Proposes preparation of urban engineers through interdisciplinary systems engineering research in order that technology may be applied to urban problems such as transportation, environment, and housing. Summary of report by the Urban Engineering Study Committee. Complete report available at

A superintendent discusses the applications he is finding for a computer in his school district. (LS)

Described are the procedures being employed by the Army in its attempt to employ systems concepts in all of its training programs. (LS)

Describes a new mode of functioning for school psychologists and counselors based on an ecological, preventive model differing sharply from traditional counseling programs; it entails active reaching out or program initiation intended to enhance key systems which affect learning and emotional growth and development of children. (RJ)

Lack of standardization of terminology in business education, curriculum problems, and outmoded preparation of business teachers are among major problems of business education today. (Author)

Eight models of instructional systems and systematic analysis of instructional problems are presented. (GB)

A discussion of a new curriculum for exceptional child education that emphasizes the uses of educational technology. Approximately 100 referenes are appended. (AA)

Discussed are six fundamental questions to be considered before designing and developing an instructional system. (LS)

Examined the relationship between paternal involvement postdivorce and the divorced coparental relationship. Interviews with 54 pairs of ex-spouses showed mothers and fathers had different perceptions of the father's involvement. The coparental relationship was a significant predictor of both mothers' and fathers' perceptions of the father's…

Identifies several of the most important forms of recent and current family research and family therapy that are important to clinicians. Suggests that the reunion of clinical and research interests signifies a new growth of the family therapy field. (Author/JAC)

Proposes an outline for a counseling model which combines individual and ecological approaches to assessment and intervention in a general systems theory, followed by an application of these principles to family assessment and intervention. Case examples illustrate how the ecological systems model is translated into clinical practice. (Author/WAS)