In this book, originally presented as the third series of H. Rowan Gaither Lectures in Systems Science at the University of California (Berkeley), are examined the contributions that systematic analysis has made to decision making in the government's "social action" programs--education, health, manpower training, and income maintenance. Drawing on…

The author applies Gerald Nadler's approach to designing work procedures and systems to designing a system for evaluating administrative performance. He lists ten steps necessary in system development: (1) identify those individuals who are directly involved or affected by evaluation; (2) determine the functions to be served by the system under…

The Systems Movement has gained considerable impetus in this decade. This article reflects on the applicability of a systems approach to many problems in numerous fields. Two books related to this topic are reviewed in detail with content summaries and analyses. (MA)

Effective action in educational development is dependent upon an adequate consideration of requisite variety. An adequate consideration of requisite variety includes a delineation of the information field appropriate for the decisionmaking system. An interaction of the information domain with each state of development, state-set, and whole would…

Written for training directors and human resource developers who have had experience and now need a systematic way to plan new programs, this book presents a new way of thinking about human learning and of organizing programs which has been developed from the systems engineering field. A first chapter explains what is meant by "systems"…

Concepts of the human environment through a systems approach are presented. Principles of systems thinking which assist the student to study subjects with a comprehensive view of the way topics are interrelated with each other, rather than considering subjects in isolation, are discussed. Part One introduces systems concepts. Part Two deals with…

This document methodically traces the development of the fundamental concepts of systems thinking in education from Harbert to contemporary innovators. The discussion explains narrative models, concentrating on educational flowcharting techniques and mathematical models related to developments in engineering and physical science. The presentation…

In an ideal educational system the relationships between all parts or components would be well defined, and every school and every subject area (business) and every course (clerical education) would enhance the system's objectives which are in accordance with the needs and goals of those the system serves. (Author/SC)

The importance of the systems concept is in its "management by objectives" approach. Outcomes are determined first, followed by assessment of input including student ability, available facilities and equipment, materials and techniques. An example applying the systems concept in an office practice class might be the preparation of a newsletter.…

This document conceptualizes the university as a living social system with technical, managerial, service, and institutional subsystems that have specialized goals. The document discusses models of university compliance systems--the compliance of university participants in different models such as formal, semiformal, and informal. In developing…

Objectives of the study (summarized in Chapter I) were (1) to propose a task-oriented viewpoint in which the scientist actively participates as an integral part of the system in performing research tasks, (2) to identify major system planning decisions and criterion concepts for use in evaluation of proposed information systems, and (3) to…

This document presents a systems theory approach to post-secondary education. Terms such as entropy, energy, and "essergy" together with the laws of thermodynamics are applied to educational concepts. A philosophical approach with interspersed quotations from Hegel, Korzybski, and Adelman is used to design a new educational paradigm based upon…

This collection of conference papers by nine different authors deals with the following topics: (1) philosophy of educational management; (2) systems concepts and development, and the systems approach; (3) management information systems in education; (4) cost-benefit analysis; (5) educational resource management; (6) systems approach to project…

An address delivered before humanities students and faculty (Arizona State University, Tempe, April 14, 1967). (Editor/RD)

This study applies the methodology of systems dynamics to analyze engineering and engineering technology education systems. A preliminary system analysis is presented relating primary variables and their interaction in the overall system through a series of feedback loops. This is followed by a system structure development and mathematical…