On the eve of his eightieth birthday, the author talked to Christian Schiller, an inspector for fifty years, who has perhaps had more influence than any other individual on the development of British primary education. (Editor/RK)

The purpose of this paper was to examine what effect active community service, incorporated in an urban studies program, would have on students' attitudes toward school. Seven different categories of student attitudes were analyzed. (Author/RK)

After arguing that secondary students are often inept at solving word problems, and that this may be caused by their disinterest in the problems typically presented, the author presents eleven problems she considers to be more relevant to student interests. (SD)

The converse of a familiar construction problem is explored, and a partial solution presented. The general problem is "Given a segment with length whose square is x, construct a segment with length 1." (SD)

Two hundred students in an undergraduate physical geography course were assigned to a group which received either factually oriented quizzes or quizzes which stressed higher level behaviors such as application and analysis. Evaluation of the results indicated that the variation in testing procedures had no discernable effect on student scores in…

Arguing that operations research is not as difficult and forbidding as its reputation implies, and that many problems lend themselves to analysis using common sense, the author provides examples which might be used in a secondary school classroom. (SD)

Effects of differential reinforcement of cautiousness upon intellectual performance in the elderly were investigated employing 56 females and 32 males. Systematically varied pre-test instruction conditions involving two levels of risk and of response omission when taking the PMA Test. Results suggest performance in intelligence tests is influenced…

Author discusses some aspects of counseling process. Makes suggestions of how to sift through maze of distractions and generalizations counselees present as problems and how to change latter into concrete statements that reflect their true nature and indicate how to resolve them. Finally, author describes strategies that help solve problems. (SE)

Compared in two experiments were the problem solving attitudes of 30 boys (ages 7 to 14 years) in a recreation camp and 53 boys (ages 7- to 17 years) in a camp for emotionally disturbed children which emphasized the development of problem solving skills. (DB)

In this article, Rev. Frank Bredweg, director of NCEA's Special Projects, was interviewed about the present state of Catholic school finances and the "feasible" financial support options open to administrators. (Author/RK)

The background, characteristics, and rationale for problem solving using "real" rather than academic problems are discussed. Criteria for choosing "real" problems, theories basic to problem solving, and the implementation of problem solving in the classroom are also covered. (JH)

Authors analyzed the process of modernization as an answer to the basic question of how to plan and develop educational policies for the culturally disadvantaged. (Author/RK)