This publication stems from a project to help teacher educators and other professionals study the Comprehensive Elementary Teacher Education Models (CETEMs) by providing information and promoting future-planning through participant examination of systematic planning techniques. The seven papers included are 1) "Teacher Education and…

This study was designed to extend the generality of the Substrata-Factor Theory by two methods of investigation: (1) theoretically, to establish the validity of the hypothesis that an isomorphic relationship exists between the Substrata-Factor Theory and the General Open Systems Theory, and (2) experimentally, to discover through a series of…

Recent developments in science and engineering indicate the need for systems approach to problem solving in the widest sense. Following the explication of the concept of a system, the scope of system theory and systems engineering is discussed and operationally defined, with characteristic features of the methodology of systems science and…

This paper removes one of the major drawbacks to understanding change by offering a definition of organizational change which specifies the system levels that are subject to change and explains the nature of the relationship between these various levels and the overall goals of the organization. Two strategies for studying organizational change…

A MODEL OF THE MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT AT THE GARBER HIGH SCHOOL AS ESSEXVILLE, MICHIGAN, AS A SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING STUDENTS WAS DESCRIBED IN THE LAST OF A SERIES OF THREE REPORTS. THE RESULTS OBTAINED THROUGH SIMULATING THE SYSTEM ON A COMPUTER WERE ALSO REPORTED. A FEATURE OF THE PLAN WAS NOTED TO BE ITS FLEXIBILITY IN PROVIDING A UNIQUE PROGRAM…

Uses Eastonian systems analysis to examine the Inner London Educational education. (IRT)

This article discusses a procedure commonly called a systems study in which administrative personnel can evaluate systematically their information needs and can specify them in sufficient detail for technical specialists to make recommendations for possible improvements. (Author)

Presents a theory of vocational rehabilitation based on social systems theory. Provides a history of social systems theory and a list of some basic systemic tenets. Relates systemic tenets to vocational rehabilitation systems, reconceptualizing the process and structure of those systems, thereby providing a comprehensive, theoretical framework for…

Outlines the process involved in selecting or developing software for building a machine-readable database and the special librarian's role in that process. The following steps are identified: (1) needs assessment; (2) project cost and justification; (3) software selection; (4) implementation; and (5) startup and maintenance. Twelve references are…

An algorithm or decision chart is presented which provides basic decision steps to help management decide what data should be collected to derive valid and correct objectives, and to determine what levels of objectives will be selected relative to products, outputs, or outcomes of an organization. (MBR)

British Columbia remained committed to its decision to host a world's fair (Expo 86) despite rapidly increasing deficit projections. Expo is examined as a prototypical example of the escalation of commitment. Theory is proposed that integrates determinants of escalation from several levels of analysis over time. (CJH)

Views on the need for a theory of mathematics education concern three interrelated components: meta-research and development of meta-knowledge on mathematics education as a discipline, development of a comprehensive view of mathematics education using a systems approach, and development of the dynamic regulating role of mathematics education. (MNS)

A comparative case study analysis of organizational genesis shows three findings: (1) the greater the density of similar organizations, the greater the capacity to generate resources; (2) the greater the density of similar organizations, the greater the legitimacy of resource claims; and (3) the greater the density of similar organizations, the…

Examines the application of systems analyses to assertive/unassertive communications. Contends that (1) the definition of assertiveness varies depending on one's frame of reference, (2) interpersonal networks must be considered in designing assertion programs, and (3) the trainee's initial communication style influences the effectiveness of the…

One approach to the problem of alcohol is to see it less as that of an individual's and more as the result of the interaction of a given family system. A structural approach is suggested in which the family system is examined and rearranged into a new and functioning system. (Author/NG)