The blending of biological and technological knowledge of regulation and control formed the impetus for synthesizing the thesis of holism and the antithesis of reductionism to the metabiological systems theory. In principle, the possibilities have thereby been created to bring many transbiological systems under control again. (RH)

Dissemination of educational research findings, according to this paper, should provide support, information, and assistance to practitioners working in the schools so that teachers may be better equipped to do their jobs. One purpose of this paper is to explore some probable causes for the lack of impact of current educational dissemination…

A format for translating evaluation theory into practice structures the material around a series of questions that can be addressed in any situation. (Author/MLF)

Suggests that a model of learned helplessness must give equal weight to motivational and cognitive components. Subjects were 102 female and 58 male college students in psychology classes. (MP)

The Hawaiian problem-solving model can overcome barriers to the counseling process that result from counselor and client lack of familiarity with each other's motivations and expectations. The model also allows both counselor and client to be exposed to the culture of the other and consequently to learn about it. (Author)

These articles present a composite picture of the process and results of the High School Self Renewal Project of the New York City High Schools. (AM)

Addressing three related objectives, this paper: identifies characteristics and trends in rural areas which are problematic for the traditional approaches of education and social work; indicates some of the implications of traditional education and social work practice; and specifies how the Guided Design model can address these problematic…

Expands the notion of problem by creating a pluralistic theory of problems that embraces both the limited concept created by the information-processing school and an epistemic concept of problem. (JAD)

This article presents a model for examining and analyzing the information necessary for the counselor to develop an accurate and complete understanding of the client's problem. (Author)

The design and construction of models forms the foundation of first-year design teaching (totaling 18 class hours) in the three-year mechanical engineering program at the Royal Military College of Science. Lists the aims of this approach, providing examples of the types of models produced by students while solving engineering problems. (JN)

Discusses the many complexities involved in the translation of scientific information in the social sciences into forms usable for solving problems of practice in education. Prescribes a series of stages to be followed from the advent of a practitioner's situational problem to the design of a response to it. (Author/JN)

The Individual Development creativity model developed here is for the thousands of teachers who would like to have an instructional handle on creativity. (Author/RK)

A model is developed and evaluated for use in the water jug task in in which subjects are required to find a sequence of moves which produce a specified amount of water in each jug. Results indicate that the model presented correctly predicts the difficulties of different problems and describes the behavior of subjects in the process of problem…

This paper discusses the role of uncertainty during the early stages of problem solving. It is argued that students start the problem solving activity with some degree of uncertainty that may vary from high to low. This degree of uncertainty may affect students' decisions at early stages of the problem solving process. It may be suggested that an…

This paper presents a comprehensive picture of informal problem solving (IPS) meetings where gatherings of workers meet around computer screens, at their desks, in doorways, and in halls to accomplish multiple work-related tasks. It attempts to uncover interactional details of informal meetings by providing a micro-analytic model of informal…