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Hale, Norman; Lindelow, John – 1981
Chapter 12 in a volume on school leadership, this chapter cites the work of several authorities concerning problem-solving or decision-making techniques based on the belief that group problem-solving effort is preferable to individual effort. The first technique, force-field analysis, is described as a means of dissecting complex problems into…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Force Field Analysis, Participation
Download full textBlosser, Patricia E., Ed. – 1981
Presented are four information bulletins produced by the ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education in 1981. Bulletin 1 is concerned with various pieces of information related to citizen participation activities in which citizens interact with each other to get a response from the government regarding governmental…
Descriptors: Bulletins, Citizen Participation, Clearinghouses, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedBerkowitz, Robert – Emergency Librarian, 1998
Summarizes the Big6 Skills information problem-solving approach: (1) Task Definition; (2) Information Seeking Strategies; (3) Location and Access; (4) Use of Information; (5) Synthesis; and (6) Evaluation. Discusses parent and student roles in information problem solving, the value of assignments, and technology and the Big Six. (PEN)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Homework, Information Literacy, Information Skills
Warger, Cynthia – 2002
This digest discusses how selected researchers are informing practice in four key areas relating to the participation of students with disabilities in standards-based mathematics curriculum. The first area focuses on enhancing students' understanding of mathematics and emphasizes the need to make math meaningful for students with disabilities. The…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Standards, Assistive Technology, Computer Assisted Instruction
Benard, Bonnie – 1995
This digest summarizes studies that provide evidence that youth with multiple and severe risks in their lives can develop into confident and competent adults; and discusses the critical role schools can play in this process of development. Resilience is the term used to describe a set of qualities that foster a process of successful adaptation and…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Development, Critical Thinking, Educational Environment
Benard, Bonnie – 1996
This digest summarizes studies that provide evidence that youth with multiple and severe risks in their lives can develop into confident and competent adults, and discusses the critical role schools can play in this process of development. Resilience is the term used to describe a set of qualities that foster a process of successful adaptation and…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Development, Critical Thinking, Educational Environment
Benard, Bonnie – 1997
This digest summarizes studies that provide evidence that youth with multiple and severe risks in their lives can develop into confident and competent adults; and discusses the critical role schools can play in this process of development. Resilience is the term used to describe a set of qualities that foster a process of successful adaptation and…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Development, Critical Thinking, Educational Environment
