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Horne, Arthur M. – Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 1994
Reacts to previous article in which Becvar and Becvar contend that ecosystemic model represents counter-cultural movement in mental health field. Reviews each of the concepts presented by Becvar and Becvar, concluding that many effective counselors already function in a manner consistent with the ecosystemic model presented. (NB)
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Counseling Theories, Ecological Factors, Ecology
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Fannin, Ronald A. – 1987
Bronfenbrenner's (1979) concept of human ecology emphasizes the effect of the environment, both physical and psychological, on individual development. Bronfenbrenner's contexts which affect the development of the individual (microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem) can also be defined for the family in an ecological model of family…
Descriptors: Ecological Factors, Environmental Influences, Family Environment, Family Health
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Eberhardt, L. Lee; And Others – Environmental Science and Technology, 1976
This paper is concerned with problems in assessing the behavior of trace substances introduced into natural systems, sampling models of five classes that might be used in the study of contaminants are reviewed. Adaptation of an industrial experimentation method and techniques used in economic geology to ecological sampling is recommended.…
Descriptors: Ecological Factors, Ecology, Environment, Environmental Research
Epstein, Erwin H. – Comp Educ Rev, 1970
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Ecological Factors
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Slaughter-Defoe, Diana T.; And Others – Child Development, 1990
Addresses the influence of cultural and ecological backgrounds, as mediated by the family, on children's achievement. Contrasts models used to explain academic successes and failures of African-American and Asian-American children. (PCB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Asian Americans, Blacks, Cultural Differences
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Cullinan, Douglas; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1991
This article reviews the psychoeducational, behavioral, and ecological models underlying educational services to students with behavior disorders. Models are compared for their explanatory nature, implications for intervention, and how they address the scientific approach to behavior disorders. (DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Ecological Factors, Elementary Secondary Education
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Hinkle, J. Scott – Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 1994
Reacts to previous article in which Becvar and Becvar contend that ecosystemic model represents counter-cultural movement, turning point, in mental health field. Finds it sad that, to many helping professionals, ecosystemic approach is still considered revolutionary. Hopes that Becvar and Becvar's article will stimulate continued discussion of…
Descriptors: Counseling, Counseling Techniques, Counseling Theories, Ecological Factors
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Della-Piana, Gabriel M.; Endo, George T. – 1977
Third stream evaluation, the fusing of the ecological perspective with experimental or quasi-experimental evaluation design, is described. The ecological perspective necessitates that the conceptualization and analysis of a setting and the design of the study emphasize the interdependent relations among organisms, behavior and environment in…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Ecological Factors, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators
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Harrison, H. L.; And Others – Science, 1970
Major consequences of present and additional environmental quantities of DDT pesticide are predictable by mathematical models of transport, accumulation and concentration mechanisms in the Wisconsin regional ecosystem. High solubility and stability produce increased DDT concentrations at high organism trophic levels within world biosphere…
Descriptors: Ecological Factors, Ecology, Environmental Influences, Environmental Research
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Parker, Jackson; Patterson, Jerry L. – Educational Forum, 1979
The authors suggest that the aura of authority traditionally placed on educational research and evaluation has been based on an outdated understanding of the scientific enterprise. They outline an alternative view of science which is more ecological and provides more scope and power for evaluating educational programs. They propose a new framework…
Descriptors: Ecological Factors, Educational Change, Educational Research, Evaluation
McHarg, Ian L. – AIA Journal, 1970
Employing the device of a fantasy, a landscape architect demonstrates that the world is an interdependent, interacting biosphere. (Author)
Descriptors: Architecture, Biochemistry, Creativity, Ecological Factors
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Lequerica, Martha – Infant-Toddler Intervention: The Transdisciplinary Journal, 1994
Two approaches for early intervention with Head Start children are described: a child-centered intradynamic approach using one-to-one play therapy, and a family-centered ecological system which works with the family unit and other support agencies. Criteria are discussed for determining the applicability of either modality in individual cases.…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Ecological Factors
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Schiamberg, Lawrence B.; Gans, Daphna – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2000
Using an applied ecological model, this study focuses on contextual risk factors of elder abuse. Five levels of environment were used to interpret existing research on risk factors. Configuration of risk factors provides a framework for understanding the intergenerational character of quality of life for older adults, developing recommendations…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Ecological Factors, Elder Abuse, Gerontology
Sill, Maurice L.; And Others – 1973
The need for a Gestalt Theory of neighborhood development was described in this paper. A model based on scale was developed in which small scale represents an isolated Appalachian who depends upon neighbors and kin and large scale represents a person who has developed a large number of relationships so that he is less dependent upon any one of…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Development, Cultural Influences, Ecological Factors
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Jaeger, Robert G. – BioScience, 1974
Examines aspects of competitive exclusion, which develops when two species jointly utilize a vital resource that is in short supply. When this occurs, one of the species will eventually eliminate the other from the habitat where their distributions overlap, unless one or both species evolve differences that reduce competition. (JR)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, College Science, Ecological Factors, Ecology
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