Use of the Inventory of Feminine Values" with a group of college women indicated that they were prepared to sacrifice a career for a family. Apparently, attitudes held by fathers of young women influence their attitudes toward working wives. Counselors must help young women plan early for problems to be faced working and raising a family. (CJ)

Presented at the twelfth assembly of the World Organization for Early Childhood Education, Washington, D.C. (MS)

The article on the education of affect discusses the various deterrents to the development of affective learning experiences. It is now imperative educational institutions find strategies for dealing constructively with the attitudes, emotions, and feelings of individuals. (Author/KJ)

Describes nurse as publicly-accepted liaison between home and school, able to provide support where others are not, and able to recognize problems requiring action. Suggests need to take stand on social issues detrimental to welfare of children, and urges nation to provide necessary financial support to improve social services. (CJ)

Active participation in counseling-experiment at Tulane enabled new students to gain self-confidence and insights through a preorientation program which aided them in obtaining reliable data about appropriate choices for academic majors and career selection. (CJ)

Explores the relationship between a general theory of living systems and the conceptualization and practice of counseling. Emphasis is placed on the individual. After providing a rationale for adopting a systems perspective, specific system dimensions are discussed. The relationship of these dimensions to current counseling theories is developed.…

The diversity of audiences within the American reading public, the variety of reading materials available to these audiences, the ways in which these materials are distributed to the public, and the influence of distinctive American institutions that promote books and encourage reading are discussed by the Library of Congress. (MLW)

Responding to an article by Donald Vandenberg (Educational Theory, Summer 1980) on the meaning of the phrase "educative experience" in John Dewey's "Democracy in Education," Chambliss says that Vandenberg misunderstands Dewey's conception of both education and experience. Social and educational implications of Dewey's thought…

As the year 2000 approaches, sport should not be considered an activity engaged in by specialists and passively observed by the majority. It should be a fulfilling part of each individual's leisure time. A new set of ethics for sport and leisure based on humanistic values is proposed. (PP)

The early influences on and development of Jean Piaget's thinking from which crystallized the ideas forming the foundation of his subsequent work are discussed. The influences noted are personal, intellectual, and professional. (MSE)

As part of a long-term inquiry into the nature of staff development, 300 interviews focused on teachers' use of formal development opportunities, informal interactions with other professionals, and personally directed growth activities. The relationships between teachers' growth levels and the social systems of schools are discussed. (Author/MLF)