The author describes an effort in cooperative sponsorship that produces workshops using the facilities of the Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer, Grand Island, Nebraska, for simulated experiences in pioneer living. (JH)

An elective on poverty and its relevance to health is offered to nursing and non-nursing students at Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, North Carolina to help students gain insight into what it meaans to be poor. Student experiences include reading, observation, discussion, simulation through game playing, and clinical experiences. (EA)

Reviews both econometric and instructional process models of education and training and suggests future directions for these models. A 44-item bibliography is included. (Author/DN)

Paper describes how parameters are defined, transformed and weighted for purposes of practical equipment maintenance training, and how the resultant training tasks configured a Training Computer Exerciser. (Author)

This career exploration instructional booklet on the pharmacist's occupation is one of several resulting from the rural southwestern Colorado CEPAC Project (Career Education Process of Attitude Change). Based on a job analysis and utilizing a programed instructional format, the following content is included: A brief description of two real…

These forms implement the management by objectives (MBO) program that is the subject of the cited ERIC documents. The forms can be used to implement a workable MBO system in office, bureau, department, division, agency, institution, school, or community. The forms are intended to provoke critical analysis rather than lengthy replies. As a general…

Describes the successful use of six simulated games in a commercial law class of 84 students and discusses teacher and student evaluation of their effectiveness. The six games, three with a legislative setting and three with a court setting, are included. (JT)

This article identifies selected sources and resources useful for teaching world history including: 1) items concerning the rationale for teaching; 2) approaches to world history; 3) helpful reference works; 4) practical guides; 5) journals; 6) games and simulation; and 7) organizations. (JR)

Rather than provide a general review of Dreyfus critique this article concentrates on certain fundamental criticisms that Dreyfus directs at the information-processing approach to cognitive psychology and points out the unique conception of what it means to understand cognition which separates a phenomenologist from the typical cognitive…