This monograph is intended not only to enhance the psychological freedom of children and youth, but to free the counselor to be more versatile in his counseling techniques. In Chapter One, the author deals with some of the philosophical controversy which underlies the contrasting approaches of Rogers and Skinner. In Chapter Two, Haigh portrays the…

The utilization of multiple therapists in large group therapy meetings has been found to be a significant improvement over the traditional ward meeting or patient-staff conference. The initially limited goals of reducing ward tension and acting out by means of patients ventilation were surpassed. Despite the size of the meetings it was often…

The nature of this conference, the product of a year's work by an interdisciplinary team, was that of a giant critique, where the subject of discussion was a high-density, compact new city. Participants in the conference gave their comments and questions on the New Communities Project material that had been presented in both verbal and graphic…

The bibliography cites books, periodicals, and reports on geographic thought, philosophy, and methodology published between 1950-1973. Only items in English are listed. A useful reference for educators, students, curriculum developers, and professional geographers, the bibliography begins with an introduction in which the compiler gives a succinct…

Five premises necessary for the formulation of instructional theory are stated. As a suggested elaboration of the "behavior classification" premise, a two-way (content and behavior) classification scheme for higher order tasks is described. The content dimension includes paired associate, concept, principle, and problem tasks. The…

The Health Services Mobility Study is engaged in the development of generic methodology to analyze health occupations at the professional, technical, and aide level, with the aim of providing a data base that could result in the design of job ladders, curriculum guidelines for educational ladders, and the design of performance evaluation…

The objectives of this study were to: (1) develop a rationale and structure for quantifying individual demands of people for vocational education, (2) demonstrate a method of quantifying these demands, and (3) develop a set of guidelines for administratores at State and local levels for determining individual demand for vocational education.…

This book is written for individuals who wish to apply conservation practices, especially those of soil and water conservation, without technical assistance, to meet one's own conditions, and within his own capability to apply them. To meet these needs, the book includes a discussion and description of soil and water conservation methods for the…

The structure and function of agencies serving handicapped persons must be geared to service encompassing the total person rather than service which focuses solely on the person's handicap. This section of the guide discusses guiding principles in agency operation which includes: (1) identification of accountability; (2) competence within the…

The cultivation and utilization of an agency's human resources is a major administrative function of agency management. The development of the standards presented for personnel administration was guided by three major principles: (1) effective services to blind persons depend on utilization of qualified personnel; (2) staff workers can give their…

This section of the guide is designed for use in the self-evaluation of an agency's operations in relation to producing reading materials in large print, recordings and braille. It is divided into five parts: (1) general policies which apply to production in all media, (2) large print materials, (3) recorded materials, (4) tactile materials and…

This report provides a total computer software system description for the prototype Natural Resource Information System designed to store, process, and display data of maximum usefulness to land management decision making. Program modules are described, as are the computer file design, file updating methods, digitizing process, and paper tape…

This monograph summarizes a study of employer activities in regard to manpower planning and forecasting. While the study did not purport to cover a representative sample of firms, it did identify approaches used by various businesses within the state of Minnesota. The findings of the study are supplemented by bibliographical materials which will…

A method for analyzing the work in a department of physical therapy was devised and applied in a teaching hospital. Physical therapists, trained as observer-investigators, helped refine the coding system and were able to reliably record job behavior in the physical therapy department. The nature of the therapist's and aide's job was described and…

This instructors' manual represents the culmination of a development program in the area of application of anthropological theory and techniques to the field of education. It is intended to help prepare graduate students in anthropology and in educational administration as well as other researchers and practitioners to view schools as social…