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Download full textMILLER, DONALD R. – 1967
THIS PAPER INVESTIGATES VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE SYSTEMS APPROACH FOR SOLVING EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS--(1) THE SYSTEMS CONCEPT, (2) THE RELIABILITY OF THE ASSUMPTIONS ON WHICH THE SYSTEMS APPROACH IS BASED, (3) THE LIMITATIONS INHERENT IN THE SYSTEMS APPROACH, (4) THE HUMAN ELEMENT AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SYSTEMS APPROACH, (5) THE WAYS THE…
Descriptors: Charts, Decision Making, Educational Planning, Human Resources
Shores, Jay H.; And Others – 1977
This study examines the extent to which modeling facilitates transformational problem solving in mathematics for children in kindergarten and first grade. Subjects were 20 children selected from each level. They responded to two problems for each of four problem types (counting on, story problems, quantitative comparisons, and ordination) under…
Descriptors: Conservation (Concept), Cues, Educational Research, Elementary School Students
Parks, Malcolm R. – 1977
The central and most common element in existing conceptualizations of communication competency is the concept of control, which suggests that competency is a function of the communicator's ability to exert influence over physical and social surroundings. This paper identifies six phases of the control process: goal specification, information…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Information Theory, Interaction Process Analysis
Blumler, Jay G. – 1977
Purposes and alternative forms of mass communications research are explored in this four-part presentation. Part One examines the origins of, and the differences between, two conflicting types of research: administrative research, in which the mass media are perceived as neutral tools, capable of serving a wide range of purposes; and critical…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Journalism, Mass Media
Harrison, Don K.; Miller, Juliet V. – 1977
This conference report provides a summary of the work of the Participatory Planning Conference for Rehabilitation Program Evaluation. It is organized into four major sections relating to the Rehabilitation Services Administration sub-goals of: (1) recruitment and selection; (2) restoration and training; (3) employment; and (4) capacity-building.…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Conference Reports, Mental Retardation, Models
Hoyle, John R. – 1974
The methodological difficulty of evaluating alternative programs in specific, measurable terms is described. Based on an alternative program at Talawanda High School in Oxford, Ohio, the writer attempted to develop a model for evaluating an alternative program. The following evaluation procedures were selected: (1) attendance and grades prior to…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Models, Nontraditional Education, Performance Criteria
Gray, William M.
Piaget has hypothesized that concrete and formal operations can be described by specific logical models. The present study focused on assessing various aspects of four concrete operational groupings and two variations of two formal operational characteristics. Six hundred twenty-two 9-14 year old students participating in the Human Sciences…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Tests
Schwieger, Ruben Don – 1974
The purpose of this study was the construction of a theoretical model for analyzing mathematical problem solving. A list of general problem-solving abilities was generated through a literature search. This list was narrowed to eight basic abilities pertinent to mathematics problem solving. Each of these was operationally defined and exemplified in…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Doctoral Dissertations, Higher Education, Mathematics Education
Kalba, Kas – 1975
The cable television decision-making process in Cincinnati, Ohio between 1969 and 1974 was investigated in detail. Data were obtained primarily through a series of open-ended interviews with various decision-making praticipants, including members of a Task Force on Urban Cable Communications, members of the city council and municipal agencies,…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Case Studies, City Government, Community Involvement
Dede, Christopher – 1976
This paper summarizes the model used for science/society programs at the University of Houston. The model is examined with respect to the following perspectives: the best disciplinary locus for science-related social issues; optimum teaching style, instructional background, and grade level; appropriate instructional objectives; ethical problems;…
Descriptors: College Science, Curriculum, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Research
Wiles, David K. – 1976
The mathematical exercise of the the Prisoner's Dilemma is used to explore the issue of whether present models or paradigms of policy analysis cover the complete range of rational decision making. A review of the competing paradigms of the cybernetic concept, the analytic probability concept, and the cognitive categorization concept reveals…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Conceptual Schemes, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making
Stutz, Rowan C. – 1976
This paper examines three recent studies of patterns of public participation in educational decision-making conducted by Peshkin, Schaffarzick, and Zeigler, briefly analyzing each study in terms of three models of public policy formation: (1) the traditional democratic or formal bureaucratic model, (2) the technological or empirical bureaucratic…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Citizen Participation, Decision Making, Educational Policy
Interagency Collaborative Group on Hyperkinesis, Washington, DC. – 1976
Presented is the preliminary report of the Interagency Collaborative Group on Hyperkinesis (ICGH) with functions which include exchanging information, coordinating expertise, evaluating existing data from ongoing research and reviewing proposed research for the purpose of making recommendations concerning hyperkinesis and dietary factors. The…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Drug Therapy, Emotional Disturbances, Etiology
Waubonsee Community Coll., Sugar Grove, IL. – 1974
The Waubonsee Community College Ad Hocracy model of governance incorporates the concept of a streamlined, flexible organizational structure which allows for voluntary participation in problem-solving and decision-making. Central to this model is the concept of open meetings which provide for the consideration of all views and the reaching of…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Administration, Committees, Decision Making
Staats, Arthur W. – 1968
Psychological researchers should deal with the concrete stimulus-response principles of learning on which behavior is based, and study behaviors that are representative of real life behaviors. The present research strategy has come from two faulty ideas: first, a concern with underlying, inferred mental processes, rather than with actual tasks or…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Behavioral Science Research, Conditioning, Experimental Psychology
