Evaluated the effectiveness of assertiveness training in 59 counselor trainees working with depressed clients. Results showed supervisors rated the experimental group higher, but differences on other measures such as reduction of depression in clients and client ratings of counselors were not statistically significant. (JAC)

A survey was conducted at teacher education institutions in Colorado and Wyoming to determine the degree of role conflict and to distinguish between the perceived and the functioning roles of the generalist and the specialist in the supervision of student teachers. (SK)

The Roy Adaptation Model, which incorporates use of the modes of physiological needs, role function, self-concept, and interdependence, helps to organize the content of a geriatric nurse practitioner program, and also helps students to develop a nursing identity. (TA)

Describes a two-course graduate sequence consisting of a theory and a practicum course designed to help students become effective teachers as well as effective nurses. (TA)

A discovery-based approach was used to examine the ways in which diversity issues are addressed in supervision by analyzing the content of actual clinical supervision sessions with Masters students during their counseling practicum. The themes that emerged described patterns of interaction, starting with the initiation of diversity issues by the…

For faculty members who incorporate experiential or service learning pedagogies into their courses, student experiences in the field can be difficult, emotionally charged, and full of unexpected outcomes. This paper presents the findings from a qualitative study of student lived experiences in the political science course "Democracy and…

Research results show that the mechanics of corrective reading are learned equally well via direct contact with children or videotape recordings. Research did not measure subjects' affective responses, but the researcher noted that students who had direct contact with children were more enthusiastic. (HMD)