Presents reasons for accepting alternative modes of education that might help students to escape perceptual traps and limitations to human potential and growth. (JR)

In its need for educational reform, Western Germany planned the establishment of a central agency for the planning and documentation of curriculum research and development. This article discussed that agency and the development of RECs. (Author/RK)

Described a cooperative effort in instructional development in the community colleges in New York State. (Author/RK)

Develops models to systematically forecast the tendency of an educational administrator in charge of personnel selection processes to shift from one decision strategy to another under generally stable environmental conditions. Urges further research on these processes by educational planners. (JF)

Systems analysis, in this context, is not the process which is the necessary prelude to library automation; it is something more basic. It involves seeking out the fundamentals of a situation and applying scientific methods to their study, to find an optimal solution to the problems facing the manager. (20 references) (Author/TW)

Trend identification, future projections, future models, and policy creation are discussed in this article, which cites the need for developing and testing teaching approaches that facilitate student thinking about the future and future consequences. (JB)

A discription of GAMEgame which teaches various aspects of designing, adapting and evaluating instructional games and simulations. (Author)

The meanings and interrelationships of simulation, gaming, programed learning and educational technology are considered. Three criteria are put forward for ascribing meanings to such terms. Gaming and simulation are found to have distinct but compatible properties. Program learning and educational technology are viewed as a process, not a product.…

Discusses the collection, classification, and evaluation of decisionmaking models in the construction industry. (Author)

Inquiry-discovery learning of processes involved in determining transportation patterns form the core of this teaching model. Promotes understanding of human behavior and geographic change and is sufficiently general for use at several teaching levels. (Author/JB)

This paper explores implications of several agency models and the functions of the school psychologist in these settings. (Author)

In an article aimed at the classroom teacher, the author discusses the study of the real but contingent future, emphasizing analysis of possible choices and the decision making process itself. (Author/SP)