A sample grievance procedure for nonfaculty employees in a nonunionized institution of higher education and a nonfaculty grievance form are provided. Since grievance procedures provide a forum for resolving internal conflict, their existence is seen as a critical factor in achieving and maintaining good employee relations. (MLW)

Allowing students to use a polystyrene cutter to fashion their own three-dimensional models is suggested as a means of allowing individuals to experience problems and develop ideas related to solid geometry. A list of ideas that can lead to mathematical discovery is provided. (MP)

The roles and uses of symbols in mathematical thinking are discussed. The thinking process is further subdivided into specialization, generalization, and reasoning. (MP)

Presents both logical and empirical evidence to illustrate that the conventional scoring algorithm for ranking tasks significantly underestimates the initial level of group ability and that Slevin's alternative scoring algorithm significantly overestimates the initial level of ability. Presents a modification of Slevin's algorithm which authors…

Advocates elementary math instruction that uses realistic problems or examples and that teaches children to think. Suggests methods for accomplishing these objectives, including the use of mathematical games. (SJL)

The John Ball Zoo School, an alternative program for highly motivated sixth graders, prepares independent learners to tackle the problems of life in the 21st century. (Author/WD)

Some potential difficulties involved in using "real-life situations" in teaching problem solving are illustrated with a racing car problem. The importance of developing mental images and the ability to abstract in the solution process is indicated. (MP)

The use of the term "problem solving" as a goal for the organization of mathematics instruction is criticized as an ambiguous slogan that is building a false bandwagon of supporters. Some possible routes for more carefully defining this goal are suggested. (MP)

Student needs are often overlooked in textbooks and packaged health curricula in which topics have been assigned by curriculum developers rather than by students. The Nominal Group Technique is a group exercise which can be used to clarify health problems by actively involving students. (JN)

Histories of alcohol use and of alcohol education indicate that the teaching of responsible drinking for those who choose to drink is a more relevant model of alcohol education. (JN)

The use of management information systems (MIS) in higher education is discussed. It is suggested that the value of MIS in higher education is its potential utility in effective political position-building rather than conventional problem-solving. (BH)

Graduates and their employers rated a master- or diploma-level program in business administration along nine skill development dimensions: initiative, judgment, contact, expression, control, decision making, leadership, problem solving, and problem diagnosis. Cognitive skills were perceived as more successfully developed than instrumental skills.…

Delineates four uses of schooling: replicative (rote), applied, associative, and interpretive learning. Argues that on the first two uses, by which schooling is ordinarily judged, the curriculum fails. Calls on curriculum researchers to demonstrate the school's role in developing the associative and interpretive uses of knowledge necessary to…

While society rushes into the twenty-first century, educators are pleading to go back--back to the basics and the good old days. Saying we can't afford to go backward, the author urges educators to emphasize thinking and problem solving skills that children will need in the future. (Editor/SJL)

Using information contained in nine photographs, young children constructed a wooden pyramid. Control children were given the same task but no pictorial information. Children's performances were significantly better when pictorial information was available. Sex and age differences were noted regarding strategies used to complete the task.…