System models are commonly used in tertiary education as a mechanism for describing the interacting components of educational phenomena, but have hitherto been uncritically accepted. This paper provides a critical review of existing systems models, including the 3P model defined Biggs, and outlines their conceptual challenges. A revised model…

Reflecting on the last three years of AJRMSTE publications, I present my perspective on some patterns across many submissions--some of which were published, others not. Firstly, I address the 'fidelity' approach to educational research which I feel has dominated over other approaches. Next, I discuss the perception of constructivism which has been…

Article offers a critical look at the current research base supporting the use of research models. (Author)

THE FAILURE OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH TO CONTRIBUTE LARGE CONSISTENT BODIES OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS HAS BEEN DUE TO FIVE MAJOR FACTORS--(1) FAULTY EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN, (2) FAILURE TO CONSIDER ALL OF THE MAJOR INPUT ELEMENTS OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS, (3) FAILURE TO MAKE MEANINGFUL COMPARISONS (FOR EXAMPLE THE CONTROL GROUP IS NOT…

The first phase of the American Institutes for Research (AIR) activity in the revision of 61 curriculum units of the Comprehensive Career Education Model (CCEM) project focused on obtaining information that would aid in revising the units to meet the needs of publishers, school administrators, and teachers. Three separate acceptability studies…

The Curriculum Matrix developed by A. W. Foshay (1991) is a broad, comprehensive conception of curriculum, incorporating a range of perspectives and meanings often overlooked. This paper situates Foshay's matrix in the field of curriculum studies. By focusing on Foshay's interpretation of five curricular purposes (aesthetic, physical,…

This paper argues for an increased research emphasis on curriculum structure. A conceptual framework that synthesizes past and current conceptions of curriculum structure and provides a vocabulary of useful concepts is suggested. (Author/JR)

A promising area in educational research is the application of techniques of literary criticism to curriculum theory. Kenneth Burke's dramatistic system clarifies the five sources of motives in the drama--purpose, agency, scene, agent, and act. This pentad creates a possibly fruitful model that highlights the drama of the classroom. Contrasting…

A communication model suggests that in almost all cases where dissemination and utilization of knowledge has taken place, one or more of seven general factors can be identified as having been active in aiding the phenomena. The proposed factors are: linkage, structure, capacity, openess, reward, proximity, and synergy. In order to use this model…

The eight projects of the 1971-1972 operations of the Institute are described in this first annual report. Scientists from Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska have designed and developed each project, working on a performance contract basis to facilitate and improve the quality of the application of educational technology. Each project is…

This monograph contains interim findings of an exploratory study on school curriculum, structures, and teacher education in the perspectives of lifelong education conducted by the Unesco Institute for Education. Organized in three sections, the first deals with the clarification of the concept of lifelong education. The functions of lifelong…

This book contains 17 papers prepared for a colloquium series on development and related research dealing with conditions and processes of learning, subject matter content and sequence, instructional media, and instructional methods and teacher behaviors: 1) "Organized Retention and Cued Recall" by Endel Tulving; 2) "Developmental Processes in…

A study to discover why a significant void exists in the area of death education reports on the following objectives: (1) to design a conceptual framework for planning and evaluating death education: (2) to determine existence of a legitimate need to incorporate death education into elementary and secondary curricula; (3) to evaluate the…

This paper proposes a model of a democratic paradigm for educational researchers and practitioners. It attempts to explore the kinds of thinking that would be required to create such a system, to determine what principles and curriculum theories are involved and how they would work. It seeks to relate this model to the new National Council for…

This publication contains abstracts of research projects in vocational education conducted in Pennsylvania. The directory also lists the research, exemplary, and curriculum activities which were conducted during the 1979-80 fiscal year. All projects listed were supported with federal vocational funds under Public Law 94-482. Information contained…