Discusses similarities and differences between structured program design and instructional design, suggests that use of structured programing by instructional designers would help them communicate with programers, describes structured program design techniques, and presents a sample application of structured programing to design an educational…

Finds evidence for both the consistency and the variability of behavior precludes resolution of the person-environment controversy. Prefers dynamic, interpretive, process-oriented models of person-environment interaction emphasizing stasis and flow of behavior, to static descriptive models. Describes a theory of goal-directed behavior focusing on…

The use of quality circles in three undergraduate courses in general chemistry at Penn State is described. A key ingredient to the success of a quality circle is that the instructor must be willing to consider student opinions as valid and be willing to make adjustments. (MLW)

A sampling of publications, assessment instruments, institutional resource documents, campus agencies, and human resources that may be useful to academic advisors are examined. The techniques and applications of these materials are also included. (Author/MLW)

Identifies six needs assessment procedures applied in educational and other organizations, provides examples of how each is used, and discusses the relationship of needs assessment to problem solving. Kaufman's Outcomes Model is described and the Organizational Elements Model is presented as a pragmatic approach to contemporary decision making and…

Discusses methods of calculating students' average grades and assigning letter grades by using dBASE II. Procedures are described for creating, recording, appending, editing, and sorting grade files; calculating total grades; using the fixed method to assign letter grades; and finding sample variances. The program for creating command files is…

It is proposed that treatment of translation as a discipline can provide translators with techniques and perspectives on their work. Spanish and Dutch versions of a novel illustrate how seemingly innocent and subtle shifts in perspective can affect the most important and distinguishing qualities of a text. (MSE)

How new techniques of changing employee behavior pay off in terms of improved performance on the bottom line. (HD)

Although entrepreneurship has long been considered a fundamental aspect of American society, its development as an academic field in U.S. colleges and universities is relatively recent and on-campus entrepreneurship programs have been most commonly found in business schools. Because entrepreneurs and innovative ideas can arise from within any…

This manual ensures that the personnel who work at the Information/Reference Desk of the James White Library, Andrews University carry out similar procedures regardless of their shift. It serves as an orientation tool and a reference guide, and gives procedures for dealing with patrons, answering reference questions, making the right referrals,…

The belief that adoption of, adherence to, and use of family support principles is associated with better parent, family, and child outcomes has for the most part gone untested but not unchallenged. This monograph investigates the relationship between practitioner adherence to family support principles and parent, family, and child behavior and…

Article considered the ethical ideals in children by investigating the child's description of the ideal person and also that of the wicked person. (Author/RK)

The present paper reports the results of four experiments on verbal discrimination learning. These experiments manipulated the associative properties and the language frequency of stimuli, as well as the pairings of "right' and "wrong' items within a list. (Author)