The adolescent identity crisis involves two processes: exploration of alternatives, and commitment. Danish adolescents were assessed regarding the degree of exploration or commitment in four areas: vocational maturity, values, political attitudes, and sex role. Sex differences and problems associated with categorizing the stage of crisis are…

Maturity in conative development (type of motivation included in Maslow's needs hierarchy) was found to be predictive of helping behavior in middle class white male college students. The effects of safety and esteem needs were compared, and the acceptance of responsibility was also investigated. (GDC)

Major problems in the field are presented through a brief review of Burt's work and a critical account of the Hawaiian and British schools of biometrical genetics. The merits and demerits of Christopher Jencks' study are also discussed. There follows an account of the principle of genetic variation with age, a new concept to the…

Higher education course designed to enhance personal and professional development of student personnel administrators through cognitive and affective activities. (Author)

Students are capable, at least in part, of acting upon their environment, of controlling their own destiny. They are self-organizing, integrating, thinking individuals who are capable of making decisions and following through on these decisions in an effort to guide their own lives. (Author)

It is our understanding of comprehension that must be studied, not the child's comprehension. Language develops in a child over time and is dependent on the child's culture and individual experiences for its rate of development and its character. (Author/IRT)

Does not support the hypothesis that cognitive regression takes place as a part of normal aging. (RL)

The National Student Exchange is a consortium of state-supported colleges and universities which provides students an exchange opportunity for up to one academic year to an institution of higher learning in another area of the United States. Participant surveys demonstrate students broaden their perspectives and widen their horizons. (Author)

Adlerian life-style counseling provides insight into conscious thinking patterns used to cope with problems in living. This particular strategy in counseling offers the rehabilitation practitioner a clear framework for understanding a client. The Adlerian model can enhance the counseling process and increase the client's and counselor's…

The psychosynthesis workbook theme for this issue is gaining freedom to be our true selves. It includes guidelines for use, the "Who Am I" exercise, an article on identity and personal freedom, some experiential techniques for continuing use in personal explorations and self-development, and a short article on psychosynthesis. (Author)

Argues that awareness of neuro-biology is necessary to insure accountability and to remain cognizant of the developing technology in this area, whose impact on the black community is increasing. It is up to the community and to black professionals to insure accountability, since scientists (and certainly those people who utilize this technology)…

Cites research studies suggesting the importance of early mother-infant, father-infant interaction, and gives several examples of the varied new approaches in hospitals and medical centers which encourage early prenatal contact both for normal and premature infants. (BR)

Noting the need for a vocational agriculture curriculum that would consider "total" student development, the authors present a list (subdivided into tasks) of nine leadership and personal development competencies (determined by surveying 280 Ohio agricultural leaders) for inclusion in the vocational agriculture curriculum. Eight suggestions for…

The practical task of this paper is to look at the implications of moral and value education theory and techniques for counseling, particularly the demand they place on the counselor to make the process a disintegrative one, leading to reintegration on higher levels of values and humanness. (Author)