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Wagman, Morton – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1980
Studies the possibility of developing systematic dilemma counseling into an autonomous mode. Experimental comparisons explore the pervasive situation in which a client successfully concludes a treatment program, only to find some subsequent problem developing in postcounseling life. (Author)
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Conflict Resolution, Counseling Effectiveness
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Ricken, Robert – NASSP Bulletin, 1980
The supervisory challenge of the decade will be preventing teacher burnout. Suggestions are offered that administrators can use as part of the supervisory process to stimulate teachers to embark on a program of personal growth. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Development, Supervisory Methods, Teacher Administrator Relationship
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Levitt, Cyril – Higher Education, 1979
Data from current interviews with New Left activists of the 1960s in Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, and the United States indicate that the ambivalence of the movement was an expression of the relations of a specific generation of learners to the deterioration of the condition of intellectual labor in society. (JMF)
Descriptors: Activism, College Students, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Lundgren, David C.; Schwab, Mary R. – Youth and Society, 1979
A comparison of commuting and noncommuting college students indicates that a student's residential context has a significant influence on his relationships with his parents and with his peers, and on his self-esteem. (EB)
Descriptors: College Students, Commuting Students, Dormitories, Higher Education
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Lelyveld, Arthur – Journal of Higher Education, 1979
In an examination of higher education's role, uncertainty alone is believed to afford freedom to continue the quest for truth. The belief is affirmed that it is possible to be uncertain, accept no closed system of thought, and at the same time possess a constructive faith. (Article originally published in 1951.) (AF)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Role, Educational Change, Educational Objectives
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Baxter, Martin – Education in Science, 1979
This article focuses on the need for science staff development and suggests that rigid role definitions be eliminated and responsibilities shifted to allow teacher growth. (SA)
Descriptors: Administration, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Individual Development
Toohey, Jack V.; Dezelsky, Thomas L. – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1979
This article describes a values clarification program conducted among young male residents of a school for drug and social behavioral problems in Mexico. (JMF)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Drug Abuse, Drug Education, Health Education
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Brown, Nina W.; Sullivan, James – Group and Organization Studies, 1979
Hipple's Interpersonal Relationship Rating Scale (1972) was administered to graduate students in a counselor education program. The results were factor analyzed and six scales were extracted. The IRRS was then administered to two classes of students in group counseling. Both groups had significant discrepancy scores. (Author)
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Human Relations
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Pallrand, George J. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1979
Examines the transition from concrete to formal thought in Piagetian theory. The questions investigated relate to the abruptness of the transition period, the simultaneity of changes across schemes, and the influence of one scheme of development on another. (SA)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Stages
Pratt, Constance Ballou – Independent School, 1979
Noting potential conflict between the two most-frequently stated goals of independent schools, academic excellence and dedicated concern for the individual, the author discusses ways to achieve both. (SJL)
Descriptors: Academic Education, College Preparation, Educational Environment, Educational Objectives
Bresett, Stephen – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1979
QUEST, the outdoor experimental learning program at Bloomsburg State College, is patterned after the Outward Bound philosophy and aims at personal development of students through strenuous physical and emotional experiences. (JMF)
Descriptors: Experimental Programs, Group Experience, Higher Education, Individual Development
Goodlad, John I. – Trends in Education, 1978
This article discusses similarities in educational trends in the United States and the United Kingdom, and criticizes the back-to-basics movements in each country. The need for further research in education and its application to the fullest development of children is suggested. (BH)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Research
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McGough, Kris – Social Education, 1977
The author criticizes values clarification techniques done without parental consent in non-elective courses because they invade privacy, lead to ethical relativism, and have the potential to damage children's ego-strength. (Author/AV)
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction, Individual Development
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Brauen, Marsha; Harmon, Kathryn Newcomer – Youth and Society, 1977
Identifies four major areas of recent investigations: cross-cultural studies of political socialization, the focus on the interactive nature of the individual in the process of learning about politics, the need to examine the comparative impacts of the various agencies of political socialization, and methodological and conceptual refinements.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Citizenship, Cross Cultural Studies, Individual Development
Dahl, Dave R.; Pinto, Patrick R. – Personnel Journal, 1977
Reports a survey to determine practices among metalworking firms in Minnesota covering such topics as whether or not the company had a formal or informal job posting system, the actual mechanics of the system, union influence on its design, feedback to unsuccessful job bidders, and current employee acceptance of the system. Recommendations are…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Employees, Employment Opportunities, Employment Practices
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