This interview schedule was designed to be used by researchers replicating the study "The Largest Intentional Change During the Past Two Years" (ED 167 885). It consists of a series of questions which focus on the decision to make a change, the process involved, and the significance of the change. The schedule includes preliminary notes…

Describes a workshop providing tools for self-confrontation and for acquiring self-help methods of making the desired changes in participants' daily lives. Many participants came to the realization that they are not passive victims of life, that they do make choices, and that they shape their lives by those choices. (Author/BEF)

The acceptance of self-guidance as an educational goal requires a considerable reorientation of thinking with respect to the purpose of education, the content of the school curriculum, and the role of the teacher. (Author)

Individual autonomy and responsibility to society through declared goals of education can be realized only when teachers provide a learning environment in which pupils are encouraged to make autonomous judgments in an environment of cooperative relationships. (JD)

This guide, designed for use with elementary school students, attempts to prevent drug and alcohol abuse among students. The Key Competencies program identifies areas in which addicted children differ from non-addicted: poor self image, an improper sense of values, and a lack of identity. For kindergarten through third grade, strategies are…

Humanistic psychology aids individuals in developing self-esteem and self-actualization and therefore is an excellent means of citizenship education. According to humanistic psychologists, the process of self-actualization involves the four stages of fulfilling physiological, safety, love, and esteem needs. Some characteristics of the…

A perception of limited autonomy in the environment of the low socioeconomic black child has important implications for educators. Firstly, since the educational setting is challenging and often fear-provoking for disadvantaged students, it would seem desirable to reduce the generalized expectancy of powerlessness that is characteristic of many of…

This manual is designed for use in a workshop on leadership training. A discussion is given on the interaction between individuals that produces change in both personal behavior and gradual changes in organizational structures. Theories are presented on methods of bringing about desired change. The major theory under consideration is that of using…

The first attempt believed to be ever made by drug prevention researchers to investigate the long term effects of a school based curriculum that may have affected student's decisions on the use of drugs is reported here. This final report contains a short section in nontechnical language describing the study and its results, and a longer section…