Building social problem-solving skills : guidelines from a school-based program /
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| Author / Creator: | Elias, Maurice J. |
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Imprint: | San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c1992. |
| Description: | xxi, 324 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Jossey-Bass social and behavioral science series Jossey-Bass education series |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1346040 |
Table of Contents:
- Pt. 1. Conceptual Foundations of Social Problem Solving. 1. Enabling Students to Meet Future Challenges: Essential Social Problem-Solving Skills. 2. Designing School-Based Intervention Programs: Theoretical Perspectives
- Pt. 2. The Social Problem-Solving Approach in Action. 3. Using Action Research as a Framework for Program Development. 4. Examining the Effectiveness of Social Problem-Solving Programs
- Pt. 3. Key Elements of Program Implementation. 5. Getting Started: Matching Program Concepts to the School's Goals and Resources. 6. Comprehensive Instruction at the Elementary School Level. 7. Addressing the Needs of Middle and High School Students
- Pt. 4. Guidelines for the Practitioner. 8. Procedures for Successful Teacher Training: Initial Activities. 9. Procedures for Successful Teacher Training: Providing Practice and Orienting Parents. 10. Supplementing Formal Instruction to Meet Special Needs and Circumstances
- Pt. 5. Adapting the Social Problem-Solving Approach to Diverse and Changing Settings. 11. Using Action Research to Generate Variations on the Model. 12. Future Directions for Social Problem-Solving Research, Policy, and Practice. Appendix A: Development of the ISA-SPS Elementary Curriculum Through Action Research
- Appendix B: Program Evaluation Plan for an SPS Unit
- Appendix C: Using Social Problem Solving as a Critical Thinking Guide for the Media
- Appendix D: ASPIRE Lesson Plans: "Decide on Your Goal"
- Appendix E: ASPIRE Vocational Application Lesson Plan: "Temper Control at Work"
- Appendix F: A Lesson Plan to Introduce "FIG-TESPN" to Middle School Students.