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Peer reviewedHutchinson, Colin – Journal of European Industrial Training, 1977
Elements to be included in a systematic approach to helping managers in their work and in the process to obtain relevant learning are outlined, along with methods of handling the interaction between the work pressures on managers and trends in the business environment. (MF)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Educational Strategies, Management Development, Methods Research
Peer reviewedRemus, William – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 1978
The process of designing a learning system for an undergraduate business course in problem solving is described. The system includes pre-testing, problem solving strategies, providing practice and evaluating systems performance. (MN)
Descriptors: Business Education, Class Organization, College Mathematics, Course Descriptions
Nishimura, Toshio; Maekawa, Yoshihiro – Technological Horizons in Education, 1984
In the 20 years since the first computers were installed in Japan, roles of systems engineers have changed. As a result, two leading educators developed a new method which has been successfully used for eight years. The development and use of method for solving engineering systems design problems is described. (JN)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Design, Engineering, Engineering Education
Download full textKaplan, David M. – 2003
This chapter addresses the issue of when counselors should suggest to their clients that their family members should become involved in the counseling process. Family systems theory and its application are reviewed, with a special focus on issues involving communication, problem solving, family roles, and boundaries. Family systems theory is a…
Descriptors: Counseling, Counseling Techniques, Family Communication, Family Counseling
Mitroff, Ian – 1997
Ways in which to identify the correct problems to solve thereby avoiding the misappropriation of time, talent, and resources are presented. The text is divided into 3 parts: "The Foundation for Smart Thinking,""How to Solve the Right Problems," and "Systems Thinking for the Systems Age." The chapters under these headings are: Chapter 1, "The…
Descriptors: Administration, Case Studies, Critical Thinking, Decision Making
Peer reviewedKerr, Stephen T. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1983
Presents findings from study of design activities among 26 novice instructional designers which investigated prevalence of initial generation of more than one design solution; basis on which solutions are accepted or rejected; constraints encountered in proceeding with design; way in which designers know design is finished. Twelve references are…
Descriptors: Art, Artificial Intelligence, Building Design, Decision Making
Stolovitch, Harold D. – Performance and Instruction, 1982
Introduces performance technology as a field of application for training professionals. The term "performance technology" is defined and explained, the epistemological foundations of performance technology are outlined, the relevance of performance technology to training and human development is described, and myths about performance…
Descriptors: Costs, Definitions, Epistemology, Industrial Training
Hosty, Maureen – Camping Magazine, 1996
A. J. Romiszowski developed a schematic model for analyzing performance problems. Whether a problem lies with staff members or their environment is determined first. Staff problems are grouped according to past performance. Work environment problems include work methods, management systems, and job organization. Model emphasizes flexibility and…
Descriptors: Camping, Group Dynamics, Job Performance, Leadership
Peer reviewedGranic, Isabela; Hollenstein, Tom; Dishion, Thomas J.; Patterson, Gerald R. – Developmental Psychology, 2003
Used a dynamic systems (DS) approach to study changes in structure of family interactions in problem-solving sessions during the early adolescent transition of boys in 149 families. Constructed state space grids (a new DS method) for families across five waves of videotaped data collection before, during, and after the transition. Found that DS…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Data Analysis, Developmental Stages, Early Adolescents
Peer reviewedIsaacson, Nancy; Bamburg, Jerry – Educational Leadership, 1992
In "The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization" (1990), Peter Senge shows how educators can achieve meaningful change and transform schools into self-renewing learning organizations. Organizations must develop five disciplines: personal mastery, mental models, shared vision, team learning, and systems…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Educational Change, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Pedler, M. J. – Training Officer, 1975
The author discusses three training approaches in teaching industrial relations--"systematic" training, problem solving, and learning for uncertainty. (BP)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Foreign Countries, Industrial Training, Labor Relations
Hallarman, Prudence R.; And Others – 1988
The need for a "systems" approach to school-based social competency training has been highlighted by a national commission and the U.S. Department of Education. The Pupil Involvement/Problem-Solving with People (PI/PSP) curriculum has adapted numerous, well-researched social compentency training models targeted for elementary classroom use.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Enrichment, Educational Environment, Elementary Education, Interpersonal Competence
Kurtines, William M.; And Others – 1981
Recent approaches to research on moral development have considered the preeminence of situational factors in moral development and moral behavior. An open systems approach emphasizes the interactive effects of person and situation variables on moral decision-making. The interactive effects of three sets of variables on moral decision-making were…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Decision Making, Individual Differences, Influences
MILLER, 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
Toomb, Kevin; And Others – 1975
The Florida Assessment and Diffusion System (FADS) represents a systematic approach to organizational change, emphasizing the interpersonal communication dimension of the change process. FADS encourages a systems approach to change, but is flexible enough to allow for procedural changes in response to specific user needs. The model assumes a…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Decision Making, Interpersonal Relationship
