Science and social studies teachers can use these sample learning activities to teach reasoning skills in grades 5-9. The publication was developed by a group which provides information and assistance to Vermont educators of science and social studies in the fifth through the ninth grades with a focus on the teaching and learning of reasoning…

This paper describes a model career development program for former drug users and non-degreed professionals working in the drug field. Services center around the undergraduate program leading to a B.A. degree in Behavioral Sciences with a minor in Addiction Studies. Goals and philosophy are explicated; operational problems are delineated. (Author)

A discussion of pharmaceutical curriculum design to meet the competency needs of professional pharmacists looks at the nature of competency, anticipates some of the demands of such a curriculum, describes some methods of organizing curriculum elements, and provides a brief bibliography. (MSE)

Investigates a cognitive model which proposes to account for performance in formation of a goal, selection of an information category, extraction of the information, integration of the information, and recycling until the goal of locating information in documents is met. Indicates that overall performance was facilitated by the model. (JK)

Presents a course design model for secondary level environmental education programs in Scotland. Explains program components, procedural approaches, and assessment strategies. Included are tables with course objectives and topic checklists. Suggestions for modifications and applications of the model are given. (ML)

Addresses the issue of participation in the development and management of programs for adult learners. The Vroom and Yetton model of leadership decision making, a contingency approach that utilizes a range of decision styles, is described through various case examples. (CT)

Analyzes the group job search process in terms of individual responsibility and group support, and discusses the Group Job Search (GJS) Workshop concept. Describes the Job Club, Job Factory, Self-Directed Placement and the Nevada Work Incentive Program. Concludes that GJS provides a successful, cost effective approach to reducing unemployment.…

Assigned subjects to an audiovisual model followed by practice or no practice, or a written model followed by practice or no practice. Results reveal total use and total preferred use of interviewing skills were significantly higher for subjects in practice training than in no-practice training, regardless of the model. (Author/BEF)

Group behavioral social skills training was more effective than the control condition in increasing positive social behavior, attention to the transaction, and degree of empathy. It was also more effective in decreasing negative social skill behavior. (Author)

One strategy for helping clients develop their own self-development systems is educational intervention. The counselor assumes a teacher role to teach clients specific skills to better cope with problems of living. Presents a five-step counseling and self-help method to be learned by clients. (Author)

The article discusses observing and quantifying as basic skills, presents a model for dealing with problems, and suggests seven activities which range from kindergarten to twelfth-grade level. (MK)

This article describes a four-part framework for career awareness in career decision-making. This model consists of institutional influences on career awareness and choice, the concept of career awareness, skills of self-assessment and decision-making, and the making of actual decisions in career-forming situations. (Author/HLM)

Transformational outcome-based education aligns curriculum with authentic tasks and authentic assessment, focusing on development of learners with metacognitive skills to cope with a technologically and culturally diverse world and workplace. (SK)

Describes professional associations' attempts to define desirable knowledge and skills for aspiring administrators. Shows how an educational administration program model (the Reasoned Action Leadership Model) blends a professional knowledge base with the performance skills needed for effective practice. Offers performance-based illustrations and…