Discusses implementation of Sloan Foundation projects at the Case Western School of Engineering, including the development of a computer assisted mechanical structural design course, the establishment of a complex systems laboratory, and personnel views of industry-university design projects. (CC)

A review of eight case studies of nontraditional construction methods. (Author)

A discussion of the research'' approach, which involves training teachers to solve classroom problems through scientific problem-solving methods - that is, through the formulation and testing of hypothesis about instructional problems. (Author/HB)

In Louisville, Kentucky, urban education problems were met through numerous organizational, financial, curricular, and personnel changes and retraining. The belief that people support what they help create and that people affected by change must be allowed participation in planning change insured the finding of satisfactory solutions. (Author/JN)

Describes basic concepts, learner-centered educational objectives, and interagency aspects of ES'70, a comprehensive nationwide R & D program applying the systems approach to the improvement of secondary education. (JK)

Focuses on changes necessary in higher education to implement a systems approach to teaching-learning. (Editor)

Discusses the work and planning requisite to the success of an ambitious, developmental, computer-assisted instruction project. (JF)

Addresses four areas of environmental concern in the chemical industry: (1) needs and responsibilities of environmental protection; (2) organization and distribution of environmental affairs within the corporate structure; (3) functions and operations associated with industrial environmental management; and (4) origins and tasks of the…

Uses case studies to illustrate adaptations of reframing by the school psychologist in a single-parent conference. The family is offered a reformulation of the child's problem in interactional terms. The underlying motivation is shown in a positive light and gives the family a new definition of the situation. (Author/JAC)

Presents an overview of correctional education programs at the Bexas County Adult Detention Center. Analyzes its institutional systems model and describes problems encountered by the program, including funding and administration. The success of the program in changing attitudes and skills remains to be seen. (JAC)

Proposes that a family systems perspective of corporal punishment can cast the behavior in a more comprehensible light and offer some fruitful directions for educational or therapeutic help. Some case examples and different kinds of interventions are presented. (Author)

Discusses in detail a 6-step model for career changing for educators: (1) being realistic and getting the facts, (2) assessing motivation, (3) analysing skills and abilities, (4) examining the employment universe, (5) preparing oneself, and (6) marketing oneself. (EAO)

A model for technology transfer is presented with notes on the many, often unforseen influences on the transfer process: competence, cultural and political context (especially in a multinational company), competition, satisfying multiple expectations, and avoiding misunderstandings. (MSE)