Because researchers know so much more about the brain and development than they did when the 20th-century U.S. education system was designed, this knowledge can now be used to design a system in which all individuals are able to take advantage of high-quality opportunities for transformative learning and development. This playbook suggests a set…

The term "problem-solving" covers three steps of the comprehensive planning process: problem analysis, generation of alternative solutions, and selection of policies or programs from those solutions. After goals have been developed and needs assessed, the problem-solving process begins with identification and definition of the specific nature of…

This guide to organization and decision making patterns in a Teacher Corps project is in the form of a workbook. It contains several forms and worksheets to be completed. There is a discussion of decision making patterns and a review of decision making skills. It is stated that to make good decisions, one needs skills to (1) identify the persons…

Based on CCL's (Center for Creative Leadership) successful Developing the Strategic Leader program, this book outlines the framework of strategic leadership and contains practical suggestions on how to develop the individual, team, and organizational skills needed for institutions to become more adaptable, flexible, and resilient. The authors also…

Successful leaders get results. To get results, you need to set priorities. This book can help you do a better job of setting priorities, recognizing the personal values that motivate your decision making, the probable trade-offs and consequences of your decisions, and the importance of aligning your priorities with your organization's…

This competency-based teacher education module focuses on decision making. It is stated that in this module the participant will make a tentative commitment toward a certain course of action, receive feedback from his/her surroundings and peers as to the adequacy and appropriateness of the commitment, then reshape the commitment into a different…

The purpose of this learning module developed at the University of Houston is to aid the prospective teacher in defining problems so that decision making can be handled in a flexible manner. The student is presented with five situations and asked to define the problem from the point of view of the student, the teacher, and the parent. The module…

This guide gives five formats and examples for helping middle school and high school students clarify relationships between environmental knowledge and decisions. Section I introduces the need for values clarification. Section II defines values clarification. Section III explains four phases of values clarification. Section IV explains the need…

This skill laboratory provides a technique for problem definition and alternative methods to gather pertinent data that surrounds a given situation. Seven skills are discussed including Kaufman's tri-level needs assessment model, intergroup building, organizational slice, force field analysis, brainstorming, problem definition, and conflict…

This guide contains an introduction to and the materials for use in the Local Office Decision-Making and Implementation (LODI) Workshop, a self-managed small group workshop designed to teach planning and management techniques for identifying and resolving priority needs of an agency's program. (A "need" is defined as the difference…

This curriculum guide presents fourteen student activities for use in integrating career education into senior high school art classes. The activities are written in support of five broad objectives: to develop a positive attitude toward self, to develop decision making skills, to develop interpersonal skills, to clarify the meanings of school and…

The major purpose of the pre-occupational track of Manitoba's ABE program is to enable students to get first-hand information about the world of work and to get information about themselves that will assist them in crystalizing an occupational choice. The program is designed to move students from an Awareness stage through an Exploration stage to…

Two separate sections, one for grades K-3 and the other for grades 4-6, describe career education activities related to five developmental goals; the uniqueness of one's self; personal qualities and attitudes affecting careers; wide varieties of career choices; and decision making skills. Preliminary materials list 15 career clusters and also…

This staff development module is part of one of three groups of career guidance modules developed, field-tested, and revised by a six-state consortium coordinated by the American Institutes for Research. This module is designed for guidance personnel who work in counseling and guidance with students at the elementary school level. The goal of this…

The realization of an acute need to help undergraduate students identify meaningful educational and vocational goals led to the development of Career Exploration at the University of Alabama. The overall purpose of the course was to provide interested students from all schools and colleges a comprehensive, developmental program of self…