Proposes 10 hypothetical "mini-cases," and calls upon upperclass technical writing students either to select from 1 of 4 given responses or to devise their own. Explains that, after choosing answers, students collaborate to devise the best answers, then talk about their solutions in open class discussion. Provides suggested answers. (SG)

Describes how Suzuki's methods of teaching young pupils to play the violin can be combined with Polya's ideas on problem solving to teach mathematics to elementary school pupils. Six references are listed. (YP)

Traces the African-American church's traditional role as a source of social support for the African-American community in general, and for men specifically. Offers suggestions on how the church can support adolescent fathers by assuming a leadership role in meeting the social needs related to teenage pregnancy. (FMW)

Determines which chessboards contain a chromatic rectangle having all four corners the same color for any black-white coloring. Expands the problem to a three color problem. (YP)

Students in a problem-oriented alternative medical curriculum at Michigan State University used the same problem-based methods for curriculum improvement that are used to solve clinical problems. Students worked with faculty toward constructive curricular revision. (MSE)

Outlines some ways in which schools in different countries have incorporated career guidance in their curriculum. Uses a conceptual model to examine the changing role of career guidance in Great Britain. Explores implications of this model. Makes comments on the impact of world economics crises and of various sociopolitical aims on careers…

Discusses the declining demand for youth labor as a long-term trend in all industrial countries. Notes that in most countries the extension of education has not kept pace with the loss of jobs normally filled by teenagers. Discusses the possible roles of guidance personnel in dealing with this problem. (KO)

A study of the characteristics and beliefs of medical college faculty undertaking problem-based, small-group teaching methods found (1) adoption of the innovation was influenced by perceived need for change and perceived benefits of that change, (2) adopters tended toward institutional collegiality, and (3) colleague contacts were influential.…

Analyzed were teachers' attitudes and interventions with regard to 4-year-old children with and without learning/behavior problems. Results of the study, involving 184 children in Dutch primary schools, focus on the number of children with problems, sex differences, differences between Dutch and non-Dutch children, and teacher attitudes toward…

An interagency truancy prevention team tries to look at the family as a whole and then work together to solve problems. Five agencies comprise the network: (1) school system; (2) juvenile and domestic court services; (3) police juvenile division; (4) department of social services; and (5) city/county mental health counseling services. (MLF)

The Triple Jump, a procedure for assessing students' problem-based learning, is applied to assessment of inquiry-based learning in a graduate course. Results suggest the need for more research into interrater reliability and other characteristics of the exercise. Some simple strategies for making the instrument cost effective are offered. (MSE)

Explores the myths and realities of university teaching that impede change and offers examples of teaching faculty working together, including the case method, problem-based learning, and interdisciplinary courses. Concludes that when teaching has collegial exchange and review, it becomes possible to develop a curriculum that enhances students'…

A disappointment model was used to examine expressive control in four- and five-year-old children with low, moderate, or high risk for disruptive behavior. Boys' anger predicted their disruptiveness during the disappointment. Girls' minimization of negative emotion predicted attention deficit and conduct disorder symptoms. (WP)

Analyzes screening data on arrested youths (n=361) at the Hillsborough County, Florida Juvenile Assessment Center in November 1993. Results provide support for the effectiveness of the Detention Risk Assessment Instrument in differentiating among youths released to the community unsupervised, youths placed on home detention, and youths placed in…

Applies codependency group model to families of obsessive-compulsive people based on view that these families are normal, feeling people who are trying to cope with unremitting stress. Clinical vignettes illustrate how these families are similar to families of alcoholics in their management of emotions and in their dysfunctional behaviors. (JBJ)