Child rearing practices attributed to the Chicana (the Mexican American woman) and their psychological and cultural implications are discussed. (NQ)

Theoretically, as one's ability to communicate improves, so does his self-concept as a communicator. Students enrolled in a basic speech course or an advanced interviewing course were administered a Platz Q-Sort to measure communicator self-concept. Results imply a communication course does significantly change communicator self-concept. (Author)

The trend toward the development of the person with emphasis on perceptual awareness, psychological growth, self-actualization, nonverbal learning, and creative behavior is called synaesthetics, or humanistic education. The development of affective objectives should include not only the arts, but also the academic subjects. (JR)

Humanistic and open education advocates, who believe that there are no neutral positions nor totally independent judgements, are concerned with freeing individuals, and advocate an educational process that responds to the needs of individuals rather than one that requires conformity to a predetermined model. The rationale for similar positions…

Adolescent girls who were referred to a guidance counselor because of lack of academic interest, erratic attendance, or uncooperative behavior participated in this study conducted at a large, urban, public school. Two groups were formed and the function of humor and laughter explored. (BJG)

Earlier version of paper presented at Annual Meeting of the American Association on Mental Deficiency (Boston, Massachusetts, May 1968).

Comment to "Should We Teach About Birth Control in High School Sex Education? by H. S. Hoyman, J Sch Health v38 n9 p545-56 1968.

Written by disabled persons and intended for teenagers with physical disabilities, the booklet focuses on ways to become more independent. Family relationship are examined and suggestions are made for overcoming feelings of dependence and dealing with parents' overprotectiveness. The disabled teenager's social life, including dating and developing…

Growing in ministry is wholistic, as ministry is wholistic. Ministry is a calling and profession, and continuing education in ministry must be of help in both areas. Both attitudinal and behavioral growing should be considered--attitudinal as it has to do with a minister's being, calling, person, sense of worth, and spirituality; and behavioral as…

Homer's Odyssey can serve as a good source of working definitions of humanism, humanist, humanities, and their relation to humanistic education, a concept which has been adulterated by some, misplaced by others, and diluted by many. Humanism is defined as an attitude that man is independent of any devine realm and therefore responsible for himself…

This report addresses the relationship between self-actualizing values and interpersonal communication behaviors. After a discussion of behavioristic and humanistic frameworks for social science research, the paper explains Abraham Maslow's and Carl Roger's concepts of self-actualization as the tendency toward completing and perfecting one's…

THE RESULTS FROM AN EXPERIMENT TESTING A SERIES OF SIX HYPOTHESES DEDUCED FROM THE DELACATO INTERPRETATION OF NEUROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION ARE PRESENTED. SUBJECTS IN THE 3-MONTH STUDY WERE SECOND GRADERS FROM THE CHICAGO ARCHDIOCESAN SCHOOL SYSTEM WHO REPRESENTED SIMILAR BACKGROUNDS AND SOCIOECONOMIC LEVELS. COMPARISONS WERE MADE OF THE READING AND…

This workshop booklet explains to parents a program on human sexuality for high school students selected as peer counselors. Preliminary student and faculty surveys, a school board presentation explaining the need for the program, and parent materials preface the actual program contents. The course materials included cover values clarification,…

This paper describes a psychotherapeutic approach using psychodramatic procedures for training in handling of marital conflict. In this approach, persons are taught how to confront directly and deal actively with marital conflict situations. The author makes some theoretical assertions and then describes the psychodramatic procedures employed and…