Within psychology, efforts to address racial-ethnic disparities in students' academic outcomes have focused primarily on students themselves. But there is another important person in classrooms: the teacher. In the United States, most racial-ethnically minoritized students are taught by White teachers. Drawing on research on cross-race…

This paper explores the long-term impact of study visits to south India undertaken by UK teacher education students from 1999-2002. The research involved students who had been on the study visits ten to fifteen years earlier. All the participants completed an extensive open-ended survey and the themes which then emerged were investigated through…

Previous research and document evidence obtainable in popular media has consistently reported that Kenyan students' moral standing and general conduct in the wider society does not reflect acquisition and practice of values learnt through the teaching or Christian Religious Education (CRE) at the form four level. This has caused complaints among…

Discusses an educational protocol conducted with a group of older women in religious life. Sixty women, aged 60 and above, members of a Roman Catholic religious order, participated in a series of educational workshops. They explored their own personal growth and development through exercises in values clarification, lifeline, and life review. (CT)

Vocational education curriculum should move beyond the technical-efficiency model, which emphasizes skill in technical procedures for problem solving. Curriculum with a value reasoning approach helps students to maximize their potential through action and reflective thought. (CJ)

Historically, the counseling profession has resisted the inclusion of conversations about morality and virtue during the therapy process. This article suggests that counseling should be considered as a forum for moral reflection, which can encourage character development and civic responsibility. (Author/JDM)

This article describes an innovative program that assists individuals with their personal development and teaches them to craft lives of meaning and purpose. Framed around developmental, relational-cultural and life span transitional theories, the program explores themes such as identity, security, relationships, beliefs/values and dreams/visions…

Suggests that outdoor pursuits and adventure activities promote Maslow's goal of self-actualization. Identifies the middle-order needs (belonging and self-esteem) trap as an inhibitive barrier to growth and maturation of the personality. Proposes six mechanisms to transcend the trap in the outdoor experience. (KS)

Reviews elements of Maslow's work and shows how Fromm's distinction between a having and a being mode of experience corresponds with the work of Maslow. Suggests counselors must clarify professional values and concludes that transpersonal psychology offers a way of establishing more positive relationships. (JAC)

This article describes a values clarification program conducted among young male residents of a school for drug and social behavioral problems in Mexico. (JMF)

Describes the Career Development Program, designed to help professional employees accept responsibility for their own careers, located at Du Pont's Pioneering Research Laboratory. Covers the concepts governing the program, program elements, and working with management to address program goals. (CH)

The study of psychology can help K-12 students achieve the personal responsibility necessary for good citizenship by helping them develop a sense of individual identity, create a positive self-concept, strive for self-actualization, and develop and clarify value systems. Suggests activities to achieve these goals. (CS)

When children choose their learning experiences, they learn the emotional states that accompany decisions. They also learn to choose according to their potentials, to identify strengths and interests, and, ultimately, to determine their lifestyles. Such a program in Montclair, New Jersey is described. (CJ)

Reviews research on the effect of school climate on the social development of early adolescents and on three curricular programs (values clarification, moral development, and cooperative learning). Concludes that schools can positively influence socio-moral development through non-traditional schooling, i.e., open and democratic environments,…

An effective sex education curriculum deals with both feelings and behaviors. It must address decision making and problem solving in regard to relationship formation, readiness for intercourse, use of contraception, child rearing, and social responsibility and should be incorporated into education throughout the educational process. (JN)