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Roush, Larry F. – Building Research, 1973
The energy conservation policy for public office buildings includes experimental designs of new federal office buildings in Manchester, New Hampshire and Saginaw, Michigan, as well as immediate energy conservation efforts. (Author/MF)
Descriptors: Building Innovation, Energy Conservation, Environmental Research, Facility Guidelines
Stanley, Richard H. – Consulting Engineer, 1973
A comparative analysis of the merits and demerits of four project management approaches: (1) In-house, (2) Design-Construct, (3) Conventional, and (4) Project and Construction Management. Provides a graphic display of project evolution. (EA)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Construction Costs, Construction Management, Construction Needs
Higgs, M. J. – Training Officer, 1972
Paper is continuation of an article on training within insurance and attempts to show the value of a systematic approach to on-the-job training and to prove that the methods discussed in this paper enable training to a high degree of accuracy to be effected in a short time. (Author)
Descriptors: Insurance Occupations, Job Analysis, Job Training, Labor Force Development
Parker, Marianne; Firebaugh, Francille M. – Illinois Teacher for Contemporary Roles, 1972
Home management students aid couple with cerebral palsy in solving home management problems with a systems approach. (AG)
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Disabilities, Family Financial Resources, Home Economics Education
Hartz, Frederic R.; Elstein, Herman – J Secondary Educ, 1970
The benefits of technology must be used to design instructional support systems for secondary schools to keep pace with their changing world. (CK)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Curriculum Development, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Improvement
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McArdle, Richard J. – Foreign Language Annals, 1971
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Course Objectives, Language Instruction, Language Teachers
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Ladd, Gary W.; Keeney, Bradford P. – Small Group Behavior, 1983
Used an ecological-system perspective to consider socially isolated children in three contexts: as individuals, as partners in dyadic intervention, and as members of a social group or hierarchy. Implications for interventions that may facilitate isolated children's access to peer interaction in both dyadic and group contexts are suggested.…
Descriptors: Children, Disadvantaged Environment, Ecology, Elementary Education
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Little, Linda F.; Thompson, Rock – School Counselor, 1983
Compared attitudes and behaviors of parents and teachers toward junior-high habitually truant students (N=94) and regular attenders (N=94). Data from the Little Parenting Valuing Styles Scale and Little Teacher Valuing Styles Scale suggest parents may contribute to truancy by being overprotective and overindulgent. Teachers may reject and…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Coping, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools
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Rosenbloom, Alfred A., Jr. – Journal of Optometric Education, 1981
The self-study process is seldom viewed as a central process of improvement and change. Experience at the Illinois College of Optometry, however, shows how the process can be regenerative to people and institutions. The process and its elements are outlined in some detail. (MSE)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Case Studies, Educational Improvement, Evaluation Criteria
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Winstead, Philip C. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1982
A management planning model developed by Furman University is described. The model is a decentralized participative approach to institutional governance that stresses decision-making based on use of appropriate research and allocation of resources based on management by objectives. (MLW)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Administration, College Faculty
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Feinauer, Leslie – American Journal of Family Therapy, 1982
Suggests that, although a young woman who has been sexually assaulted may experience pain and alienation as an individual, family members also experience trauma, often left unresolved while retaining an impact on the family's ability to function. Introduces family therapy as a desirable approach to treatment of the rape victim. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Alienation, Counseling Techniques, Emotional Adjustment, Family Counseling
Nishimura, Toshio – Technological Horizons in Education, 1983
The Management-Oriented Systems Design Method (MASD) is used by the Institute of Information Technology (Japan) as one of its main training courses. An outline of the curriculum for this course is provided and major MASD features are discussed. (JN)
Descriptors: Computer Science, Computer Science Education, Course Content, Course Descriptions
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Annarino, Anthony A. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 1983
Physical education teachers must systematically design instructional strategies which: (1) permit positive interaction between student and environment; (2) define elements in the teaching-learning process; (3) interpret how each element contributes to objectives; (4) analyze interdependencies; and (5) organize the best mix. A sample instructional…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Organization, Educational Objectives, Educational Strategies
Bradsher-Frederick, Howard R. – Journal of Experiential Learning and Simulation, 1981
Argues that gaming-simulation is an appropriate vehicle for conveying research knowledge to policymakers. The appropriateness of scientific inquiry as a means for dealing with problems of a systemic nature is discussed, and questions concerning the conveyance of research knowledge in a useful format are addressed. Thirty references are cited.…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Cybernetics, Information Dissemination, Information Utilization
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Ames, Barbara D.; Kennedy, C. E. – Educational Gerontology, 1981
Proposes a framework for assessing the needs of the older learner/consumer. Includes recognition of the physiological and psychological characteristics of the elderly. Explores the impact of components of the technological and social-psychological systems. Emphasizes the adragogical approach to the actual teaching process. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Andragogy, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Delivery Systems
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