The author presents the design for an ideal elementary school that would create a climate in which children could be educated to their maximum potential. The design arises from a philosophical base that incorporates this century's research in child development and learning theory. Consideration is given to the needs of the individual at the…

This paper proposes a model, with experience as the key concept, which focuses on the continuity of changes throughout adulthood. It assumes that as people move through time, they continually make experiences, the quantity, range and content of which may vary across individuals. A distinction is suggested between the process of "making…

Currently, two trends are converging that will shape the future of communication theory. One is "the new narcissism"--a phenomenon characterized by prescriptions for personal fulfillment such as those reflected in popular psychologies and religions. The second trend is the scientific revolution concerned with exchanging static models of reality…

Presents the philosophy behind the development of a family life education program within a community agency. Offers guidelines for setting up similar programs by agencies in other communities whose concern is strengthening and enhancing family life as part of their mental health care program. Presented at the Georgia Conference on Social Welfare,…

This exploratory piece suggests different ways to look at the process of career development and implies directions for investigators interested in shaping a "theory of practice" for teachers. (Author)

Describes an attempt, through a curriculum designed to promote self-control, to help children with social and emotional problems and to prevent such problems from developing. (EJT)

Describes a course initiated in a small liberal arts college in order to provide an indepth study of consciousness expansion and self-awareness with particular emphasis on the guided growth of creativity. (Author)

Article focused on the renewed interest in outdoor skill and experience programs that has surged among secondary schools over the last five years. (Author/RK)

Persons in leadership roles, including school administrators, are affected by forces within themselves, within those they lead, and within the environment in which they work. The leader's responses to these forces are conditioned in part by childhood influences, past experience, leadership training, and sociocultural pressures. A set of 15…