There is an assumed relationship between a person's self-esteem, speech anxiety, and low cognitive complexity, but further research is needed for support of this premise. An important question to explore is how a child with speech anxiety (lack of confidence in communication situations) perceives others. Based on balance theory, the answer is that…

A self-instructional program in which teacher participants are asked to work individually as well as in groups is presented. Directions are provided for each activity. The program is divided into four major sections: (1)The Role of Adult Education, (2) Techniques for Building a Positive Self-Image; (3) Self-Application of Techniques, and (4)…

The Quinmester course "Values" includes nine areas of study designed to develop student awareness and development of a personal value system: (1) consideration of a positive self-image as part of a system of values; (2) differentiation between acts of tolerance and intolerance; (3) investigation of the role mental preparedness based on…

This report describes an evaluation program for the kindergartens in Williamsburg County, S.C. for 1970-71. Twenty-five kindergartens, serving 587 children in ten elementary schools in the county, were operated on a full day schedule during the 1970-71 school year. Eighty-one percent of the children enrolled were from poor families. The evaluation…

This address focuses on socialization, those processes specific to social settings which affect how persons learn to adapt to that particular setting, and the roles persons perform as they adapt to a setting. An ecological perspective is used, in which any change in the behavior of persons affects the style of living of the environment, just as…

A BASIS FOR A GENERAL THEORY TO EXPLAIN PREFERENCES OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION (TV) SHOWS WAS DEVELOPED. THE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK OF THE STUDY WAS BASED ON THE RELATIONSHIP OF EDUCATIONAL LEVEL TO TV PREFERENCES, AND THE STUDY SAMPLE CONSISTED OF SEVENTH-GRADE THROUGH COLLEGE-LEVEL STUDENTS. FINDINGS SHOWED THAT AS EDUCATION INCREASES, DEMAND FOR…

The main purpose of this report is to provide guidelines for a study on educating for leisure. The authors proceed on the theory that to understand fully the leisure time activities of individuals it is necessary to take into consideration their whole life of home circumstances, work, and schooling and examine this in relation to their…

Involvement of pre-student teachers in a field-based teaching experience organized by the University of Texas at Arlington produced personal and professional growth in the affective domain in over half of the participants. Those education majors who elected to join the program were required to assume the role of teacher aides in a public school…

This study examines the effects that cooperative, competitive, and self-evaluative-individualistic learning environments had on subsequent spontaneous self- and other-enhancement behavior of children. One hundred and eighty Caucasians (90 boys and 90 girls) aged 8-10 participated in the study. The pattern of results indicate that enhancement of…

Addressed to women who are considering taking up full- or part-time employment or training or re-training later in life when family responsibilities are less pressing, this document may also help others who wish to or have to take up a different career. Focus is on employment and training opportunities in Great Britain. The first half contains…

This is a handbook and guide for nontraditional higher education. Part one is an operational guide for the development, organization, implementation and evaluation of an alternative resource center for the facilitation of nontraditional learning within higher education. Part two is a comprehensive resource guide to alternative education programs…

Self-management procedures can be usefully employed in counselor training. A technique for using these procedures in counselor training is described. Student counselors select some aspect of their counseling behavior for modification. The behavior is analyzed, a goal is defined, a strategy is outlined and implemented, and an evaluation is made to…

Familial psychosocial development is a series of choice points, or crises, and progressive separations from the family itself. The role of the family therapist is to help the family members evolve concurrently to stages of higher maturity and autonomy. A family therapy model based on developmental stage theory is proposed. (Author)

Social intervention is defined as those activities or services provided by individuals and public and social agencies which are designed to improve the employability of the individual in the world of work. An analysis of the process of social intervention in the development, maintenance, and utilization of human resources is presented. (Author/EC)

A vocational direction program is described that integrates self with occupational environment to help students use the knowledge and experience provided by their liberal arts background. (Author)