Presents a model of adaptive education based on the systems-dynamic approach to the problem of student attrition. (DC)

A conceptual model is presented relating numerous variables contributing to sexism in American education. Discrimination is viewed as intervening between two sets of interrelated independent variables and the dependent variable of sex inequalities in educational attainment. Sex-role orientation changes are the key to significant change in the…

A systematized framework for second language training enables two separate government departments to cooperate in the execution of the program. Canada's Public Service Commission handles the design and conduct phases of the Basic English Course, for example, and the Canadian Forces handles the analysis, evaluation, and validation phases. (POP)

The rationale and procedures are described for moving academic planning from "disjointed incrementalism" to a continuing, systematic, cyclical process involving six phases. They include: institutional assessment, goal clarification, data analysis and modeling, designing and testing change efforts, implementing the strategy, and program monitoring…

A 19-story building on the University of Minnesota's Minneapolis campus houses the College of Dentistry and basic science teaching facilities. It is both the focal point of an expansion of the university's health sciences complex and a prototype for other buildings that are part of the expansion. (Author/MLF)

In the state of Washington, a consortium including representatives from professional associations, the local school district and school of social work constructed a systems-oriented model for certifying school social workers. Evaluations were based on competencies defined according to the specific job context in which each candidate was working.…

Examines the effectiveness of a systems approach, diagnostic reading program. (RB)

To a greater extent than any other species, human beings create the environments that, in turn, shape their own development. This book endeavors to demonstrate that human beings can also develop those environments to optimize their most constructive genetic potentials. What makes human beings human, therefore, is both the potential to shape their…

The landscape for children's mental health services has changed dramatically due to the confluence of several factors. The emergence of managed care has influenced access to as well as the scope of primary care practice. Evidence-based medicine is steadily emerging and driving practice guideline development. In the rapidly changing and…

Wraparound is a family-centered, strength-based philosophy of care used to guide service planning for students with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities (EBD) and their families. Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a systems approach for establishing effective behavior supports for all students in schools. The wraparound…

This guidebook is intended to help school boards focus their efforts on understanding and achieving the elements of their key work. Chapter 1 discusses the concept of systems thinking as a framework for organizational thinking and learning. It also provides an overview of the key work of improving student achievement. This work focuses on eight…

This paper describes Maine's high standards for all students and a model for personalizing instruction and assessment to fit student needs, thus providing fair opportunities for all children to achieve the standards. Maine's academic standards, the Learning Results, are structured in three levels: broad performance goals for all students (guiding…

This paper describes Virginia Polytechnic and State University's efforts to effectively adopt emerging technologies on a general basis. The various systems that come into play in this context are discussed, including the macro-system (the university itself) and sub-systems (departments and programs). Introduction of a compensating sub-system,…

The articles in this book examine educational privatization in Eastern Europe. The essays represent a variety of perspectives on education systems in various stages of evolution. The chapters are divided into three groups. The first three chapters discuss educational change and the privatization movement in the Baltic republics of Lithuania,…

Discusses issues raised by the 1970 report of the Joint Commission on Mental Health of Children, entitled "Crisis in Child Mental Health: Challenge for the 1970's; "makes recommendations for APA'S response to the report; and proposes a model which could be used to deliver many of the services that are advocated. (Author/JM)