Introduction
“Strategic thinking, learning environments, and real roles: Suggestions for future work” written in Human Development (2005) vol. 48 on pages 350–355 by Shirley Brice Heath is an article devoted to a specific, if not to say, unique topic. Shirley Brice Heath dwells upon the idea of Larson and Hansen about the ways how children form their thinking abilities for problem-solving. Coming to the issue seriously, the author considers the way “how young people identify problems within organizations in ways that allow them to think of possible solutions and also plan strategically toward these solutions in an argumentative case” (Heath, 2005, p. 353).
The focus of the research are the following issues, the strategic thinking abilities of people, learning environments students develop into and real roles they experience while studying. Therefore, applying to the professional opinion and other specific issues, the researcher has managed to prepare the basis for further research in the sphere of problem-identifying and problem-solving.
Main body
Starting the discussion with the failures connected with the dichotomy of formal and informal learning. People should not be studied these issues separately, vice versa, the discussion should be based on the unity of these issues. Following Larson-Hansen’s paper, Heath (2005) states that ‘experience,’ ‘opportunities,’ and ‘real-life settings’ should be promoted as the contexts for learning. Formal or informal issues are not really important. It is essential to dwelling upon the right stuff. Additionally, the critique should be used as the means for making people draw conclusions.
Further, the discussion in the article turns to the role of accessibility. The roles people have to experience under various environments are significant for problem-identifying and problem-solving. The author is sure that people from the very childhood should be incorporated into planning and directing processes as this is a healthy environment for further problem-identifying and problem-solving abilities. School and family are two environments that significantly affect children, therefore, much attention should be paid to children’s development there.
Larson and Hansen dwell upon a number of ways how youth may “speak and act to demonstrate their sense of logical coherence and theories related to behaviors, attitudes, and decisions of others” (Heath, 2005, p. 353). Applying to the if-then strategy, people have an opportunity to predict what can happen if the specific conditions are followed.
Conclusion
Therefore, the article has contributed greatly to the development of problem-identifying and problem-solving issues. Creating a supportive environment, developing strategic thinking, and making sure that the roles people work with help them think in an appropriate direction are the aspects discussed in the article. I am sure that the research is useful and extremely important as the problem-identifying and problem-solving issues are discussed from angles that have not been considered before. The research does not offer the ways how youths identify the problems and how they solve them, however, the research is important as it offers the theme for further research.
The ideas discussed in the article show that “methodological refinement, longitudinal and comparative analysis, and multidisciplinary approaches” are the issues for further consideration. This article should be considered as the background for further research as it starts many issues, considers many problems, but the research is not conducted in an appropriate way. I am sure that this article is a great contribution to the scientific world.