Implementing violence prevention programs has become a priority for schools; however, most programs used for this purpose are limited in the skills they teach. In this study, two different resiliency building/violence prevention models were evaluated to assess their effectiveness at preventing violent and maladaptive behaviors in youth. Data from…

Systems analysis offers a useful approach for the redirection of counselor education. The formulation of training objectives stated in terms of what the counselor candidate will be doing as a result of instruction is an intrinsic part of the systems approach. (Author)

Communication research, because of its interdisciplinary character, is useful in determining training strategies for use in population control programs. After listing seven constraints which differentiate training programs from formal education, the authors present a model of communication training objectives. This model defines the nature of a…

A descriptive analysis is presented on the strategy currently being utilized to evaluate the ESEA Title III Human Relations project, "Understanding Ourselves," in the Carroll County Public Schools in Maryland. Building on several theoretical postulates concerning the complex nature of school systems and concerning the organizational and…

This book of readings in social studies makes available several recent developments in this discipline and attempts to summarize some of the projects, monographs, and special programs being conducted at several major curriculum centers. Five facets of the new social studies are examined here. Part One is an overview of the nature and direction of…