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The Power of Positive Thinking: A Hidden Curriculum for Precarious Times
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McLean, Scott; Dixit, Jaya – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2018
In this article, we explore the relationship between adult education and socioeconomic precariousness, through extending existing scholarship regarding the concept of the hidden curriculum. We analyze transcripts of 134 qualitative interviews undertaken to explore the learning experiences associated with reading self-help books in the domains of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Socioeconomic Status, Hidden Curriculum, Learning Experience
Stimulating Client Exploration and Understanding.
Greenberg, Leslie S.; Kahn, Sharon E. – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1980
Matching specific counselor interventions with particular client "moments" enables counselors to conceptualize when and how to best use the interventions. Focusing, evocative reflection, use of the empty chair, reenactment, and fantasy all stimulate adult clients to experience more deeply and develop new understandings. (Author)
Descriptors: Adults, Affective Objectives, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Client Relationship
A Multi-Modal Assessment of Didactic versus Rehearsal Group Assertion Training.
Schnidman, Robert E.; Layne, Christopher – 1980
Group assertion training has employed a variety of techniques including bibliotherapy, behavioral rehearsal, and didactic lecture presentations. Whether didactic information affects behavior, structure, and/or self-evaluation is unknown, and it is not clear whether behavioral practice enhances the effects of didactic training upon behavior,…
Descriptors: Adults, Assertiveness, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification
A Systematic Study of "Adventures in Attitudes" Structured Human Relations Seminars.
Eckstein, Judy Pettigrew; Eckstein, Daniel Gene – 1979
The Adventures in Attitudes (AIA) program is a 30-hour structured experiential seminar developed to help participants create positive attitudes and overcome negative ones. Effectiveness of AIA in promoting a positive self concept and moving an individual from an external to an internal locus of control was investigated. Adult subjects (N=6) in the…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Congruence (Psychology)
Field Test Results of a Workbook Approach to Improving the Self-Concepts and Motivation Levels of Vocational Students.
Rogers, Sandra K.; Thorpe, John – 1981
Self-paced, individualized student and teacher workbooks were designed to improve the self-concept and motivation levels of vocational students. The program was based on the correlation between self-concept and school achievement. The program was field tested with 41 Job Corps students from the Gary Job Corps Center in San Marcos, Texas, and their…
Descriptors: Adults, Independent Study, Individual Development, Inservice Teacher Education
The Woman Within.
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Rea, Lorraine – 1981
This document is a leader's guide for conducting a course in improving self-esteem for mature middle- and upper-class women. After a section on characteristics needed by group leaders and pointers on conducting group discussions, the document contains lesson plans for eight discussion-group lessons. Topics covered during the eight sessions include…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Assertiveness, Communication Skills