Describes the U procedure, a seven-step model that facilitates management problem solving. Explains how this model was taught to farmers, with small groups assigned to solve class members' actual farm management problems. (CH)

Teachers can help students become better problem solvers when they introduce several problem solving strategies. Activities for classroom use are offered. (DF)

The author describes the process and development-related benefits of "participatory research." Her example is of the efforts of Canada's native people to resolve the issue of family and child welfare. (Author/CH)

Reviews the problems of classifying gaming techniques and suggests a heuristic approach as one solution. Definitions of simulation, models, role, and game and play are discussed to help develop a classification based on a technique called gaming simulation. (Author/LRW)

Used the Marital Satisfaction Inventory to measure effects of the 12-hour Couple Communication Program, a highly structured workshop designed to teach couples new ways of communicating more effectively. Pre- and post-test results from six couples revealed significant changes in the couples' problem-solving communication after participation in the…

Discusses a system developed to combine collaborative bargaining and adversarial bargaining called dual collective bargaining. Includes a step-by-step discussion of the groundrules under which this system operates. (MD)

Twenty young people and adults met to explore ways in which they could work together to solve each other's problems. Role reversal was a key factor in the success of the workshop, as it underlined the importance of teen-adult communication. A sample workshop agenda is included. (JMM)

From personal experience, warns writing consultants that clients measure success by employee productivity, and that writing problems may be disguised management problems, so consultants need to carefully diagnose problems, remaining alert for organizational issues having little to do with writing deficiencies. (JAD)

Reviews the development of artificial intelligence systems and the mechanisms used, including knowledge representation, programing languages, and problem processing systems. Eleven books and 6 journals are listed as sources of information on artificial intelligence. (23 references) (CLB)

Provides an overview of the value of employee assistance programs (EAP) as mechanisms to solve organizational problems. The article is based on a field study of 480 EAPs in private sector organizations with 500 or more employees. (JOW)

When an elementary school's most disruptive students were invited to write an advice column about school-related and personal problems, the students were not only genuinely helpful, but also felt better about themselves and began to solve their own problems. (CB)

Notes that whether imagery is used to promote artistic expression, awareness, or changes in attitudes and behaviors, certain fundamental prerequisites and precautions apply. Outlines these conditions and presents some possible areas in which imagery could prove valuable for elementary and middle school counselors. (NB)

Presented are problem solving tips for teachers related to mathematical word problems for elementary school students. (RH)

Reacts to Heppner and Krauskopf's article on an information processing approach to personal problem solving. Commends the approach for relating to counseling much research on memory, social judgment, coping, information processing, and problem solving. Asserts that it remains unclear how information processing/problem-solving view of client…

Discusses contextualistic and integrative approaches to the concept of wisdom, and the evolution of the concept from an independent construct of intelligence to a component of intelligence, i.e., practical intelligence. Suggests operationalization of wisdom as the ability to integrate cognition and affect. Illustrates the integrative approach with…