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)

The centrality of interpersonal trust for effective managerial problem solving was illustrated by inducing either a high-trust or a low-trust mental set in experimental groups. Subjects operating in a high-trust environment were significantly more effective in problem solving. (Author)

Describes observations on how companies handle decision-making under conditions of uncertainty, based on a study of the influence of computer methods on planning and decision-making in 32 companies. (Author/JG)

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…

It is advocated that introductory calculus texts should present topics in a manner that is understandable to students without necessarily sacrificing rigour. Illustrative examples are given of a conversational approach to problem solving. (Author/MN)

Evaluates the advantages of detente for United States policy with Latin America and its effect for a more realistic Latin American policy of north-south interdependence. (Author/RK)

The people of the world must unite to deal with the major problems facing them--nuclear war, overpopulation, pollution, hunger, and despoliation of the planet. (Editor)

Reports on a study of the cognitive strategies people use in arriving at judgments about environmental problems. (GW)

A panel made up of a school superintendent, a school board member, a news editor, and a foundation president discussed with workshop participants the impact and results of enrollment decline on one large urban area. (Author/MLF)

Vocational and technical institutions are enjoying increased enrollment, while liberal arts education is experiencing declining enrollment. A panel and conference participants discussed ways higher education can change productively and adapt to present and future circumstances. (Author/MLF)

The central purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of distractions in nonverbal problems on the problem solving behavior and performance of young children (grades 1-3) in 6 schools (N=360). Results indicated 66 percent of the subjects were distracted by irrelevant spatial-numerical or color attribute uses. (JC)

This paper considers the aspect of heuristic teaching in which theorems are introduced in the form of problems and the proofs of these theorems as solutions to problems. The traditional treatment along with an illustration of a heuristic approach is discussed for each of several well-known theorems. (MN)

Any given inquiry can be divided into four methodological stages. These are: problem solving, problem evaluating, solution forming and solution evaluating. In teaching students to think, teachers should encourage them in all of these steps. (GC)

Addresses the question of the impact of native educational institutions on individual cognitive skills. Examines the Liberian tailor apprenticeship system, and focuses upon tailors' arithmetic skills. Concludes that the inductive teaching learning techniques of apprenticeship training do not prevent the formation of general problem solving…