Describes a simulation game which introduces concepts and problems associated with community planning. Initial activities include a role-playing exercise focusing on decisions related to a vacant lot; implications for various decisions are noted. Also gives suggested questions to address when planning a town. (DH)

Discusses the potential role of case study experimentation in relation to efforts to improve knowledge of dynamic environmental systems. Also outlines a case study method developed by the authors and discusses specific uses and applications of case studies for instructional purposes. (JN)

Discusses techniques and learning activities to be used in the English as a second language classroom. These include fictionary, phonework, a group project in writing using simulation, student surveys, and planning a party. (SED)

A questionnaire was used to measure attitudes toward labor and management both before and after eight hours of simulated negotiations. Subjects were management representatives and local union officers enrolled in two adult education classes. It was found that any attitude change tended to be small and probably short term.

Shows how experimental approaches to adult education, such as microteaching, video-tape feedback, and simulation techniques, can be useful to educators and their students. Offers an instructional design model to be tested and modified to meet individual educational needs as a means of facilitating the use of these approaches. (DMM)

A class activity is described involving a panel discussion of the role of dogs in French culture and related issues of public administration such as animal protection laws. Panel members' roles (public officials, veterinarians, etc.), audience roles (dog owner, father of a bitten child, etc.), and followup activities are outlined. (MSE)

This experimental study assessed the attitudes of vocational students enrolled in a preparatory vocational teacher education program and determined the relative effectiveness of a simulated handicapping condition in changing attitudes toward the handicapped. (Author)

Instructors at Cleveland State University have designed an activity that moves prospective supervisor teachers through the steps of a particular model simulation to develop needed skills. (SK)

Subjects (N=52) took part in an investigation of the effects of room environment on self-disclosure in a counseling analogue procedure. Results indicated that intimacy of self-disclosure was significantly higher in a warm, intimate room than in a "cold," nonintimate room. Theoretical reasons for these results and practical applications are…

Discusses the PLATO computer educational network, examples of various computer simulation modules, and educational benefits and problems of teaching by computer. (MLH)

Filmed vignettes of emotional confrontations are suggested as a training device to be used for resident assistants. (Author)

Suggested ways of introducing "realism" into the classroom by exposing students to the problems, jargon, and forms used by a variety of businesses using the "in-basket" on simulated projects. (HD)

Alterations in the communication of the simulated patient may provide an opportunity for doctor-patient communication research in such areas as: message effects upon both doctor and patient; effects of role expectations; communication competency; and the manner in which the patient weighs information and acts upon it. (LBH)

Discusses the use of the System Dynamics technique in simulating a chemical reaction for kinetic analysis. Also discusses the use of simulation modelling in biology, ecology, and the social sciences, where experimentation may be impractical or impossible. (MLH)