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Adelman, Howard S.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1990
Efficacy of a brief cognitive-affective intervention to enhance motivational readiness for participating in a psychoeducational decision-making conference was evaluated with 32 school-age children with possible learning disabilities. Although outcomes specific to the preconference intervention were not found, a positive relationship between…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Counseling, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Needs
Gowen, Doris – 1982
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of group counseling using structured activities on the self-concept of disadvantaged postsecondary students enrolled in vocational-technical schools. Volunteers meeting Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) and Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) definitions of…
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Techniques, Disadvantaged, Displaced Homemakers