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Review Of Allen Tough, Intentional Changes: A Fresh Approach To Helping People Change, J. Scott Armstrong
Review Of Allen Tough, Intentional Changes: A Fresh Approach To Helping People Change, J. Scott Armstrong
J. Scott Armstrong
Intentional Changes is an important book. It suggests different approaches to the way in which we try to implement change. It provides, as do most important books, much that you will disagree with. Tough’s conclusions are based on studies that are likely to be unknown to you. The book is interesting, well written, and short.
The Natural Learning Project, J. Scott Armstrong
The Natural Learning Project, J. Scott Armstrong
J. Scott Armstrong
In “natural learning” the learner takes responsibility for learning. This responsibility applies to setting objectives, selecting active learning tasks, obtaining feedback, and making applications. Self-oriented skill training (SOS) provides a highly structured procedure to help the learner through the above four phases of natural learning. Of particular importance in SOS is the experiential exercise; this can put the learner through the unfreezing, change, and refreezing steps. The design of SOS is based on substantial empirical evidence. Results from five crude field experiments were consistent with the hypothesis that SOS increases the efficiency of learning. In a 6-month follow-up, participants using …