This describes a course offered at a university to housewives. It utilizes group methods, offers students an opportunity for self-assessment and information on opportunities for careers, volunteer work and further education. The course is accredited. Recently participants are increasingly interested in feminist issues and assertiveness. (NG)

The notion of participation of people in their own development has been increasingly gaining momentum as a means of human empowerment and development. Many development scholars and experts have argued that people are the real source of information in their own development, and that their participation is essential across all phases of a…

Group processing after an outdoor experience provides feedback and the opportunity for critical reflection, which can enhance the benefits of the experience. This paper outlines some common problems in processing and suggestions to help outdoor leaders improve their facilitation skills. Common pitfalls that hinder effective processing include…

This round table discussion, with Ilya Prigogine and others of the Brussels school, consists of a series of questions and answers relating to thermodynamics and biological order. (JR)

This article discusses the problem of a modern or revised curriculum without a corresponding change in teaching methods and teacher confidence in being able to implement the new programs. Inservice courses, largely directed by the teachers themselves, are discussed as aid in lessening the problem. (LS)

This article describes "open-chair roleplaying," a form of roleplaying that is a means for identifying and exploring student concerns in group settings. (RWP)

The focus point of this article was a trip by students to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the high point of their experiences and a format to analyze child awareness, interest, and concern for contemporary art. (Author/RK)

The basic purpose of the great teachers seminar was to bring outstanding instructors together to discuss nothing more instructional problems and successfully employed solutions. (Author)

Discusses analogy as a key to the meaning of literary works, e.g., viewing Hamlet as a character of honesty. (RB)

In a large art undertaking, students experience their ability to expand their selectivity. (Author/RK)

A six-week Nursing Assistant Training Program is described which emphasizes the importance of developing communication skills for improving nurse-patient interaction. (CB)

A lesson involving tape recorders and group discussions dealing with the implications of noise for the individual and society.'' (Author/SP)

Subjects discussed or studied situations involving conflicts between universalistic and particularistic obligations, or they discussed items dealing with physical education. A shift toward greater universalism was obtained only in the condition where subjects discussed the conflicts. (RB)