The authors discuss advantages of self-directed learning as a part of the workplace training process. They describe how to plan and implement a self-directed learning program, covering staffing and resources, preliminary work, and general guidelines. (CH)

Seeks to analyze and categorize both data-based and conceptual articles on self-directed learning. Covers (1) verification studies, (2) nature of the method, (3) nature of the learner, (4) nature of the philosophical position, and (5) policy. Suggests future research topics. (Author/CH)

Discusses self-management of professional development activities. Defines professional development, discusses information resources available to the professional, and gives suggestions for planning professional development activities. (CH)

Asserts that constraints on autonomy of elderly people with disabilities arise from low goal formulation and underestimated potentials for self-realization and full participation in society. Suggests utility of reviewing effects of Women's, Mentally Retarded, and Independent Living Movements to assess presence or absence of elements analogous or…

Administrative staff (N=49) of not-for-profit nursing homes identified 103 autonomy-enhancing programs for mentally impaired. Programs were encompassed within six categories: special resident programming, structural and environmental adaptations, staff training, family programming, staff deployment, and ethics initiatives. (Author/NB)

Statistical and legal analysis of California nursing home admission agreements indicated that agreements limited autonomy of nursing home residents in important ways, including constraints on resident's right to make health care decisions and other basic personal choices, entitlement to due process or grievance procedures, and right to informed…

Data were collected from 117 college students to examine the validity of the Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale. Two assumptions were generated from the results: (1) most items on the scale are correlated with the subject's total score and (2) most items are not correlated with the subject's age. (CH)

Using four national surveys conducted in 1977, 1978, 1982, and 1983, this study examined public opinions on suicide in four situations: incurable disease, bankruptcy, family dishonor, and being tired of living. It was found that respondents with attributes of higher education, lower religiosity, and higher commitment to freedom of expression were…

Lists seven issues in suicide prevention, gives Thomas Szasz's libertarian perspective on those issues, and argues against Szasz's perspective. (ABB)

This article focuses on Positive and Effective Multicultural Interaction (PEMI). To achieve PEMI, games and activities must support opportunities for inclusion of people who differ from one another. Four low organized games which encourage bonding and autonomy are described. (MT)

Forty sixth and seventh graders (learning disabled and non LD) completed the Autonomy Multiple Choice measure and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Significant differences between groups were found: LD Ss demonstrated lower levels of autonomy in situations where the source of stress was situational (trauma) or personal (parents or peers).…

The authors examine the meaning of independence for persons with a disability, note two prerequisites (access to the same opportunities of life and capacity to participate in those activities), and explore strategies to help disabled persons learn to choose how to live their lives (including personal life planning, problem solving instruction, and…

Considers conceptual and theoretical issues involved in an action-oriented developmental perspective, arguing that actions are interpretation constructs. Multiple roots of active theory in psychology are summarized, and some ways that an action orientation might contribute to psychological thinking about aging and developments are discussed.(RH)

Presents a model of extramarital sexual permissiveness, focusing on several aspects of the marital dyad and dyadic independence. While autonomy of heterosexual interaction, the comparison level of alternatives, and marital satisfaction each play some role in accounting for permissive attitudes, the strongest predictor is the diffuseness of…

Analyzes the male response to anticipated loss of power as women continue to demand equality and equal power. Describes the scope of male power, and analyzes the importance of power to men in terms of the male sex-role stereotype. Hypothesizes some likely male responses to a loss of power. (BH)