In contrast to science and technology, public policymaking systems lack knowledge about the design and operation of overall social control. Policy sciences contribute to the understanding and improvement of large-scale control systems, especially in their attempt to give rationality to policymaking and decisionmaking activities. The most important…

Cognition, not to be confused with perception, reception, or stimulus detection, is defined as relationships of sensory experiences in single-loop matrices. The reticular system of the upper brain stem is centered upon as the likely locus of sensory filtering and modification that can modulate language usage. That is, higher cognitive functions…

Feedback management in an individually-paced instruction system can be mathematically analyzed by the use of computer simulation models. Because of the student "down time" or waiting time associated with individualized instruction situations, reinforcement activities have been reduced to less than ideal levels. By proper time management the…

The analysis is intended to provide California educators with a number of specific, step-by-step suggestions for devising the teacher appraisal systems required by new legislation in the Stull Bill. An overview of essential ingredients of the new requirements is given in the first part of this document in order to familiarize teachers with…

This paper discusses the inadequacies of existing communication paradigms and proposes a new paradigm which integrates general semantics and general system theory in an application to communication theory. The paper includes an historical overview of traditional communication models as well as a discussion of the implications of the paradigm for…

This report describes the critical path method (CPM), a system for planning and scheduling work to get the best time-cost combination for any particular job. With the use of diagrams, the report describes how CPM works on a step-by-step basis. CPM uses a network to show which parts of a job must be done and how they would eventually fit together…

This paper develops a conceptual framework for identifying organizational change and applies the framework to understanding organizational change. The main focus of the framework is the concept of "leading parts." Leading parts may be dominant or catalytic in their impact on systems; and understanding their operation requires analysis of the…

AN INTRODUCTION WAS PRESENTED IN THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF THREE REPORTS OF THE WORK DONE AT BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL IN SAGINAW, MICHIGAN. THE ORGANIZATIONAL MODIFICATIONS IN EDUCATION THAT SUPPORT THE USE OF INSTRUCTIONAL INNOVATIONS WERE STUDIED USING SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND COMPUTER SIMULATION TECHNIQUES. THE GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE HIGH SCHOOL…

AN ANALYSIS OF A HIGH SCHOOL THAT HAS ORGANIZED ITS RESOURCES TO MEET THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF ALL OF ITS STUDENTS WAS DESCRIBED IN THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF THREE REPORTS. THE GARBER HIGH SCHOOL AT ESSEXVILLE, MICHIGAN, WAS DESCRIBED AS AN ORGANIZATION WHICH PERMITTED THE INDIVIDUAL LEARNER TO MOVE THROUGH AS MUCH SUBJECT MATTER AS HE CAN MASTER.…

A transactional system is the routine method for carrying out certain processes. This paper describes how a transactional system can be developed and operated for an office that has no computer support. The model is an Office of Institutional Research (OIR). The OIR manual (noncomputer supported) transactional system at Texas Southern University…

The Sports Institute for Research Through Change Agent Research (SIR/CAR) is an interdisciplinary, public professional, study/action group, which brings together theoreticians and practitioners to investigate topics of vital interest to sport or athletic organizations functioning at the community, provincial/state, national, or international…

The paper presents an econometric analysis of the impact of the Work Incentive Program, as modified by the Talmadge Amendments of 1971 (WIN 2), on Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program costs and recipient rates. (Author)

Presents the transformation in the models of science teaching from 1945 to the present; compares current science education in Japan with that in the United States. (Author/GA)

An analysis of computer-based search services (ISSs) from a system's viewpoint, using a continuous simulation model to reveal growth and stagnation of a typical system is presented, as well as an analysis of decision making for an ISS. (Author/MBR)