Systematic planning offers a rational approach to solving the problems of providing education. Four fundamental principles are basic to an understanding of the concept of systematic planning. First, it should relate to all aspects of educational decision-making at all levels. Second, it is a multiphased operation involving establishment of goals,…

Professional updating processes can be visualized as a system enabling both educators and professionals to enhance individual competence. The systems analysis model given here represents updating practices both pictorially and mathematically. Strengths of the model are: it incorporates educational, psychological, and motivational factors from a…

Developed during World War II, the systems approach evolved rapidly after the war into several new phases, one of which is program budgeting. There is no clear set of rules constructed along do-it-yourself lines associated with the systems approach. There are, however, general procedures which are to be followed. The first step, defining the…

This booklet contains the edited transcript of an interview with Gerald Nadler that was conducted by William J. Gephart in October 1972 for Phi Delta Kappa's National Symposium for Professors of Educational Research. The interview focuses mainly on five questions about the development process: (1) What is the general nature of the process of…

The systematic approach to teaching provides a method for the functional organization and development of instruction. This method applies to preparation of materials for classroom use, as well as for print and non-print media. Inputs to the systems approach include well defined objectives, analysis of the intended audience, special criteria…

Methods of assessing the actual and potential efficiency of alternative instructional strategies, including those which depend heavily upon mechanical and electronic instructional aids, are explored in this essay. The paper also compares the problem of evaluating educational outcomes with that of evaluating government outputs in general, and…

This document presents a short summary of ten model elementary teacher education programs developed under the sponsorship of the U.S. Office of Education--the original nine models plus the Wisconsin Elementary Teacher Education Program. After a short explanation of the general approach and objectives of the models, they are compared with each…

This paper presents a model for the identification and validation of competencies, designed as an all-inclusive framework, which may be adapted for specific situations. The criteria for including data in the validation process are as follows: (a) if the data are to be employed in making decisions about individuals or groups, all available evidence…

Outlines a systematic counseling approach for elementary school counselors. Examines specific modifications to the Systematic Counseling Model proposed by Stewart in an attempt to make it apply directly to the elementary school population. (Author)

The case of a nine-year-old boy suffering from psycosomatic migraine headaches is discussed. The main article presents the case study and discusses the family systems approach which was successfully used in therapy. The following discussion deals with the psychosomatic personality. (HMV)

Developers of self instruction units sometimes become so involved in the design and development of materials that some of the steps in the systems approach are overlooked or minimized. (Author)