How students relate to educators' titles or lack thereof is a component of the student-teacher relationship virtually ignored in higher education research. The purpose of this study was to analyze the role of titles in academic relationships, with special focus given to how students respond to forms of address used by faculty in the higher…

Found participation in transcendental meditation classes produced significant freshman-senior increases on intelligence and increased social self-confidence, sociability, general psychological health, and social maturity. No change was observed on social desirability. Changes may reflect success of the Maharishi International University approach…

Describes an Interactive Team Teaching approach for presenting women's content, which offers cognitive and affective learning experiences in order to change basic attitudes about the roles of men and women. The approach recognizes underlying power differentials between men and women in society and utilizes methods which maximize attitude change.…

Defines holistic education as a set of teaching strategies designed to cope with brain lateralization. Suggests that teaching strategies which facilitate learning through the right, holistic hemisphere foster more comprehensive learning. Suggests six steps to involve students in participating in an educational unit. (Author/JAC)