District administrators who want to build capacity for data use in schools may be well-served by starting in the central office. This case study of the Boston Public Schools shows how central office administrators can leverage their own data inquiry cycles to improve the ways they support schools in using data. Using the Data Wise Improvement…

This paper presents a systems approach based on the work of W. Edwards Deming to system wide, high impact staff development. Deming has pointed out the significance of structure in systems. By restructuring the process of staff development we can bring about cost effective improvement of the whole system. We can improve student achievement while…

Literature on training faculty to teach online still dwells on the issues explored a decade ago. To make a substantial move in this area, it is necessary to re-evaluate the essence of training in the context of producing qualified online faculty to teach quality online courses. Employing a phenomenological approach, this study examines seven…

This systems approach was developed for use in instructor training in the Royal Air Force's education program, but in general terms it is applicable to all branches of industry. (MF)

A look at some of Great Britain's military training programs. (AK)

Author proposes a system of manufacturing management training where the return on investment can be measured in dollars and cents. (GB)

The rate of technological change demands a systems approach for continued proficient training. (Editor)

Derived from a committee report prepared for the American Mental Health Counselor's Association, a new definition of professional counseling is presented. Generated from a developmental lifespan foundation, special attention is given to multicultural issues, a broad array of services, and a network approach to service delivery. Implications of…

Evaluates a conventional model for training counselors, describes a systems-based model, and examines some advantages and limitations of the proposed model. (Author)

Discusses the systematic approach to training, how this approach increases training impact, and how it evolved and identifies the four components of this approach, describing three components in detail--pretraining briefing sessions, review of individual training objectives, and group followup. (MBR)

Article presents a progression training model as a possible approach for minimizing the conflict that often emerges between superiors and subordinates when management by objectives programs are initiated. (GB)

Deals with the need for an accurate and careful selection of training materials by the use of a check list. (EK)

Written for training directors and human resource developers who have had experience and now need a systematic way to plan new programs, this book presents a new way of thinking about human learning and of organizing programs which has been developed from the systems engineering field. A first chapter explains what is meant by "systems"…