Individually, the new educational approaches--team teaching, television, computers, individualized instruction, etc.--work. We know that. The Problem is how to use them. The idea must be to restructure the school system around these new concepts, so that they are an integral part of the teaching and learning process, not just accretions, or merely…

This review analyzes current research trends in the application of planning models to broad educational systems. Planning models reviewed include systems approach models, simulation models, operational gaming, linear programing, Markov chain analysis, dynamic programing, and queuing techniques. A 77-item bibliography of recent literature is…

The highlights of a conference which brought together educators and experts in systems applications are presented here. The central topic of discussion was the possibility of major curriculum revision in the light of the recent emphasis on a systems approach to education. The papers presented stress the view that the emphasis in the future must be…

This annotated bibliography is composed of 70 citations relevant for Program, Planning, Budgeting Systems (PPBS) and ranging in date from 1962 to 1969 but emphasizing the 1965 to 1968 period. Listings are arranged alphabetically according to author under the general divisions: Overview of PPBS, Systems and Administrative Theory, The Planning…

The research reported consists of eight tasks, four concerned with manned systems research and four with human resources research. Although each task is basic in the sense that it seeks results of a broadly generalizable nature, each is specifically relevant to one or more well-known and long-standing Air Force problems. (Author)

A review of systems engineering concepts as applied to training programs at Army training schools was conducted. It was concluded that through systems engineering, the programs are being reoriented toward actual job requirements, reducing the "nice-to-know" and focusing on the "need-to-know." Since the programs are being constructed by personnel…

Report of research accomplished to aid U.S. Army Infantry School in its systems engineering of Infantry Officers Advanced Course curriculum is given. Focus is on identification of knowledge and skills and study of thought processing of battalion commander and his four principal staff officers. Survey of these officer activities was conducted in…

CONTEMPORARY SYSTEMS THEORISTS HAVE PROVIDED A HELPFUL VIEW OF THE WAY GOAL-STRUCTURE MAY SHAPE ADMINISTRATIVE BEHAVIOR IN EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. THE "TRADITIONALIST" VIEW ASSIGNED ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS THE FUNCTIONS OF FORECASTING AND PLANNING. THE "EMERGING MODEL" VIEWED GOALS AS UNDEFINED ELEMENTS REQUIRING LITTLE SYSTEMATIC TREATMENT IN A…

Herricks Public School District has adopted an energy conservation program that establishes an energy consumption baseline and makes recommendations to modify systems and operational procedures. (Author/MLF)

Establishing a basis by (1) defining "system" and "systems analysis" and (2) showing how they can apply to curriculum design and evaluation, the author presents a five-step process, utilizing those concepts, for designing an industrial arts subsystem. (AG)

Family therapists need to develop therapeutic strategies which can be effective in helping members of dysfunctional and crisis-oriented families reconnect with additional sources of support and strength. The extended family and social system can serve as this source of support when it is convened, mobilized, and reactivated. (Author)

The three basic steps of the systems approach are described: the mission profile, the functional analysis, and the method-means. The advantageous use of these steps in planning a token economy is illustrated by a systematic evaluation of a token economy implemented in a sixth-grade setting. (Author)

Courseware development is keyed to identifying the developer or developers, and faculty should be involved at each step of the process. Procedures for a team approach to development, which appears to have the greatest potential are provided for the guidance of team members in an open-systems approach to CAI (RAO)

Presents a model of the process of work adjustment as derived from the Theory of Work Adjustment. Integrates the original propositions of the theory with more recent work on personality dimensions. Mechanisms of adjustment to work discussed to emphasize the dynamic nature of the complete work adjustment process. (Author/DOW)

The concept of development is discussed from the perspective of the cook's art. It is suggested that the cook differs from the psychologist in degree but not in kind. (GO)