From his review of research on consultation, Zins (1995) concluded (a) that a paradigm shift to a more prevention-oriented approach was necessary; (b) that systems-level consultation held significant potential; and (c) that systems-level consultation had the most data to support its use in preventive efforts. This commentary reviews promising…

The adherence of traditional developmental theories to a linear paradigm is incompatible with the nature of "spirit". Dynamic Systems Theory (DST), a recent contributor to understanding child development, offers an alternative which avoids these paradigmatic limitations. Concepts of agency, "top-down" causality, emergence and…

Five key but integrated functions of the educational technologist are identified and described in detail: learning consultant, educational materials producer, manager of learning resources, educational systems developer, and educational planner. (Author/HB)

Important in the study of rhetorical history, systems theory advocates the reading of rhetorical works in their original climates, employing a macroscopic perspective and defining research problems with reference to rhetorical systems, including the rhetoric embodied in the treatise as well as in other treatises of the place or period. The total…

The Commission on Instructional Technology, in their deliberations, must face a current pessimism among those involved in adapting technology to education. C. F. Hoban lists a number of factors that are responsible for this, and which indicate that many problems of instructional technology are not intrinsic and peculiar to it, but are part of…

Explains principles of Kenneth Boulding which Boulding considered important for the understanding of social and political organizations and applies these ideas to systems theories of personality. Discusses principles of opposition, defense, polylithy, size, and persistence. Concludes that principle derived from Boulding's analysis of organizations…

Examines the constructs of individuation, differentiation, and identity formation from the individual development and family system theory perspectives. States that individuation and identity formation process encompass both the individual's efforts toward separation from family of origin and impact of these efforts on identity formation and the…

Presents three articles discussing the concept of family homeostasis and the related concepts of family rules and family feedback. Includes a reply by Paul Dell citing the need for family therapy to go beyond homeostasis and further comments by Ariel, Carel, and Tyano. (JAC)

The total system view shows that the school library is inseparable from the system it serves. It is a part of the total system, its objectives are derived from the total system, and its operations and procedures are designed to facilitate its contribution to the total system. (12 references) (Author)

A somewhat different approach to cataloging is described. The proposed system results in savings in processing, closer contact with library and teaching staff, and systematic build-up of the collection. (Author)

Essay on the meaning of the term "educational technology. Points out that the term refers not only to hardware, but to a systems approach to learning. (LS)

The Editor of "Educational Broadcasting Review calls for the integration of televised instruction into the total instructional program through the application of systems concepts. (LS)