This paper argues for an increased research emphasis on curriculum structure. A conceptual framework that synthesizes past and current conceptions of curriculum structure and provides a vocabulary of useful concepts is suggested. (Author/JR)

Presents a social systems framework for mass communications research and traces the evolution of the model. (TO)

The paper describes and illustrates the utility of the Content-Based Group-Assessment Model for developing programs of continuing professional education. A recent study of physical educators is used to demonstrate the potential utility of the model in developing curricular programs. (Author/AJ)

Illustrates the five elements of conceptual models by developing a model of consumer behavior in choosing among alternative supermarkets. The elements are: identifying the problem, constructing a conceptual model, translating it into a symbolic model, operationalizing the model, and testing. (Author/AV)

In a field such as instructional design, explanations of educational outcomes must necessarily consider multiple input variables. To adequately understand the contribution made by the independent variables, it is helpful to have a visual conception of how the input variables interrelate. Two variable models are adequately represented by a two…

Recent attempts at defining reading are grouped into studies which report on or speculate about some aspect of the reading process, attempt to generate broad theories or models, or attempt to develop particular models or partial models on the basis of research. Six issues and concerns are then stated which appear as recurrent needs in literature:…