The purpose of the project was to develop a polysensory multi-media programed instruction presentation which could teach non-college-bound youth competencies necessary for entry level employment in the general merchandise retail field. Instructional systems concepts were used in preparing for field testing nine sub-systems of instruction in…

This book presents a teleological analysis of the concepts of human behavior. Through distinctions and definitions, a model or system is developed, upon which all aspects of behavior are interrelated. The model of choice or purposeful state is discussed with its underlying concepts. Human communication and feeling, and cooperation and conflict…

The aim of Project VISION (Vocational Information System Involving Occupational Needs) is the development of a model system of local occupational and employment information involving current and prospective manpower resources and requirements. Discussed in this presentation are the background and environment of the project, and some past, current,…

Practicum experiences for the student teacher should be sequentially ordered, proceeding from the simple to the complex. Having identified the areas of instructional experience as (1) number of lessons taught per day, (2) number of pupils taught per lesson, (3) sequential context of the lesson taught, (4) cognitive level of the lesson taught, and…

A new conceptual framework of organizational effectiveness is described. The framework has three distinctive features: (a) It provides a definition of organizational effectiveness built around the concepts of outcomes, constraints, and referents; (b) it delineates three subsystems on which effectiveness, as well as relevant determinants, can be…

Following the development of inquiry oriented science curriculum materials, the Science for the Seventies project of the Pennsylvania Department of Education decided to employ the statewide educational television network to support its science education program. However, since contemporary science instruction requires that children actually…

"The Survey of Reading and Study Efficiency" (SR/SE), which is used to diagnose and prescribe learning skills, requires careful training before it is administered. To address this need, a comprehensive multi-media program was designed to orient practitioners in the rationale and background of the SR/SE. The training program has five…

The author presents a model for the evaluation of administrative performance that includes three interrelated systems (the macroorganizational, the microorganizational, and the administrative evaluation systems). He describes the competency/performance approach to administrator evaluation and enumerates variables conditioning administrative…

The use of video taping as a technique to bring villagers into meaningful communication with each other and with government leaders is discussed. Three pilot projects are described: (1) a United Nations funded project in Rajasthan, India; (2) a Tanzanian project involving several villages; and (3) the Skyriver, Alaska project. As demonstrated by…

Military psychology has made three major contributions to civilian education. The first is the systems approach which contains two complementary components: the conceptual and the empirical. The purpose of the conceptual approach is to understand nature to determine on what principle the system works; the purpose of the empirical approach is to…

Project C-BE had four goals: identify computer-based concepts that are common among several disciplines, develop evaluation procedures for this type of effort, identify the elements of educational program transferability, and develop a fiscal model. This document lists Project C-BE researchers and gives a brief abstract of their project…

The result of an 11-week study by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the American Society of Engineering Education is presented. This study was the ninth in a series of programs whose purposes were: (1) to introduce engineering school faculty members to system design and to a particular approach of teaching system design,…

This paper describes the campus environmental assessment and consultation program of the Illinois State University Student Counseling Center. The general model for this approach is outlined and its direction from the ecosystem model for campus design is discussed. The relationship between campus environmental assessment data and two system…

This paper defines and discuss a number of basic concepts relevant to educational administration that form the basis for the Educational Management Project, a comprehensive inservice program for educational administrators that was developed by the Tucson Public Schools. Major topics discussed include educational management, the difference between…

This report identifies the need of counselors of various persuasions to be trained not only in psychodynamics and interpersonal relations, but also for understanding the mileau in which the dynamics operate. In a complex technological society those professionals working with families need both these skills in interpersonal facilitation and…