This paper explores the nature of the relationship between Head Office and stores in a large British supermarket chain. It focuses on the role played by a range of technological tools available for managing the stock and connecting different parts of the productive system and the implications this has for employee learning in stores. The evidence…

Explains the anomalous character of approaches to moral education that focus on love and an ethic of care. Argues that if moral education is to foster generative love, education itself must be redefined and moral education as we know it must be transformed. (Author/DH)

Briefly reviews the development of decision making as an educational objective, tracing its roots from the 1960s. Describes the decision-making exercises offered in the Geography 16-19 Project, including the guidelines used for constructing the decision-making exercises on the General Certificate of Education examination. Concludes with advice on…

Reports results from a survey of 562 teachers about drug education and their evaluation of a drug education package based on a life-skills approach. Most secondary schools teach about drugs in social or health education. Ratings of the package were determined by individual attitudes to drug taking. (Author/CH)

A course in the management and administration of British public education systems offered through the British Open University included radio dramatizations which were accompanied by broadcast notes and a correspondence text. Radio 15, "Caught in the Net," was designed to dramatize a simple decision model involving human interaction.…

The study measured the managerial aspirations of 60 females enrolled in postsecondary clerical courses. Results indicate that the majority are interested in a career involving some level of management. Students knew little about activities involved in the managerial process, supporting the inclusion of management studies within the clerical…

New approaches to materials use in school shops, developed by a British design and craft education project, place skills in a meaningful social context. Students' work has been redefined; they contract-in to decision-making areas: work, home, leisure, and community. Teachers develop sensitivity to the pupil's consciousness. (Author/AJ)

Analyzes some of the ways in which schools try to help pupils prepare for the individual choices and transitions they will have to make upon leaving school. (CT)

This article describes the work of the Supported Learning Project (SLP), a program that provided personal support and development in self-advocacy to 31 British mothers with learning disabilities. The learning gains made by the mothers, the obstacles they encountered, and the project's success are discussed. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Six games designed for classroom use are described in this book: 1) Shopping Game; 2) Bus Service Game; 3) North Sea Gas Game; 4) Railway Pioneers Game; 5) Development Game; and 6) Export Drive Game. The description of each game comprises a separate chapter, and includes information about the general aims of the game, how the various game elements…

Computers have a place within the teaching of English. Specifically, the computer can promote collaborative talk and learning in the context of simulations, word processing, and information handling. (Author/CH)

This learning unit on taking decisions is one in the Choice Series, a self-learning development program for supervisors. Purpose stated for the approximately eight-hour-long unit is to enable the supervisor to apply good principles of problem solving and making decisions so that his/her workteam is able to be, and to stay, productive. An…

The limitations in the methods which are usually used in stage theory test analysis to determine the stage of development of an individual are outlined. Piaget's and Kohlberg's conceptions of moral judgment are presented along with one method of estimating a subject's level of development. The concept of a latent trait is developed. Its…

Contends policies that develop personal autonomy and honor children's right to participate in school organization and curricular decisions teach democratic values and citizenship. Encourages active teacher intervention, suggesting children's limits reflect teacher expectations and lack of opportunity. Notes two studies where children have…

Information related to selecting, training, and certifying outdoor leaders for high adventure pursuits, is provided by selected experts from five English-speaking nations (Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States). Patterns of differences and similarities among these nations regarding outdoor leadership components and…