Talents of personnel needed in the design team, their qualifications and organization, attitudes, and communication and documentation, important for effective teamwork are discussed. (AB)

The authors deplore the failure of technology to make drastic changes in education and discuss the need for a new product development approach. (AA)

The authors, members of a group that has been studying university planning since 1965, describe a mathematical, computerized model of university activities which they are now constructing, using data from the University of Reading. (JW)

An opinion paper.

The rehabilitation of visually impaired persons can be conceptualized by a human systems approach. This paper explaines seven levels of human systems, related factors, and 10 assumptions that lead to high standards for rehabilitation workers and organizations. The concepts are applied to work with clients and use in rehabilitation agencies.…

Training and development professionals may want to evaluate the implications of the conflict-reducing mechanisms that are imbedded within a Theory Z culture before recommending this approach to their corporate leadership. (JOW)

The concept of ideology is discussed. An evaluation design that is based on values and ideologies is advocated so that it can be applied to services in different categories and still produce valid comparisons. (Author/AL)

Presents a framework for examining the consulting relationship which includes four consultation models; and identifies and discusses two dimensions of the instructional developer's task environment that may influence the use of these models. Results and implications of a study using the framework are reported. (Author/JEG)

Defines human performance technology (HPT) as systems thinking applied to human resource activities, chronicles the emergence of HPT and the development of the HPT process model, and considers its use to define and implement high-performance work systems in information age organizations. (Author/LRW)

Emphasizes the important contributions of systems theory in the supervision process. A case study is used to illustrate how attention to the systemic contexts of the client, the supervisee, and the supervision process itself enlarge the possibilities for helpful change. The unifying themes of many systems theories are identified, and techniques…

Describes seven important characteristics of the performance environment that can affect a performance outcome. Topics discussed include the performance environment as an open system, performance variables that can affect outcomes, how performance can be improved, and how performance variables are interrelated. (LRW)