Investigated the rationale for teaching psychology from the jr. high school level through college and compared the three principal contemporary approaches favored by psychologists. The author concluded that, of the three, only cognitive psychology provides a frame of reference in which knowledge can be seen as valuable in its own right. Available…

Presents three descriptive frameworks drawn from empirical and theoretical study of human change and its facilitation in counseling: a cognitive-mediational model of therapeutic interaction, a model of client cognitive change during and as a result of counseling, a descriptive synthesis of therapeutic elements that seem to support such client…

The use of life space interviews (LSI) as a crisis intervention approach was examined with 28 elementary age behavior disordered students in a residential setting over a nine-month period. LSI effectiveness was not dependent upon the child's verbal skills or maturity. Children tended to seek crisis support rather than resist it. (JW)

Teachers read fictitious psychoeducational reports that were consistent, inconsistent, or absent with respect to a child's diagnostic label, then cumulative folders, then the report again. Their perceptions of child's characteristics changed in an adaptive direction for general adjustment, academic skill, and learning approach, and negatively for…

Third and fourth graders (N=72) participated in psychoeducational interventions focused on feeling and feeling content, moral dilemmas and conflict resolution, or combination of both. Combination condition manifested significantly greater gains in moral development than did other conditions. All conditions as a whole exhibited significant gains in…

A checklist was developed to assess congruence between needs identified by psychoeducational assessment and instructional goals of the Individualized Education Program. Use with records of 106 behaviorally disordered students (K-12) suggested lack of diagnostic-intervention congruence and dissimilarity between IEP goals and diagnostic/assessment…

Describes development of a generative schema based on the concept of change for inclusion in instructional materials for a college physics course to help students integrate all of the physics content. Psychological basis for these materials is discussed, a design approach is described, and questions are posed for further investigation. (MBR)

Defines personal axioms as deeply held beliefs of individuals about themselves and their world that determine their activities, interests, and performance. Discusses the role of the teacher with regard to cognitive restructuring techniques that may help students change negative personal axioms and free themselves to learn more efficiently. (JHZ)

This paper focuses on the structured learning approach to psychological skill training with aggressive adolescents, examining 30 evaluation-oriented studies of skills training with such youth. Emphasized are relevant experimental designs, prescriptive utilization of skills training, means for enhancing trainee motivation, transfer and maintenance,…

Discomfort in learning environments forces individuals to change and develop new skills to solve problems. This helps learners attain their highest states of growth and productivity. Solutions for correcting marginality are offered. (DF)

Utilizing Gordon Allports' theory of the nature of prejudice, the author analyzes the problems of ethnic relations in Canada. The importance of empathetic teachers who can recognize and analyze prejudice and discrimination is emphasized. (NWS)

Defining moments are situations that ask us to step forward in irreversible courses of action that shape our personal or professional identities. These moments of truth happen quickly and reveal something new about ourselves that had been hidden or only partially known. In a process known as "edgework," experiential educators and…

A model designed first to identify and encourage available resources and then to provide consultation and direct services within the school is described. An example of how the model was utilized to respond to a crisis situation within a particular elementary school is given. The resulting program is then evaluated and implications for future…

The Project carries on a diagnostic/prescriptive program utilizing an individual approach. Early educational intervention elements receive the highest priority in the PACE program. (Author/CB)

Describes a study of 115 college students enrolled in a reading improvement program and an equal number of control students. Significant gains in mean grade point average in reading rate, and in reading efficiency are reported for those students who entered the program reading between 200-250 words per minute. Bibliography. (MD)