The author surveys what is known about instructional materials selection, discusses problems with decision making on the basis of present knowledge, and presents recommendations felt to be effective in serving as the basis for selecting and using materials. (MJB)

An apartment living course at the Model Secondary School for the Deaf gives students the opportunity to practice decision making skills and independent living in training apartments. (CL)

Explains the importance of teaching a developmental planning course for secondary students. Reviews the rationale behind good planning strategies and states broad planning objectives and outlines how a secondary planning project could be developed. (BR)

Examines a classroom project in which a computer simulation is used to teach about immigration. Points out that this simulation encourages students to develop analytical and decision making skills. Concludes that simulations of this kind challenge students to learn more. (BSR)

Decisions assume some level of interdependency between knowledge and know-how, these being distinct realities. Knowledge refers to the understanding one has of a phenomenon while know-how refers to one's capability of actions on a phenomenon. Information can be related to decision only by transforming data which is held in a semiotic memory into…

Reports a study of a connectedness' versus separateness' orientation in adolescents' reasoning about friendship, loyalty, and understanding of political and social order. Conflict resolution for students having a connectedness orientation focused on negotiation; in separateness orientation, the focus was on codes of conduct. Adolescent males…

Alcohol educators should not overreact to teenage drinking but provide skills for adolescents and adults to abstain or to incorporate alcohol into their lifestyles in a responsible manner. The responsible use model of alcohol education, a significant change from earlier models because of its emphasis on affective instruction, is described. (MT)

Analyzes data from three experiments that investigated the effect of decision making on memory. Results indicated that, whether internally generated or externally provided, decisions produce a reorganization of memory traces, which produces differential accessability of supporting and contradictory facts. Also concludes that this differential…

The paper discusses issues related to concepts of preferences and choice-making among persons with severe disabilities. Included are suggestions for acknowledging preferences, teaching choice as a decision-making process, and the broader implications of choice-making among persons with severe handicaps as an expression of personal autonomy and…

Describes a method for training group leaders in ethical decision making using the Association for Specialists in Group Work's ethical guidelines, case vignettes, and Carkhuff's three goals of helping. (Author/BL)

Examined the relationship between trait indecisiveness, vocational uncertainty, and interpersonal characteristics in 325 college freshmen who completed the Interpersonal Checklist and Trait Indecisiveness Scale. Limited support for the hypothesized relationship suggests the complex nature of career indecision. (JAC)

Compared the effects of microskills practice (MS) and mental practice (MP) in 44 counseling students. Analysis of posttraining simulated counseling interviews indicated that both MS and MP were superior to controls on three of five qualitative dimensions and a proficiency measure. (JAC)

Because of the divergent natures and demands of on-campus constituencies, the college president can fall into the trap of making decisions that bolster his popularity at institutional expense. Although popularity and sound decision-making are not mutually exclusive, the key to successful management lies with the methods used by the president with…

Two problems were considered for random-model, fully-crossed, two- and three-facet experimental designs. (Editor/RK)