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Stilwell, William E. – Counselor Education and Supervision, 1976
This article describes a model for implementing an affective education program which was developed using systems analysis techniques. Seven independent and interdependent functions are identified and described. The use of experts and an affective education advisory board is recommended. Also, assessment techniques and a team approach for…
Descriptors: Counseling, Counseling Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Humanistic Education
Peters, Richard O. – 1981
Several models of curriculum and staff development are described to provide guidance toward the goal of harmoniously blending a humanized curriculum and humanized instruction. The author compares the "explosive" and "implosive" designs for program development and instruction and argues that the implosive design should be adopted and that…
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Humanistic Education, Models
Nagle, John M.; And Others – 1976
The School Planning, Evaluation, and Communication System (SPECS) is an overall design for districtwide program assessment and development. It is both a way of interrelating planning and evaluation of individual programs and a way of comparing the outcomes of all district programs with the district's community-defined educational goals. Component…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Guides
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Haro, Michael S. – Journal of School Health, 1978
The systems approach model described here may assist providers of mental health services to develop skills that will enable them to more effectively design, collect, and analyze information pertaining to current program needs for planning, implementation, and renewal. (MM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Mental Health Programs, Program Design, Program Development
Harries, Thomas E.; And Others – 1971
This manual presents a self-instructional program designed to acquaint educators with general systems theory as it applies to instructional development practices and the diffusion of instructional innovations. It is also intended to provide an intellectual and emotional frame of reference for individuals undertaking instructional development…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Flow Charts, Guidelines, Instructional Innovation
Mid-Continent Regional Educational Lab., Aurora, CO. – 1995
The major challenges for educational reform today are assembling disparate pieces of information to create sustainable systemic change and "scaling up" systemic reform to encompass all schools, all programmatic areas, all levels of schooling and diverse social contexts. Mid-continent Regional Education Laboratory (McREL) has begun to organize its…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Change, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Clauset, Karl H., Jr.; Gaynor, Alan K. – 1983
An examination of definition, causes, variables, and strategies of implementation suggests the kinds of data necessary for measuring school effectiveness. By focusing on students who first enter school below grade level standards and by understanding that student learning is embedded in a system of key elements or variables that, over time, are…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Feedback, Improvement Programs
Henderson, Robert C., Ed. – 1979
This book represents the culmination of a twelve-month management training and development program conducted by the New England Teacher Corps Network for its project directors and staff. Wesley Brown and Perry Zirkel trace the organizational evolution of Teacher Corps projects. William Smith presents a theoretical analysis of the management system…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change, Educational Technology
Bartel, Carl R. – 1976
The preparation of appropriate and relevant instructional materials is essential to effective instruction. Instructional materials, usually in the form of a comprehensive course of study or training plan, should be based on a carefully planned, organized, and conducted analysis procedure. This analysis procedure may be used for the identification…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Course Organization, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Massey, D.; And Others – 1977
The document presents a formative evaluation of the program development process used to produce the 13 kits in the Canadian Content Project. The objective is to recommend whether similar development models should be used in the future. The study is presented in three sections. Section I examines and compares three approaches to local program…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education
Grossbard, Stephen I. – 1975
The planning, programming, budgeting system (PPBS) is an instrument to help policy-makers assign priorities and allocate resources. It does not seek to computerize what is essentially a political process, nor is it intended that the statisticians and cost accountants take over functions that properly belong to the political decision-maker. PPBS is…
Descriptors: Accountability, Budgeting, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making
Nagle, John M.; Walker, Harold E. – 1975
Made up of five components, the School Planning, Evaluation, and Communication System (SPECS) is an approach to program planning and evaluation applicable to all instructional and noninstructional programs and activities. As such, it focuses on outcomes, processes, and inputs in a continuous cycle of planning, evaluation, and replanning. As well…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Ancillary Services, Budgeting, Communication (Thought Transfer)