Teachers at a south London secondary school met regularly in group sessions with staff from a hospital-based children's clinic to find new approaches to working with students with behavior difficulties. The evolving structure, purpose, procedures, and outcomes of this interdisciplinary collaborative effort over a seven-year period are described.…

The Mathematical Olympiad Training Session is designed to give United States students a problem-oriented exposure to subject areas (algebra, geometry, number theory, combinatorics, and inequalities) through an intensive three-week course. Techniques used during the session, with three sample problems and their solutions, are presented. (JN)

The problem-solving strategy of using a drawing is highlighted, with two problems discussed. Tips on classroom climate and other teaching ideas are also given. (MNS)

Empty food containers can be used to have students devise mathematical problems. Sample questions that might be asked about two food boxes are included. (MNS)

Discusses the wilderness lab medium for executive and team development. Provides insights on key design elements and facilitation challenges useful to potential wilderness lab "consumers." (JOW)

Eight- to 17-year-olds referred for outpatient therapy reported contingency, competence, and control beliefs about solving problems at home and school. Parents completed the Child Behavior Checklist before and after psychotherapy. Perceived contingency and perceived control accounted for 29% of the variance in total problem reduction, indicating…

Analyzes case arguments that evolved during a ten-hour teacher's bargaining session. Indicates that case type changed through offering counterproposals, clashing on issues, and shifting arguments for and against a proposal. Reveals patterns of case development indicating which issues were resolved through problem solving as opposed to compromises…

Participation in the National History Day program (involving student papers, presentations, projects, and performances) provides many opportunities for eliciting the gifted behavior of sixth- through twelfth-grade students. The program, which emphasizes student involvement in real problems, can be used in the resource room, mainstreamed, advanced…

Delineates three prevailing positions in social education theory: (1) traditional (positivist), (2) liberal/neoliberal, and (3) radical. Argues that the analysis of these positions provides a more powerful understanding of such issues as indoctrination and student selection of social problems to be studied. (JDH)

Using open-ended problems with more than one answer is disucssed, with examples. Other tips on open-ended problem solving are included. (MNS)

The forms and functions of imagined interaction are discussed. Imagined interaction aids in the clarification of thinking, in dealing with unfinished and emergent relationship business, in preparing for a possibly difficult interaction, and in dealing with opposing aspects of self. (Author/BL)

Effectiveness of social-skills training, interpersonal problem-solving training, and a combination in improving social competence of 33 moderately and mildly mentally retarded adults was evaluated. Treated Ss improved on role-play tests of social skills and moderately retarded treated Ss improved relative to moderately retarded controls on the…

Can the sum of the edges, the surface area, and the volume of a three-dimensional object be numerically equal? Solutions to this challenging problem are discussed. (MNS)

The author reviews the problems and prospects addressed in the preceding chapters in the context of four key questions: First, who are continuing professional educators? Second, whose learning do they plan, guide, and evaluate? Third, on what content should this learning focus? Fourth, how should this learning be accomplished? (Author/CT)

Offers administrators 15 guidelines for effective delegation, descriptions of 6 participatory decision making methods, and 5 procedures for problem solving. Discusses advantages and disadvantages of delegation and participation. (LFL)