The principal objectives of this paper were to identify variations in the quality of a worker's employment in explaining the sources of job satisfaction and their applicability to subsamples of the workforce. More importantly, utilizing racially distinct subsamples allowed for the results to suggest which of two traditional approaches for…

With the growing concern for the development of good mathematical education planning models, few states have developed the type of enrollment projection systems that they would consider to be ideal. The primary objectives of this research project were to develop, construct, and document an enrollment forecasting system for use by the Ohio Board of…

Theories about the ways in which family therapy promotes behavioral change are reviewed and a conceptual scheme containing four models or papadigms is proposed. Clinical and research evidence supporting each of the models is presented, and the overall scheme is discussed in relation to a systems theory approach to family therapy. (Author)

The development of conceptual prototypes preceded a vocational-technical school building program in the state of Tennessee. (MLF)

Deweyan tradition contains an image of learning at odds with another 20th century American innovation: the effort to subsume school learning under business efficiency ideology. Dewey might again have relevance for social and educational planning, but not if still interpreted as a romantic educational freedom. (Author/SJL)

Educational technologists have moved from a unique concern with the how-to-do-its of behavioral change to the inclusion of what to teach, based on measurable objectives. The formal consideration of why can be seen as possibly having several layers, including considerations of results, both within and external to, an organizational context. (VT)

An essay on the changing decision-making and organization skills needed by librarians to cope with the new interdisciplinary knowledge, the great increase in types of media and services available, and uncertainty. (JAB)

This paper describes a systems approach to instructional psychology which can be used by school counselors as a basis for diagnosis and remediation in the classroom. Interrelationships of the four components of a basic teaching model are emphasized. Selected aspects of each component, important for effective instruction, are discussed. (Author)

The systems approach to instructional design is advocated as a problem solving model for the discipline of educational psychology because it incorporates traditional concepts and provides (1) a method for delivering effective service; (2) a wide array of research and evaluation problems; and (3) an integrative framework for graduate training…

Because of the success of major plant retrofit, energy costs at a community college have dropped since 1971 even though both electrical rates and the size of the campus have increased. (Author/MLF)

A structural model of curriculum evaluation is presented that is based on a decision-oriented concept of evaluation. Its three major components--information, technique, and decision-purpose--are discussed. (ND)

Guidance is provided to organizational personnel in establishing a means for assessing the effectiveness of a new performance appraisal system. (TA)

It is concluded that the systematic desensitization studies, the masturbatory training approaches, and the Reproductive Biology Research Foundation series are all effective treatment procedures, employing graduated exposure to sexual stimuli plus some form of directive psychotherapy emphasizing interpersonal skills acquisition. These may be the…

Presents the conceptualizations (systems analysis) on which a particular task was modeled, details the way in which the theoretical framework was translated into practice, reports briefly on the methodology employed, and demonstrates the success of the analytic tool adopted. (Author/IRT)

Describes a classroom activity to introduce students to pros and cons of recent bottle bill legislation which proposes restrictions on the sale of nonreturnable beverage containers. Flowcharts are used to analyze the problem in a systems format. (Author/AV)