Family therapy with families of delinquent children provokes a number of defensive maneuvers to avoid family involvement in solving their problems. Many families view delinquent behavior as others view psychopathology. The problem is to help the family deal with one another and work together. (Author)

A series of simulated patient experiences were presented to two groups of five students concurrently with a regularly scheduled integrated course in neuroscience. Results showed increased motivation, problem solving, and self-study skills in the experimental groups as compared to the control groups, which were also enrolled in the neuroscience…

Presents a 3-dimensional conceptual framework for measuring clinical competence: problem-solving process, clinical discipline, and context of care. The intersection of the dimensions defines the clinical practice domain to be measured. For each domain specific problems can be identified and clinicians asked to demonstrate competence in resolving…

One of the common ways of studying history was explored. Oral history, usually resulting in parol use of written documents, helped students see discrepancies in historical writings, discern the differences between an emic and etic point of view, and see how non-historians can compose and present history. (Author/RK)

Discusses an elementary school Design Lab in which students construct musical instruments with little intervention from the instructor. Describes some problem solving situations which arose during the activities, and which provided experience in developing computational and reasoning skills. (MLH)

A survey of 60 programs to prepare women for leadership in business and education identifies two distinct types of skills training (lifebuilding skills and technical and managerial skills) and offers ideas to institutions planning leadership programs. Six model programs are described and 24 are listed in the bibliography. (Editor/JT)

The article describes the nature and character of participation training and how it can be meaningfully applied beyond a laboratory experience in human resource development. (Author)

In this article, the author describes a model for environmental education curriculum development in the public schools based on a decision-making approach. Included in the curriculum content are problems concerning the methods of science, technology, and morality, all being considered as an integral part of environmental education. (MA)

The Apperceptual Interaction Method (AIM), developed by World Education, teaches coping skills to Adult Basic Education and English as a Second Language students. AIM develops teaching materials locally in the form of leaflets which students build into books. Special emphasis is placed on solving practical life problems. (NHM)

Article outlined a program that involved an orientation meeting held to help parents understand their child's problems, to assuage their anxiety, and to help them understand the role of the Frostig Center. (Author/RK)

The responsible shop teacher provides opportunities for students to learn independence through the decision making process. Decision making is explained beforehand, student and teacher brainstrom alternatives, weigh choices, decide, and carry out the decision. Finally, the process is evaluated. (MW)

The author discusses three training approaches in teaching industrial relations--"systematic" training, problem solving, and learning for uncertainty. (BP)

Two science classroom techniques that can be used in the social studies classroom to motivate students involve puzzling phenomena and relating science to social issues such as over-population, energy, and pollution. (JR)

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how drawings can contribute to generating new information when solvers use drawings in solving mathematical problems. For this purpose, two episodes, in which drawings enabled a solver to find ideas useful for his solutions, were qualitatively and closely analyzed, especially focusing on what roles…