Describes a personal development program designed to provide usable skills in the four major areas identified by a federal task force as being important in helping a person become more effective in the work environment and interpersonal relationships: Human behavior, communications, management, and government. (WL)

Preliminary studies using performance-based tools to validate student competence in interpersonal relations and in using all of the steps of the nursing process in a specific care situation are being conducted in the baccalaureate nursing program at Salem State College in Massachusetts. (EA)

Interpersonal tactics used in social encounters were investigated with 54 ESN (educationally sub-normal) students (7- to 16-years old, IQ range = 51 - 74) at a special school in Great Britain. (IM)

A methodology currently being used to teach "appropriate behaviors" to senior pharmacy students involves having the student assume the role of the pharmacist in a simulated pharmacist-patient interaction. The interactions are video-taped for later class analysis. (LBH)

Analysis of case study annotations by medical students showed that general practitioners demanded much greater consideration by the student of the patient, his family and his environment. Physicians and surgeons tended to be more disease oriented. Expectations and attitudes of teachers are diverse, which highlights the case study as an educational…

The development of insight in medical students is considered a fundamental component of psychiatric undergraduate education. The use of an insight test at the beginning and end of a six-week teaching program in clinical psychiatry showed a significant increase in insight as measured by this test. (Author/LBH)

The ability to communicate effectively with multiple constituencies is recognized as an essential characteristic of effective leaders. Listening strategically is a way of showing parents, students, faculty, staff, and others that their ideas and beliefs are of value. The authors' practitioner-friendly book concentrates on the importance of…

This is a research-based book to help school administrators understand and more effectively deal with the ethical compromises that arise as a result of the complex organizational and interpersonal demands of their leadership roles. The author combines personal knowledge, candid revelations, and interview data from five dedicated school…

Adolescents struggle with many types of conflicts in their lives. They must define relationships with friends, teachers, parents, and themselves. Disagreements will arise, and without the proper training, many teens are left feeling angry, confused, or depressed. Teaching middle school students to deal with conflict productively at an early age…

The purpose of this paper is to provide information about the social difficulties of students with Autism. A review of Erikson's Theory supports why developing social skills is important. No Child Left Behind evidence-based practices are suggested to assist these students. A literature review was conducted on these topics using key words to…

The behaviour of children in primary/elementary and secondary/high schools has been a consistent source of interest and controversy since the 19th century. As education systems in First World democracies struggle to meet changing social, economic and educational conditions, one group of children has increasingly become the focus of attention.…

Educators and researchers have suggested that positive relations with their parents would have significant impacts on children's attitudes and behaviours. The present study has two purposes: (a) to examine whether parent-child relations would influence low achievers' liking of school, and (b) to investigate whether low achievers' parent-child…

This guide is intended to help educators develop and meet Individual Education Program (IEP) social competence goals for elementary and middle school students. These goals and objectives center on the areas of cooperation, organization, responsibility, and empathy. For each area, the guide provides: (1) examples of strategies and methods for…

This book uses a collection of stories, or "cases," as a basis for reflection, discussion, and learning about the many roles "play" has in children's lives. Each of the 12 cases addresses an issue of play from one of three categories--the role of adults in play, the cultural meanings of play, and the issues related to play in…

The purpose of the present study was to test the utility of a model of young children's social cognition as a predictor of preschoolers' social competence with same-age peers. The model investigated in this study proposes that three, relatively independent, domains of social-cognitive processes are pertinent to young children's peer relations. The…