A veteran of public television discusses the problems public broadcasting faces. (HB)

We compared the performance of three heuristics with that of subjects on variants of a well-known combinatorial optimization task, the Traveling Salesperson Problem (TSP). The present task consisted of finding the shortest path through an array of points from one side of the array to the other. Like the standard TSP, the task is computationally…

The author, a United States Senator, aimed to use the Senate Subcommittee on Children and Youth to take a broad view of the many forces - including government policies - affecting children and youth and to act as advocate for them in the Senate. (Author/RK)

Author pointed out various similarities between the group the panel calls youth and the aged. (Editor/RK)

Author suggested that solutions to social problems will only be found in a restructuring of society that offers the realistic possiblity that the conditions of oppression will not be sustained and recreated in new forms for tomorrow's children. (Author/RK)

A method of instruction is presented in which learners construct their own understanding by engaging in experiments directed to solving specified problems. The method is based on how successful inventors learn and create new inventions.

In a national sample of school districts, it was found that civil rights activity and white community concern increases school-governor sensitivity to racial problems and the likelihood of corrective action. (Author/KM)

With an ever increasing number of specialists providing services to the exceptional child, the classroom teacher's task may be compounded rather than enhanced by a lack of communication between teacher and specialist. This article attempts to identify some of the problems which frequently arise. (Editor)

Decisionmaking involves the conception of the situation, a perception of the attitudes of others toward the problem, an understanding of the various alternatives available and their predictable consequences, and an ability to predict the acceptance of any given decision. The author contends that to regard implementation of the decision as part of…

Author discussed educational alternatives and the extent to which these initiatives represent alternatives. (Author/RK)

The present study was designed to identify sources of information in the human face and to determine how this information is processed by young children in solving problems. (ST)

Family Enrichment Programs are viewed as vehicles for training, practice and research, with their main focus being improved communication on both cognitive and affective levels. (Author)

Investigated were the effects of numerical presentation, set language, and distractor position on the arithmetic problem solving abilities of 24 educable mentally handicapped children (mean age 13 years). (Author/DB)

A programmed board game, called Family Contract, guides family members through basic steps in interpersonal problem solving. Family members can, in 15 minutes, write a contract that identifies a displeasing problem behavior, describe a pleasing replacement behavior, and arrange contingent reinforcement and recording of pleasing behavior. (Author)

College students were interviewed about the information they seek and use before enrolling in a course, during instruction, and after instruction. (Author)