This study described the subjective well-being (SWB) experiences of Taiwanese undergraduate students. Thirty senior students from three different styles of universities participated in this study. Their ages ranged from 20 to 25 years old with an average of 21.65. A phenomenological methodology with in-depth interviews was employed. Five themes…

Educators need to seriously reflect upon the concept of children's rights. Though the idea of children's rights has been debated numerous times, the idea remains vague and shapeless; however, Maslow's theory of self-actualization can provide the children's rights idea with a needed theoretical framework. (Author)

The present paper presents systematically the theories and practices which belong to the scope of humanistic psychology. (Editor/RK)

English 101 is described as an experiment in self-discovery, and various classroom activities, exercises, experiments, projects, and assignments are suggested along with an appropriate reading list. (CM)

Twelve college professors attending an instructional improvement workshop were compared with appropriate matched controls on changes in self-actualization as measured by the Personal Orientation Inventory (POI). Results indicated that workshop participants increased their scores on 6 of 12 scales of the POI while control professors' scores…

Jonathan Livingston Seagull represents the concepts of change and growth in the elementary student teaching program at Indiana University-Purdue University. Student feedback indicates acceptance of the symbolism as it is used in materials and activities to reinforce the motto, "We can be free! We can learn to fly!" (CM)

The most desirable and effective form for informative evaluation is a narrative which spells out in detail what the student has achieved and what he has failed to achieve. (Editor)

Teachers and students alike tend to view appraisal as a means of testing and measuring varied strengths and weaknesses. Conventional appraisal is, however, only one approach to appraisal and not necessarily the best one for use in schools. A contemporary approach can facilitate personal choice and planned change. (BRR)

Nine specific ways in which a teacher can aid immeasurably in the early shaping of a healthy self-concept are described by a clinical psychologist. (Editor)

In this article, the three stages of the Values Clarification process (prizing, choosing, and acting) are described and illustrated by strategies which can be used in the counselor's office or the classroom. (JC)

A discussion of Integrity Development, an alternative curriculum model, in operation at San Andreas High School, Larkspur, California. (RY)

Results of a study investigating the relationship between "self actualizating" teacher personality patterns and effectiveness during student teaching support the hypothesis that a healthy social adjustment and positive mental health are related to teaching effectiveness. (SB)

Portrays deschooling philosophy as a broad conceptual educational approach encouraging more flexibility, creativity, self-reliance, and freedom of choice in learning. Limitations concern pedantic, pedagogic and nonpedagogic functions, finances, socialization, peer interaction, occupation, and social placement. Encourages proponents to generate a…

Discusses the theory and research behind this approach, which deals with attitudinal qualities that are effective in releasing constructive and growthful changes in individual personality and behavior. Relates approach to the formative tendency of the universe, suggesting it as a possible means to transcend consciousness in new, spiritual…

To determine perceptions of self-actualizing behavior as a purpose of higher education, students, professors, and administrators rated 12 self-actualizing behaviors on a 5-point scale from important to unimportant for the university to encourage. Analysis of responses showed the three groups essentially agreed that higher education should develop…