A multi-stakeholder-driven model for excellence in higher education curriculum development has been developed. It is based on the assumption that current efforts to curriculum development take place within a framework of limited stakeholder consultation. A total of 18 multiple stakeholders are identified, including learners, alumni, government,…

While faith schools have always been an integral part of the English state-maintained system of education, during Tony Blair's period as Prime Minister there was a distinct encouragement of the sector. This article assesses the long-term effects of such support. (Contains 1 table.)

This article describes a systematic method of viewing the important variables which must be considered in selecting a media system for a learning goal. (Author)

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)

Presents remarks on constructivism that are based on a discussion in an earlier issue. Topics addressed include the role of theory in the instructional design process; the construction of knowledge; differences between objectivists and constructivists; knowledge representation; entry behaviors and task analysis; and instructional systems…

This paper presents a theoretical framework for viewing elements that comprise distance education instructional systems in terms of dialogue. It is assumed that learning is mediated by intrapersonal dialogue and facilitated by interpersonal dialogue. Every resource in a distance education instructional system (eg, instructor availability,…

A discussion of Instructional System Development (ISD) at the Air Force Training Center. ISD is a five-step process for curriculum development which uses the systems approach. The interacting steps answer the questions "What do we teach?""How do we teach it?" and "How do we know it has been taught?" (Author/HB)

Project REVIS (Research and Evaluation of Vocational Instructional Systems), completed in June, 1971, had as its objectives such goals as: to assist in the design, development, and evaluation of selected instructional systems in the areas of career orientation, communication, and computation; to identify and evaluate commercially-prepared…

Four levels of systems inquiry are projected on an abstract-concrete continuum. Most abstract is exposition of general theories of systems, and most concrete is use of specific technical tools. Specific models of systems approaches to instructional development are examined, and a systems-models approach is outlined. (Author)

Describes attempts within the military training establishments to systematize the planning, development, conduct, and evaluation of training. (Author)

Applied to instruction, the systems approach requires that one determine the product, i.e., what performance is expected from the student, before designing the actual instruction. The implications of this idea for the principal's role as instructional leader are examined. (Author/IRT)

A discussion of competency based education (CBE) designed to demonstrate that the significant contribution of CBE is its potential for rendering murky instructional processes visible. CBE should not be thought of as a teaching strategy, but rather as a framework in which teaching strategies and other components of an instructional system can be…

Describes, from the teacher's point of view, the Havering Computer Managed Learning System. It is essentially an applied research project to investigate the behavior of computer managed learning systems from the perspective of student, teacher, and administrator. (Author/ER)

Six categories of issues in an open learning system are explored, and the functional characteristics of an open learning system are described. (Author)