The basic assumptions of information processing theories in cognitive psychology are reviewed, and the application of this approach to problem solving in gifted education is considered. Specific implications are cited on problem selection and instruction giving. (CL)

In 1943 Jacques Hadamard gave a series of lectures on mathematical invention at the Ecole Libre des Hautes Etudes in New York City. These talks were subsequently published as The Psychology of Mathematical Invention in the Mathematical Field (Hadamard, 1945). In this article I present a study that mirrors the work of Hadamard. Results both…

This report presents the experiences of and lessons learned by Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) sites regarding the development of effective alternatives to secure detention. Each site expanded or enhanced its program repertoire as part of its detention system reform efforts. Chapter 1, "Why We Need Effective Alternatives to…

This report discusses how to reduce unnecessary delay in the juvenile justice system, presenting data from the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI). Chapter 1, "Why Focus on Unnecessary Delay?" explains the negative effects of unnecessary delays. Chapter 2, "Guiding Principles," examines principles inherent in all…

This report discusses strategies for handling difficult juvenile detention populations (warrant cases, probation violators, and post-adjudication detention). It offers strategies used in the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) sites and in other jurisdictions to reduce unnecessary detention in these special cases. Chapter 1,…

Article contains a listing of recent books relating to Creativity and Problem-Solving. (Author/RK)

The success of career education depends upon its teachers, both academic and occupational. Teacher education thus assumes an important role in preparing the teachers for their expanded function in three areas of competency. Six problem areas confronting career education are considered. (AG)

Student teaching has been institutionalized on the basis of several questionable assumptions, not on the basis of research or realistic assessment of field situations. Pinpoints these weaknesses. (Author)

Marshall reconsiders Christopher Jencks' book "Inequality" which caused a great stir in educational circles. The article presents reasons why some parts of the book were misinterpreted and discuss eight points in it that were particularly noteworthy. (JA)

Two general types of Indian organizations (promoting Indianness and protecting Indianness) and their shortcomings are discussed. (NQ)

The course of American education today has become subjected to advancing Technology which has developed into a Megamachine of gargantuan power, of creeping globalism, or uncontrollable growth, while man is, in the Lockean assumption, a malleable organism. (JA)

This article is a summary of a research study aimed at systematically assessing the ways in which the recreation and park departments had been affected by the urban crisis and how they had responded to the challenge. (JA)