The prevailing case study approach to teaching biomedical ethics and a new methodology using exercises designed to develop decision-making skills are compared. Advantages of the new course and suggested course content are outlined. (Author)

Discusses career development needs of gifted and talented in three areas: psycho-social, skill development (study skills, decision-making skills, and test-taking skills), and life career planning. Also examines a comprehensive model of career education for the gifted. (CT)

Objectives, methods of instruction, and evaluation of a preclinical decision-making course are described. Objectives were for reading and writing clinical algorithms and clinical decision analysis. Taped interview problems are found a promising tool for measuring decision-making skills. (MSE)

The CREST Program is a comprehensive elementary school guidance process designed for use with children. It is based on the theory of choice awareness, a system encouraging people of all ages to understand behavior of self and others. The theory behind the CREST Program and the program itself are discussed. (Author/CC)

The school principal is in a propitious position to offer leadership in developing a sex education program. His position of leadership and respect can facilitate the development of a Citizens Advisory Committee which, in turn, can ensure cooperation and leadership in setting the goals for developing a sex education program. (Author/CM)

The success of a health fair as a source of health education and promoter of healthful behaviors depends to a great extent on the organizational expertise of the sponsor. In order to organize a successful health fair, objectives, target population, location, time, financing, and publicity must be considered. (JN)

Examined the applicability of an expectancy/decison model to assertiveness in a nonclinical population. Results suggest that participants consider the consequences of being assertive when making a decision about how to behave. Training programs should take into account the participant's perceptions of the risks involved in being assertive.…

The use of a simulation game in the evaluation of a sex education program is described. How the game is played, the context for its use, and data from the evaluation are presented, as well as descriptions of other potential uses for the game. (Author/GK)

The author argues that decision making is a critical skill for citizens in a democracy and considers strategies, particularly values clarification and cognitive moral development, which may be used to incorporate decision making into the citizenship curriculum. (SJL)

A teacher training program includes the production of filmed and taped episodes demonstrating each category of decision in effective teaching and a diagnostic prescriptive observation instrument of the process of teaching. (Author/MLF)

Describes a legislative simulation intended for use in a college-level political science course. A major objective of the simulation is to help students understand decision-making processes involved in politics. Source materials and role characteristics are discussed. (DB)

Presents a training program on the Gestalt two-chair method, based on a knowledge component, a skill training component, and an integrating component. Principles required for this training and specific exercises are presented. Training the whole person in skills, attitudes, and awareness is stressed. (Author/BEF)