Among the 160 students studied, demographic, cognitive moral development level and college environment variables interacted in highly complex patterns to influence the student's choice of premarital sexual standard. This suggests that a general systems approach, rather than univariate analysis, is needed to fully study complex moral phenomena.…

A microcomputer, when interfaced with appropriate sensing and control devices, can be used as an energy management processor to manage a building's environmental system. (Author)

Describes a framework for systematic decision making by career counselors. The counselor who uses this model selects an intervention based upon the client's presenting request and the counselor's assessment. This framework was developed for use with both adolescents and adults. (Author)

Reducing educational services, including community education activities, does not appear to be an effective method of reducing energy consumption. (Author)

A restatement of the theory of reading developed by the author over the years, a defense of a whole-language comprehension-centered approach to teaching, and an attack on the back-to-basics movement. (DD)

The concept of personality integration and effective personal functioning was investigated from a systems theory perspective by studying participants from divergent subcultural groups. Results indicate that process dimensions of complexity and openness do differentiate between highly integrated and control group participants across subcultures…

Recent years have seen a proliferation of manpower and manpower-related programs implemented in the criminal justice system. This article is aimed at helping to develop a general frame of reference, and at pointing to directions for the future for intersystems planning. (Author)

Findings from a study of diverse assessment practices in a fifth-grade classroom were used to develop a framework for describing assessment system practices. The framework is used to compare different assessment activities, and new criteria for designing systemically valid assessments to support and extend classroom practices are proposed. (SLD)

A systems approach that stresses functional relationships among persons and units and examines transactions and processes provides a useful foundation for understanding, assessing, and improving academic advising. Implications of this approach in college advising for fostering system quality and meeting the institution's mission are examined. (MSE)

Covers research conducted within the past 10 years on the topic of using computer models and simulations to aid science instruction at the precollege level. The research is categorized into three main areas: (1) students running preprogrammed simulations; (2) students creating dynamic models using modeling environments; and (3) students using…

This paper reacts to testimony on early childhood special education research before the President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education (EC 632 080). It supports the recommendations made by the authors of that paper and suggests that, in addition, recommendations be developed that address a broader systems perspective. (Contains 5…

A mental health promotion perspective provides a system-based understanding of relationships between culture and health. Educating nurses for multicultural practice should adopt an interdisciplinary approach that fosters critical awareness of diverse influences on mental health and their intersections. (Contains 38 references.) (SK)

Introduces a modification of Ericson and Rogers' (1973) dyadic Relational Communication Control Coding System (RCCCS) for family contexts involving three or more persons. New coding rules were necessary because in families messages are not always reciprocal or direct. An illustrative excerpt shows the kinds of indexes provided by the system.(TE)

Outlines the rational model of organizational governance in higher education, and describes conflicts between its assumptions and American Indian values underlying the tribal college mission. Suggests a cultural model of organization as more appropriate for tribal college administration. (SV)

Describes the development and current status of a campus-wide computer network at Brown University. Topics discussed include the principles that guided network development; services available through the network; current structure of the network; and university support for the network. (CLB)