The author presents a two-factor conception of creativity, which is defined as an idea possessing both originality and feasibility. (IM)

Describes the active role which regional Japanese laboratories are playing in specific fields of applied research such as: (1) pollution of the sea; (2) developing methods of coping with the exceptional variety of natural disasters; and (3) preparing for earthquake. (HM)

Discusses eastern European social science policy, the influences on policy, and key elements of policy. Interrelationships between socialist policy, the strategy of economic growth, scientific and technological progress, and educational and cultural planning are discussed along with the role of social science in solving political, social, and…

This study examined the relationships between the use of five conflict resolution strategies (withdrawing, smoothing, compromising, forcing, and confronting) and three measures of employee commitment (commitment to the organization, profession, and community). The relationships varied between the different types of commitment and between…

An approach to problem solving, said to lessen the barriers in the usual small group or committee situation, is described as a structured, task-directed method of brainstorming. Rules for brainstorming, organizing, a sample brainstorming assignment, and potential merits and pitfalls of the system are given. (MF)

Goals discussed for developing education into an effective applied science include working toward intellectual standards similar to those in other successful applied sciences, teaching higher level cognitive skills, improving educational delivery through exploitation of current technological means, and striving for the excellence and…

An explanation of computerized conferencing is followed by a discussion of group process aids and their adaptation for the computerized environment; group communication exercises; voting and feedback processes; online questionnaires; and modeling methods to aid in problem solving and decision-making by professional and community groups. (Author/MB…

Five characteristics necessary for a computer puzzle to be considered ideal are listed along with an example of such a puzzle. Several other puzzles lacking some of these characteristics are also listed and discussed. (MN)

Undergraduate history students can gain insight into the historical process from a short exercise using copies of documents that give conflicting interpretations of the same event. Explains how to lead class discussions based on two letters about lawlessness in Arizona in the 1880s. (Author/AV)

Describes some new programs within existing universities in Southeast Asian countries that are helping to meet developmental needs, and stresses, along with the need for international university cooperation, the need for regional institutional cooperation. (RK)

A method of instruction in gynecology is described that encouraged the formulation of early diagnostic hypotheses, an important part of clinical problem-solving. Students were given a set of clinical clues to help them make broad diagnostic hypotheses. Student ability, results, and student perceptions of the course are provided. (Author/LBH)

Programs for calculating gravity flow using a Texas Instruments SR-52 and the Programmed Manning Equation are given and discussed. (MR)

A computer program for scoring written simulation tests provides individual scores and basic item analysis data. The program is written in Fortran IV and can accomodate up to thirty-five hundred options and up to ten thousand examinees. (Author/JKS)

Attempts to define the causes and implications of the failure of schools to educate fully a significant number of students from lower and middle class backgrounds and the failure of these students to absorb what the schools offer. Focuses on absenteeism and the dropout problem. Also examines past efforts to meet these problems in order to appraise…

Discusses the arousal system whose function makes cortical activity possible because it has become apparent that there is an optimal level of arousal for learning and cognitive functioning. Considers how this relates to the stimulus variation need in the classroom. (Author/RK)