Using the modern achievements of science, Kiev improved educational methods in the field of construction. (CK)

After distinguishing between automation and cybernation, the author briefly describes the manifold effects of cybernation on society. (DE)

A new device for measuring the thought processes of individual students has been developed at a major university and is expected to revolutionize the educational methods used in the schools. (CK)

Discusses the failure of traditional approaches to problem-solving in social systems and proposes a cybernetic system as a means of dealing with complex urban problems. (AA)

The director of the Programmed Instruction Laboratory of the Academy of Psychological Sciences in Moscow gives an account of the genesis, evolution and present status of programmed instruction in the USSR." Includes two brief introductions. (Author/AA)

Examines cybernetics as a model which provides framework with which to view communicators and the communications in the ESL classroom because it implies the kind of feedback the learner can assimilate and act upon. (Author/BK)

The purpose of this paper is to introduce an organizer that I developed while working at the Institute for Educational Research in Jyvaskyla, Finland. While I have referred to it in an earlier paper (Bopry, 1999), I have not formally described it in a published article. The organizer is based on my understanding of second order cybernetic theory,…

In this article, the author discusses education and the politics of cyberpunk. The importance in contemporary education of critical theory as a pedagogic basis for the analysis of textual and cultural resources creates a space for educationalists to implement meaningful curriculum content. The genre of cyberpunk acts on this level, yet also…

Article describes a pilot project emphasizing information exchange via educational technology as the primary means for enabling a traditional extension course to function as a reality based inservice training prototype. (Author)

This paper identifies the origins of the concept of feedback and its entry into the interpersonal communication literature as a social science variable. It touches on why feedback might be important in interpersonal relations, what it consists of, some of the relevant research, and some possible dangers or misuses. It speaks to how the process of…

The use of cybernetics is shown to be a tool for bringing together various scientific fields and the social sciences via logic. Topics are discussed with application to help science teachers employ scientific knowledge and technical tools to build a truly civilized world of abundance.'' (DF)

A discussion of major events and trends in the development of both the hardware and software for automating Soviet instruction''. (Author/AK)

The task of the educational system is now one of acquainting the student with the various techniques to orient his own mind so that he can live comfortably and perform efficiently in a dynamic world of computers and space travel. (CK)