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Byrne, Thomas P. – Canadian Counsellor, 1980
Students from two high schools in Nova Scotia rated the Self-Directed Search (SDS) according to reasonableness and usefulness of the results. The high esteem group reported greater satisfaction on the second criterion. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Counseling Techniques, Foreign Countries
Intebi, Irene V.; Groisman, Adriana E. – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1991
Causes of child abuse by parents are discussed. A therapy program in Buenos Aires (Argentina) for abusive parents is described. The program utilizes self-help groups as part of the therapeutic plan and has found them to be promising. Referral, types of interactions with the groups, and short-, medium-, and long-term objectives are discussed. (BRM)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Etiology, Family Violence, Foreign Countries
Direct linkMeena, M. S.; Jain, Dilip; Meena, H. R. – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2008
Self-help groups (SHGs) have emerged as an effective mechanism of empowerment and development of women as well as being on efficient mode of promoting group action and technology dissemination. Initiatives were undertaken at the Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET), Ludhiana to facilitate the formation of women's…
Descriptors: Females, Self Help Programs, Technology Transfer, Rural Areas
Garry, Anna; Cowan, John – 1986
A project was established to design and implement appropriate workshops for self-help groups of British mid-career engineers who wanted to attain chartered status. During the preparatory period, interviews identified the experiential learning difficulties and needs of prospective participants. Pilot workshops also identified the experiential…
Descriptors: Civil Engineering, Construction (Process), Engineers, Foreign Countries
Download full textMaturan, Eulalio G. – 1971
The 1970-1971 annual report of the Extension Service Program of Silliman University, Dumaguete City, Philippines, treats the following projects: Mabinay Agricultural Extension, Mabinay Negrito Action-Research, Reforestation, and Livestock Dispersal. Also discussed are the Rural Publications Center and other extension services--a radio program,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Extension Education, Financial Support
Peer reviewedNewsom, Ron – Lifelong Learning: The Adult Years, 1977
Reviews self-directed lifelong learning among adults in London from 1558-1640 as nurtured by individuals, organizations, self-improvement publications, and colleges. (EM)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Books, Educational Development
Peer reviewedJones, Hazel C. – Medical Education, 1976
Two tape-slide sequences in general pathology were used in an experiment to assess the value of self-test items and to determine whether it is better to intersperse the self-test items in the program or place them all at the end of the sequence. A highly favorable attitude to the latter method is reported. (Author/LBH)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Educational Media, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Stary, Monica – Education Canada, 1981
Outlines what help is available and how it can be provided for Ontario teenagers with alcohol-related problems through community agencies and programs, services of professional social workers and counselors, group support, residential treatment, therapeutic goals, and family involvement. (NEC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Education, Alcoholism, Community Programs
Hanzelka, Richard – Educational Leadership, 2007
During its trip to India in 2006, the ASCD Board of Directors visited the Katha School, which is located in a high-poverty section of Delhi. The Katha School began in 1989 with five students. It now houses 1,450 students, with hundreds on a list waiting to get in. Part of the Kalpavriksham Centre for Sustainable Learning, the school is the main…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Help Programs, National Curriculum, Learning Centers (Classroom)
Peer reviewedOliver, Mike; Hasler, Frances – Disability, Handicap and Society, 1987
The important role of the self-help approach in helping persons deal with medical, emotional, and practical effects of a sudden disability is considered in a discussion of the work of the Spinal Injuries Association in Britain. Services that can be provided and controlled by disabled persons are described. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Disabilities, Emotional Adjustment, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedPagano, Alicia I. – Childhood Education, 1986
Describes two educational programs in West Africa: a (LOGO) computer education program in Senegal, and a "self-improvement" community education program in The Gambia. While these two programs are diverse in geographic location, population, and curriculum materials, both are action-oriented, learner controlled, and consider the learner's…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Children, Community Education
Jaeckel, Monika – 1996
Mother Centers are a grassroots self-help movement in Germany that help stay-at-home mothers break through the isolation they experience in German society when they have children and are not available for full-time employment. There are about 300 mother center projects currently in Germany, including 40 in the former East Germany. The programs…
Descriptors: Adults, Foreign Countries, Homemakers, Mother Attitudes
Katus, J., Ed.; Toth, Janos, Ed. – 1986
Twenty essays are provided from an educational scientific symposium organized within the frame of the Festival for Dutch Culture in Hungary. Titles and authors include "Environmental Movement and Environmental Information" J. C. Th. Alles); "Principal Educational and Self-Educational Problems of Independent Activity and Autonomy in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Cultural Education, Developed Nations
Gabb, Roger G. – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1978
Describes the use of a self-instructional system in an animal structure and function course for meat inspection students at Lincoln College. The method was shown to be successful in promoting learning as measured by pre-test/post-test gain. The highest rated components for both enjoyment and effectiveness in the course were the self-paced feature…
Descriptors: Food and Drug Inspectors, Foreign Countries, Formative Evaluation, Independent Study
Peer reviewedThyen, Ute; And Others – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1995
The Child Protection Center in Lubeck (Germany) offers a nonpunitive, self-help approach to prevent child abuse by encouraging families to determine their own needs. Over half of families served over a two-year period were self-reported and almost one-fifth received help to prevent violence against children before the occurrence of child abuse or…
Descriptors: Agencies, At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
