A student's progression from high school to higher education is a major life transition which poses a multitude of challenges, stresses, and developmental tasks. More of a preventive orientation is needed to help students bridge the psychological, social, and academic gaps between high school and university life. (Author)

Explores the coping strategies families employ in response to stress. Shows how these strategies are related to enduring structures of beliefs, convictions, and assumptions the family holds about its social world. Kuhn's concept of paradigm is used to help one understand how shared beliefs shape family action. (Author)

Examines future changes that may affect community college education. Emphasizes that the community college's expanding role will require formulation of values to facilitate the individual's ability to cope with continual change. Stresses the importance of teaching students to learn and focuses on the changes community colleges must make. (CAM)

An educational and support program for families of the mentally impaired aged in both the community and institutions was offered over a three-year period under the auspices of a geriatric center. Benefits for participants and institutional management were demonstrated. (Author)

This bibliography highlights quality materials which encompass mostly recent, easily obtainable, easily read, easily understood, practical books and monographs. Particular emphasis has been placed upon those works which are of direct, practical application to readers. (JD)

Significant experiences with death and dying can be viewed as maturational crises through which people learn to cope with themselves during adversity and change. The death counselor needs to be knowledgeable about human development across the lifespan and sensitive to the problems of communication. (Author)

Describes a workshop designed to help women administrators assess individual stress levels. Stress can be alleviated through exercise, support groups or networking, sleep and diet, relaxation, guided fantasy, and planned activity. The long-term implications include preventing illness and making women more effective within the administrative…

Describes the results of four longitudinal studies of adolescent development that focus on coping styles, maturity of defenses, adaptation to school environments, and predictors of educational and occupational attainment. Implications are discussed in terms of linking adolescence with other phases of development. (Author/SS)

The author recommends steps a teacher can take to effectively deal with self-destructive students and summarizes some of the situations that frequently occur in junior and senior high schools. (LH)

A teacher center program developed to help teachers and administrators combat teacher burnout is described. (LH)

The hypothesis that individuals involved in supportive interpersonal relationships are buffered against the deleterious effects of stress is evaluated in a dental school setting. Levels of support for men and women were correlated with academic performance and indices of physical and psychological well-being. (Author/MLW)

Life skills education has not been a meaningful part of most individuals' education experience. This has caused many social problems because the individual does not know how to cope with life. Presented a framework to illustrate how and why life skills can and should be incorporated into curricula. (Author)

Argues for anticipatory intervention in schools in order to enhance better coping behavior in times of crisis and emergency. It is argued that children and teachers will benefit from certain modes of behavior, given training and practice before a crisis occurs. Specific instructional units for use in classrooms are developed. (Author)

Discusses teacher burnout and stress management. Describes characteristics of individuals susceptible to burnout, such as charisma, idealism, perfectionism, and goal-orientation. Presents common negative coping strategies for stress. Discusses effective stress management strategies such as changing the situation, taking a proactive role to gain…

In this study, 79 older adults completed the Reasons for Living and the Cope inventories. Overall coping was significantly correlated with total reasons for living, although the low correlation suggests the constructs were moderately unique. Found older women may underrate their ability to cope. Implies suicide prevention strategies should target…