A Molar Model for the Training of Student Personnel Workers

Abstract

This article describes a molar model for the preparation of professional student personnel workers. Five propositions are presented as a theoretical model. Although full formalization is not claimed, it is hoped that this model will spur further thought and experimentation.A model for the preparation of professionals differs from a theory of learning. A theory of learning is descriptive, telling us what happens after the fact. A model attempts to establish the best means of leading to the result. In the case described here the result is a program for the preparation of professional student personnel workers that facilitates and guides the study by learners of alternatives for practice (Bruner, 1966). The program should reflect not only the nature of present knowledge but the nature of the learner and the learning process.The use of a model is frequently the most convenient way to think about the structure of a theory. Models usually go through an evolutionary process as more knowledge relative to the nature of the phenomenon involved is acquired. Models may well have heuristic value, but there are also dangers and risks to be anticipated. For a more detailed discussion of theory and models, see Braithwaite (1953) and Rudner (1966).Very few theories in the social or behavioral sciences have as yet achieved full formalization, largely because of present limited knowledge and uncertainty about the precise meaning of concepts used. But for the present we can strive to formalize sets of concepts into axiomatic systems that meet the demands of experimental testability. The model presented here is admittedly incomplete. It sets forth five propositions, however, that are believed to be both helpful in understanding practice and capable of being tested experimentally. Proposition IContinuous task analysis must be performed within the appropriate areas of the work world to direct the application of knowledge about learning in the formal educational experience.

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