The peer self-help group approach used by Alcoholics Anonymous can be a model for other types of adult learning. The group's power, solidarity, experience sharing, and values clarification can provide positive social and educational experiences to others such as the chronically unemployed, illiterate adults, and high school dropouts. (SK)

This monograph presents a selective review of references about assertiveness training. The principles of assertiveness training are detailed with examples throughout. Applications for the use of assertiveness training in three areas are discussed: (1) as a self-help strategy, (2) as a tool for the counselor's use with clients, and (3) as tactics…

Voluntary organizations providing inservice activities for principals are the newest in the administrative development field. This paper explores those organizations' prospects, particularly the voluntary, administrator-directed "principals' center," and borrows its analytical framework from theories of group formation. The Principals' Center in…