The sort of self-expression that is central to English teaching should be concerned with the whole self, action and sensation, reflection and speculation, and with ideas as well as with emotions. (HOD)

Investigated influences of physical attractiveness and self-disclosures of nonprofessional counselors in initial counseling interviews. College females saw audiotaped interviews in which an unidentified male counselor revealed no self-information or expressed demographic or personal similarity self-disclosures. Nondisclosing, unattractive…

Examined the extent to which subjects disclosed positive and negative trait information to each of three friends in the course of their relationships. Self-disclosure and feedback grouped themselves as suggested by Leary's model of interpersonal behavior, indicating that relationships are characterized more by affiliative than by dominant…

A movement therapy program for learning-disabled adolescents is described. It is explained that movement can provide a physical expression for the release of feelings. (PHR)

Argues that children can dance before they can talk and discusses how teachers can encourage this innate talent. (MP)

Discusses Kellogg's four distinguishable stages of children's early art development as reflected in scribble art. (MP)

The Division of Physical Education at North Texas State University includes a section relating art and movement as part of a required seminar. Students study the creative works of others, familiarize themselves with the use of tools, and then develop their own individual projects. (JMF)

Examines self-disclosure as both a personality trait and an interaction process. Finds little support for individual differences in self-disclosure--individuals were inconsistent in how much they self-disclosed to others and in how much self-disclosure they elicited from others. Finds no sex differences in self-disclosure. Finds qualified support…

Explores post-1965 South Asian American writers writing in English and the role of geography and memory and how political and societal factors of the "capitalist new world order" continue to determine the physical and metaphorical location of postcolonial writers in the diaspora. It examines South Asian American writers' compelling evocations of…

Argues that adult basic educators should assist psychiatric clients in protecting themselves from unwanted intrusion. Identifies skills to be developed through social literacy training: coping with emotional distress, expressing oneself, interpreting social cues, and exercising legal rights. (Contains 12 references.) (SK)

Examines the effectiveness of indirect requests in attaining assistance from intimate and nonintimate others. Finds that directness of requests increases request force and interacts with relational intimacy to influence verbal compliance. Finds that directness is more effective at eliciting verbal compliance at higher levels of intimacy. (KEH)

Examines how criticism of Discipline-Based Art Education (DBAE) compares with the larger critique in the visual arts of high-modernism by post-modern critics. Examines DBAE's philosophical position on Classical Idealism and its back-to-basics approach. Suggests that the diversity in today's world should be represented in the classroom. (KM)

Recent attempts to curtail artistic expression in colleges and universities, particularly in relation to federal funding, are examined and it is concluded that artistic expression merits protections of academic freedom similar to those accorded to intellectual expression. (Author/MSE)

Evaluated the extent to which infants' expressive modalities of face, gaze, voice, gesture, and posture form coherent affective configurations and whether these modalities are related to specific interactive contexts. Found four distinct affective configurations: social engagement, object engagement, passive withdrawal, and active protest. (MDM)