This study assessed the capacity of a major Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Assignment to improve students' content knowledge surrounding relevant course concepts in two sections of "The Politics of Welfare Reform," a 200-level class offered at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth. The hypothesis was that performance on the PBL assignment, which…

This study identified selected child factors (e.g., age, gender, race/ethnicity, disabilities, prior victimization, and relationship to perpetrator of abuse), family risk factors (e.g., substance abuse, domestic violence, inadequate housing, and financial problems), and services provided by child protective services that likely increased reports…

Although summer represents an opportune time for adolescents to garner employment and community experiences that may further long-term transition goals, little is known about the expectations and needs of adolescents with disabilities during this break in the academic school year. In this article, the authors explore adolescents' perceptions about…

Case study teaching had a long tradition in law and business before it made the jump to medical school education in the form of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in the 1970s. Today, both the University of Delaware's Clearinghouse and the University of Buffalo's National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science (NCCSTS) have hundreds of cases and…

This handbook was designed to help teachers or others working with children from ages 5 through 8 years to recognize and understand children's problems and potential problems. The book identifies 100 symptoms of physical, emotional, moral, social, sexual, and intellectual problems which indicate difficulty in a child's life. Each chapter describes…

A checklist developed in the Hawaii State Department of Health was completed by teachers and aides to screen for behavioral problems of children in preschools. The 31 items were categorized conceptually into four areas: (1) Speech-hearing-language; (2) Academic-intellectual; (3) Physical-motor; and (4) Social-emotional. If two or more items were…

This paper examined the processes of problem-solving in a group of child abusing families and in a demographically matched comparison group of nonabusing families. Problem-solving was elicited through an interactional task that required family members to spend 10 minutes deciding upon an area of common disagreement in the family. Responses to the…

Author suggested that we need to know more about the nature, extent, and distribution of youth patterns to which the Coleman report addresses itself and that we want to look more closely at the political feasibility of its suggested remedies. (Author/RK)

Some of the skills, orientations, and awarenesses which are helpful in learning about politics and which can be learned through consideration of political happenings are described. (Author/KM)

Emphasizes the problems of Detroit, pointing out that, despite decentralization, the city remains dependent on the automobile industry, and that it is the automobile that has done so much to make Detroit an ugly place, the archetype of the factory city; and asserts that Detroit's problems "do not matter, for they do not touch people of wealth…

After briefly reviewing the history and characteristics of the office of the Ombudsman, the author discusses the establishment of that office at Michigan State University. The functions of the Ombudsman, who is to be appointed by the President from among the senior faculty are to establish procedures for receiving requests, complaints, and…

The Consortium for Area Planning and Development was established in 1967 to implement the basic purposes of Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965. The Consortium's first seminar was held in May 1968 and was attended by 25 project leaders, local and state government officials, technical consultants, and representatives of various institutions…

The bibliography is divided into four parts. Section I provides an overview of the subject of employment and employability. A second section deals with the social, psychological, and educational aspects of employment. Section III surveys social, psychological, and educational rehabilitation and vocational training programs. The last section…

GRADES OR AGES: Grade 12. SUBJECT MATTER: Modern economic, political, and sociological problems primarily in the United States. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into six units, each of which is laid out in two columns. Column headings are: content and suggested activities. The guide is mimeographed and perfect-bound with…

Findings from the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) show a substantial decrease in alcohol use by youth during the past decade. Yet despite these trends, an estimated 1 in 5 teenagers were current alcohol drinkers and 1 in 13 were binge alcohol drinkers. This report provides data showing the relationship between emotional state,…