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Download full textSaba, Farhad; Twitchell, David – 1987
This demonstration of the use of a computer simulation research method based on the System Dynamics modeling technique for studying distance education reviews research methods in distance education, including the broad categories of conceptual and case studies, and presents a rationale for the application of systems research in this area. The…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Distance Education, Models, Programing Languages
Morell, Jonathan A. – 1987
Several bodies of literature that shed light on some aspects of the relationship between information technology (IT) and research practice in science and engineering are reviewed. Subjects include: (1) the importance of calculation in research endeavors; (2) productivity in science and technology; (3) the philosophical differences between science…
Descriptors: Computation, Computer Oriented Programs, Engineering, Epistemology
Masland, Andrew T. – 1984
Because there is little theoretical background to explain the process of adopting computers for instruction in postsecondary institutions, this paper reviews the literature on this process from the perspective of technological innovation. Technological innovation is defined as the use of tools and techniques which extend human capability and which…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Computer Oriented Programs, Higher Education, Instructional Innovation
Schiffman, Shirl S. – Journal of Instructional Development, 1986
Discusses difficulties in defining instructional systems design (ISD) and presents five ways the field is viewed, ranging from a narrow view emphasizing media selection to a complete ISD view. The ISD view emphasizes five main components: educational theory and research, system analysis, diffusion, consulting/interpersonal relations, and project…
Descriptors: Definitions, Diffusion (Communication), Educational Research, Educational Technology
Barker, Bruce O.; Petersen, Paul D. – 1984
This paper explores the fault-tree analysis approach to isolating failure modes within a system. Fault tree investigates potentially undesirable events and then looks for failures in sequence that would lead to their occurring. Relationships among these events are symbolized by AND or OR logic gates, AND used when single events must coexist to…
Descriptors: Critical Path Method, Decision Making, Diagrams, Evaluation Methods
Feir, Robert E. – 1984
Beginning with a capsule history of United States education reform efforts and an examination of the American "myth" of the apolitical nature of education, this paper explores the political bases of education policy. Reviewing the literature on educational politics with a particular concern for recent curriculum reform efforts at the state level,…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Change, Educational Environment, Educational History
