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A Guide for Developing Problem Solvers Problem solving is a key skill that we all use every day to solve simple and complex problems. However, little education or training challenges learners to solve problems and almost none engages learners in the types of problem solving encountered in everyday ...

A Guide for Developing Problem Solvers Problem solving is a key skill that we all use every day to solve simple and complex problems. However, little education or training challenges learners to solve problems and almost none engages learners in the types of problem solving encountered in everyday and professional situations. Learning to Solve Problems is a much-needed book that describes models for designing interactive learning environments to support how to learn and solve different kinds of problems. Using a research-based approach, author David H. Jonassen-a recognized expert in the field-shows how to design instruction to support three kinds of problems: story problems, troubleshooting, and case and policy analysis problems. Filled with models and job aids, this book describes different approaches for representing problems to learners and includes information about technology-based tools that can help learners mentally represent problems for themselves. Jonassen also explores methods for associating different solutions to problems and discusses various processes for reflecting on the problem-solving process. Learning to Solve Problems also includes three methods for assessing problem-solving skills: performance assessment, component skills, and argumentation. Praise for LEARNING TO SOLVE PROBLEMS'People can learn to be better problem solvers. This is the exciting premise underlying David Jonassen's highly readable book, Learning to Solve Problems. If you are interested in helping people become better problem solvers, then this book is for you. In Learning to Solve Problems, you will find an up-to-date and reader-friendly book on teaching problem solving, written by a world-renowned expert in instructional design.'-Richard E. Mayer, professor of psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara; and author, Multimedia Learning and Learning and Instruction'This book is a major milestone in the quest for understanding how to teach problem solving. By focusing on the challenge of learning and instruction for each of the types of problem solving, together with a firm start on strategies for the assessment of problem solving, Jonassen makes this book valuable and unique.'-Rob Foshay, author, Writing Training Materials That Work

How Children Understand War and Peace If we had a better grasp on how children and adolescents develop ideas of war, conflict, and peace, would it be possible to consciously influence these concepts toward more peaceful orientations? Would it then be possible to integrate these psychological ...

How Children Understand War and Peace If we had a better grasp on how children and adolescents develop ideas of war, conflict, and peace, would it be possible to consciously influence these concepts toward more peaceful orientations? Would it then be possible to integrate these psychological findings into educational programs throughout the world? How Children Understand War and Peace is a landmark book that examines these two vital questions and provides a solid framework on which to build answers. Written by an international panel of experts in the fields of developmental, social, and educational psychology, How Children Understand War and Peace presents a collection of the most current thoughts and insights into how children and adolescents develop an understanding of war, conflict, and peace. Based on research studies done in Australia, Canada, Finland, Holland, Israel, Portugal, Northern Ireland, Sweden, and the United States, this comprehensive volume presents evidence that perceptions of war and peace formed during childhood relate directly to adult perspectives on these critical issues. The contributors present persuasive evidence that our knowledge about how youngsters from around the globe develop and form worldviews can be used to create educational programs that teach children peace education, conflict management, and conflict resolution. How Children Understand War and Peace is an indispensable guide for psychologists, educators, and anyone concerned with building a solid foundation for a more peaceful world through knowledge and education. What Children Can Teach Us and What We Can Teach Children How Children Understand War and Peace offers an international perspective on how the concepts of war and peace develop in children and how, through overt teaching of conflict resolution and peacemaking skills in schools, a more peaceful world could be created. "I welcome this important new book. The editors and contributors have given us a new and valuable account of how young people understand the essential issues of war and peace. Not only is this a large step forward in the study of child and adolescent social cognition, but, in addition, the knowledge base in this book suggests ways to educate the younger generation toward more peaceful resolutions of dangerous social conflicts."_William Damon, professor and director, Stanford Center on Adolescence "The first comprehensive overview of current research on children's understanding of peace, conflict, and war, this book shows the richness of children's understanding in its sociocultural context. It challenges us to think deeply about the connections between human development, war, and peace and about how to educate for a culture of peace."_Michael G. Wessells, professor of psychology, Randolph-Macon College "This comprehensive book discusses research on how peace, conflict, and war are interpreted by youngsters from different cultures and how such knowledge can help educators contribute to building peace. Anyone interested in peace and conflict, child development, and education will find many useful insights and a wealth of diverse approaches for working with children in this important new book."_Åke Bjerstedt, professor emeritus of education, Lund University, Sweden "This landmark book will help open the way to advances in research on the development of children's conceptions of peace and on the practice of peace education." _Milton Schwebel, editor, Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology

Introduction Rationale and Prospects for Nuclear War Education Peace Education: Salvation or Curse? The Quest for Objectivity and Balance Psychosocial Dimensions of the Nuclear Threat Nuclear Courses in the Social Sciences Nuclear Courses in Humanities Nuclear Courses in Science and Technology ...

Introduction Rationale and Prospects for Nuclear War Education Peace Education: Salvation or Curse? The Quest for Objectivity and Balance Psychosocial Dimensions of the Nuclear Threat Nuclear Courses in the Social Sciences Nuclear Courses in Humanities Nuclear Courses in Science and Technology Interdisciplinary Nuclear War Courses Special Topics for Nuclear War Courses Resources for Nuclear War Courses Public Opinion Surveys on Nuclear Issues

The existence of minorities will grow in most countries of the world because of sociopolitical upheaval and economic crisis, both of which result in waves of migration. Contributors to this volume discuss the task of education to alleviate the problems arising from the mix of peoples of various ...

The existence of minorities will grow in most countries of the world because of sociopolitical upheaval and economic crisis, both of which result in waves of migration. Contributors to this volume discuss the task of education to alleviate the problems arising from the mix of peoples of various ethnic, cultural, linguistic, and religious backgrounds.