The individual career development model developed in this study is client-centered and…

This handbook contains the proceedings of a workshop designed to assist home economics educators in working with exceptional children, especially the mentally retarded. The rationale, objectives, organization, content of sessions, participant descriptions, and outcomes of the workshop are described in the introduction. The body of the handbook…

The technology of instructional development is advancing slowly but steadily; it is, however, underutilized in the educational system. The creation of a "market" for research and development in education is a necessary condition for the achievement of real progress, along with progress in such other fields as videodisc and quality control.…

This ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) monograph updates and expands upon earlier ERIC publications on the topic of instructional development (ID) models. This monograph presents a brief history of ID models, describes a taxonomy for classifying them, provides examples from each of the categories in the taxonomy, and describes trends…

Discusses the development of a design task in which the students can focus on problems in some part of the city. Describes such an improved strategy for teaching the design of complex systems as challenging and beneficial, especially for those interested in urban-related careers. (CC)

Current interest in control of schools is a struggle for economic influence rather than genuine educational concerns, and in urban areas is generally a struggle between black and whites. A systems approach, claims author, is an alternative for sharing control and responsibility. (DS)

Discussed are the contributions of the Regional Educational Laboratory for the Carolinas and Virginia (RELCV) to fourteen junior colleges. Most attention is given to the implementation of the idea of "performance agreements, a contract between the college and a faculty member tying his salary increases to the performance of his students. (LS)

Selection of and search for appropriate instructional materials should begin while writing instructional objectives during the curriculum planning process. A five-phase system to help the teacher make selection decisions, in consultation with the school media specialist, is presented. (MF)

Identifies trends in student characteristics and enrollment patterns that have had a negative impact on college curricula. Reviews recommendations for the development of an effective general education component. Presents a systems model for curriculum planning that includes specific environmental characteristics. (DMM)

A Canadian extension program in Russia revealed two major problems facing Western extension agents: failure of Russian farms to treat dairy farming as a holistic, interdependent system, and a low level of human resource management skills due to the past history of direction by command. (SK)

Information Systems (IS) departments are facing challenging times as enrollments decline and the field evolves, thus necessitating large-scale curriculum changes. Our experience shows that many IS departments are in such a predicament as they have not evolved content quickly enough to keep it relevant, they do a poor job coordinating curriculum…

This is a model technology course which offers a starting point for those administrators and prospective instructors who need ideas about the nature of a course to teach technology to non-technologists. This course is based on the premise that technology should be taught as part of the liberal arts or general education core at the undergraduate…

This book is intended to provide practicing school library media specialists and students in professional degree-granting programs with both a conceptual framework and practical approaches to the curriculum-related responsibilities of the school library media program. The responsibilities discussed include both library and information skills…