Active participation in a 12-hour operating room experience seemed to provide one group of medical-surgical nursing students with a broad range of clinical nursing experiences leading to rapid, integrated learning of knowledge and skills and increased self-confidence. (Author)

New York City's Economic Development Council, a nonprofit organization providing management skills to improve city government, hires retired business executives as consultants to city agencies. The article discusses retiree value on return to management positions and gives retirees' opinions. (MF)

Thirty-two member groups of college females competed in competition sessions, one cooperative and one noncooperative. Group success-failure feedback was manipulated so that each group was successful in one session, unsuccessful in the other. Successful teams reported higher perceived ability, greater satisfaction, and lower state anxiety than the…

Examines the effects of selected educational simulation game design and process variables on participants' comprehension of decision-making criteria, interest in real-life analogue of the decision-making procedure, sense of group integration, and satisfaction with participation. (Editor/RK)

Student perceptions of nation-wide surgical residency application procedures were evaluated in this study designed to determine areas in need of reform. The data indicate that the majority of students are not completely satisfied with the present interviewing process. (LBH)

The author examines nine commonly held beliefs concerning the value of physical activities and concludes that, while some may indeed be true, none are inherent to and develop of necessity from the activities themselves. (MJB)

The possibility that participants in sport and games of a similar nature will find satisfaction in substituting one type of recreation for another is a possible factor to consider in planning and managing recreation facilities. (JD)

Satisfaction levels of preservice teachers with their field-based student teaching program, and supervising teachers' perceptions of that satisfaction, are discussed. (MJB)

Ten authors present suggestions for coping with the problems of intramural athletic programs. (MM)

Social pressure to win in sports is detrimental to the young child who is smaller and less skilled than his peers; sport and games should be participated in with the idea of enjoyment and healthy exercise rather than in a spirit of hard competition. (JD)

Progress toward the goal of improved service to students through administrative systems can be achieved in many ways. Some suggestions include review current projects and existing systems, make service to students a systems department priority, publicize good systems, obtain student input in project planning, and utilize new technology. (MLW)

This interview with the six members of the 1985 American team to the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) focuses on such areas as their evolving mathematical knowledge, mathematical pursuits, accomplishments, and interests. Also included are biographical sketches of the team members and the 1985 IMO problems (with solutions). (JN)

Reports clinical observations based on time-limited groups and presents relevant data on clinical tools that accelerate development in groups. (Author/BL)