this is the partial doing the calling:

<div id="operations_main" class="widget">



<fieldset>
<legend>Enter Screen Details</legend>
<% form_for :screen do |form| %>

<%= render :partial => 'screen_form', :locals => {:form => form, :name => "David"}%>
<% end %>
</fieldset>


</div>

... 

and this is the partial being included (with the form fields commented out b/c they were causing errors)... 

<%= params.inspect %>
<p>
<label for="name" >Name:</label>
<%# form.text_field :name, :size => 40 %>
</p>
<p>
<label for="description" >Description:</label>
<%# form.text_field :description, :size => 40 %>
</p>
<p>
<label for="template" >Template:</label>
<%# form.text_area :template %>
</p>
<%= submit_tag "Add Screen" , :class => "submit" %>