THE INFLUENCE OF DIRECT TRAINING IN PROBLEM-SOLVING ON CONSULTEE PROBLEM CLARIFICATION SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTIONS

THIS STUDY EXAMINES THE DIRECT TRAINING OF TEACHERS IN PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS AND ITS EFFECTS ON THEIR PERFORMANCE IN A CONSULTATION-RELATED ACTIVITY. THIRTEEN ELEMENTARY-SCHOOL TEACHERS PARTICIPATED IN A TRAIN ING PROGRAM THAT FOCUSED ON DEVELOPMENT OF PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION SKIL LS AND UTILIZATION OF AN ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE TO VIEW PROBLEMS. SIX ADDITIONAL TEACHERS SERVED AS A CONTROL GROUP. THE RESULTS SUGGEST THA T THE TRAINING ENHANCED TEACHERS' SKILLS IN DESCRIBING PROBLEMS AND RE DUCED THE NUMBER OF INFERENCES THEY MADE FOR THE CAUSES OF STUDENT-REL ATED PROBLEMS. METHODOLOGICAL STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY A RE DISCUSSED.