This article informs readers about early childhood in one of the poorest nations in the world--Ethiopia. Within the context of ecological systems theory, it emphasizes the characteristics of early education programs such as pre-school and basic (primary) education, and creates connections with families' views about education. The article concludes…

In this second part of the papers, exploring innovation processes from a complexity perspective, we present an empirical example to strengthen further the relevance of the approach. The example draws on a longitudinal research initiative conducted in cooperation with the Norwegian petroleum company Statoil ASA. We conducted our research into the…

As schools adopt new and varied technologies to protect the campus community, the need to look at security tools in terms of a comprehensive, layered, and integrated strategy, becomes clear. This article discusses how schools are using these security tools.

This article is an interpretive study of the theory of irreversible and dissipative systems process transformation of Nobel Prize winning physicist Ilya Prigogine and how it relates to the phenomenological study of leadership and organizational change in educational settings. Background analysis on the works of Prigogine is included as a…

This chapter describes the adaptation of the case study method to assessing increasingly complex, comprehensive reform initiatives that highlight the blurring of the boundaries between phenomenon and context and the concurrence of multiple interventions. Completed studies of two education reform programs illustrate the ongoing challenges of…

A smoke and fire alarm system at California State University, Hayward, detects combustion products -- and signals a warning -- while the fire is still in its incipient stage. (Author)

This paper describes use of systems analysis or the Planning-Programming-Budgeting System (PPBS) in the education departments of developing countries. First, the systems approach in budgeting is described. Next, its use in education is considered. Finally, the paper recommends that educational planners assess needs and define goals and objectives…

This bulletin is a reprint of Part 3 of the College of Education, University of Georgia's proposal to the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Office of Education (USOE) to undertake a feasibility study of the Georgia educational model (Johnson, 1969). It is a discussion of the theoretical considerations underlying procedures which…

This bibliography lists 69 books published since 1960, and 182 journal articles published since 1965, on the subject of applications of systems technology in education. (JS)

This paper outlines the Teaching Research approach to designing instructional simulation systems, a three-phase approach which involves (1) determining what to teach, (2) determining how best it might be taught, and (3) validating the system. An effort is made to "expose the vital decision points" in each of the 13 steps listed: (1) Define the…

This report gives guidelines for the organization of institutional research in the community junior college. They include the use of an overall systems approach to data needs and handling; the need for adequate financing; the need for faculty and administrative participation in planning, design, and conduct of research projects; and the…

This paper describes the Performance Evaluation of the Education Leader (PEEL) program, initiated from a study to define the competent school administrator and to develop an instrument to measure administrative competence objectively and accurately. The resulting PEEL materials include the following: (a) "Guidelines for Evaluation: The School…