Goals discussed for developing education into an effective applied science include working toward intellectual standards similar to those in other successful applied sciences, teaching higher level cognitive skills, improving educational delivery through exploitation of current technological means, and striving for the excellence and…

Paper differentiates managerial performance from management capacity and management style. Methods of structured communication and problem-solving are proposed, in the context of an overall educational working structure, arising out of systematic principles, and oriented towards individualized, integrated and broadly based learning. (Author)

Describes the reconstruction of a conventional thermodynamics curriculum using the Galperin theory of stage-by-stage formation of mental actions and Landa's description of the "through" systematization of knowledge, and discusses the generalizability of the procedures followed in developing the plan for instruction. A 33-item…