The article briefly reviews the social systems approach to human services and cites Australian studies on intellectual disability which reveal the lack of established organizations empowered to implement social policy. (CL)

Home economists can use their systems approach and multidisciplinary orientation in the promotion and implementation of prevention. Prevention is defined as anticipatory action to stop or reduce the possibility of an undesirable event from happening. (SK)

Describes a newly developing mode of problem-oriented brief therapy. The systemic therapy model emphasizes the interactional context of clients' problems and represents an efficient intervention paradigm. (Author/JAC)

The purpose of this article is to introduce Transactional Analysis (TA) and to propose it as an explicit and practical model which can help the evaluator understand and deal with interpersonal problems. (Author/ER)

A team approach to instructional materials design as practiced by the authors is based on a shifting style of leadership within a pre-stated system which delineates for each team member his general areas of responsibility. (Author)

Gives a brief but current overview of the how to'' stage of PPBES, and where this new concept is after seven years of discussion and experimental application at scattered schools and districts in the nation. Gives the approaches to PPBES and educational resource management by a professor, a school administrator, and a businessman consultant.…

The search for a universal microform was abandoned years ago. The search for universal compatibility between microforms and their associated hardware must be abandoned. (4 references) (Author)

The possible contributions and the major limitations of educational technology are noted and six areas where technology can be applied to educational problems are discussed. (Author)

The purposes of this article are to assess the present status of planning-programming-budgeting systems in education and to offer operational illustrations to those who wish to install certain aspects of PPBS in their school districts. (Author)

The article describes a project aimed at designing, developing, and testing a state-operated subsystem for periodic evaluation of the efficiency of individual post-high school and adult vocational programs. (JK)