In an attempt to analyze systematically where power is and why it accumulates where it does, this study identifies how a voluntary consortium in higher education perceives the power systems in the institutional hierarchy. (MB)

Discusses the trend in academic debate on policy questions toward a wide acceptance of counterplans, encouraging combinations of proposals which appear at face value able to coexist but upon deeper analysis are incompatible. Argues in opposition to this trend by applying concepts from general systems theory to competition. (KEH)

Evaluates the validity of extrapolating research findings from the Monadic Phases Coding System (MP) to the Maximally Discriminative Facial Movement Coding System by coding videotapes of 12 4-month-old infants engaged in mother-infant interaction. (RJC)

Using an anthropological model of progress, a systemic model for family literacy is developed. The family is seen within a network of relationships with schools and workplaces within the context of communities and cultures. Family literacy focuses on the family as a whole and uses it as the preferred place of delivery. (SK)

Presents a framework for analyzing and evaluating digital reference services based on systems analysis. Focuses on existence of a public archive, content, selectivity, safeguards for privacy, access, browsability and searchability, and relationship to frequently asked questions and other site content. (Author/LRW)

This chapter discusses multiple challenges and pathways to address the margins of adult education and poses question for future consideration.

An invitation to explore innovative practices in program and system evaluation in a medium-sized school jurisdiction of approximately 11,000 students has resulted in a model with generative characteristics. This paper will describe the process, and several of the outcomes, when a generative evaluation approach is used to assess the effectiveness…

According to any accounting method, ERP investments are among the largest single concentrated investments in dollars and human resources ever made by higher education in any area.

Quality of e-learning systems is one of the important topics that the researchers are investigating in the last years. This paper refines the concept of quality of e-learning systems and proposes a new framework, called TICS (Technology, Interaction, Content, Services), which focuses on the most important aspects to be considered when designing or…

Social studies education has been endangered for a long time, with no aspect more threatened than the elementary program. This situation is problematic in itself, but its effects on the total social studies program are also pernicious. In this article, the author discusses the problems and challenges in social education, particularly in elementary…

Five major areas of analysis regarding instructional systems are described, and the examination of different instructional procedures is emphasized. (LH)

This article attempted to define the systems approach and discussed how it might be applied in education. (Author/RK)

In discussing the application of systems analysis to educational planning, the author examines political, economic, and technological constraints and suggests practical accommodations. (Author)

The article discusses 11 subsystems of a training program in terms of a company's cost effectiveness. (BP)

This work was aided by support from the Center for the Study of Social Organization of Schools, The Johns Hopkins University.