Compared 16 professional and 16 nonprofessional instructors of "Coping with Depression" classes for elders (N=68) on several outcome measures (including depression, life satisfaction, and frequency of negative thinking). Improvement occurred over time, and no significant differences were found between participants, grouped by leader status. (JAC)

Presents a model to clarify the facilitator's role in working with groups. The Hourglass Approach model incorporates Carkhuff's empathetic levels of communication and Schultz's theory of personality. It is designed to be a systematic and comprehensive method usable with a variety of counseling approaches in all types of groups. (JAC)

The author reports on a study that assesses a model curriculum designed to promote psychological growth in women. (RP)

Paper puts forward an argument for using a cybernetic approach to programmed instruction in order to make the control of the teaching process more efficient. It argues the need for a micro-approach to program construction which takes into account not only the correctness of response but also the psychological activity of the learner. (Author)

Studies of theories developed by several demographic analysts dating from the 17th century form the basis of this essay about the effects of the French population and family structure on childhood education. A psychohistorical approach is suggested for future studies of population and pedagogy. (SM)

Presidential address at the American Psychological Association meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, September 1972. Examines some implications of diversity with regard to psychology in relation to other disciplines, as well as within psychology itself. (DM)

A review of Classroom Teaching and Learning: A Mental Health Approach," by Laurel N. Tanner and Henry Clay Lindgren. (MB)

The Adlerian approach to problems of social and school maladjustment is explained to be psychoeducational with the purpose of teaching, not treating. The case study of a 10-year-old boy thought to have emotional and learning problems is presented in depth. (CB)

Although aimed at the school psychologists, this paper suggests the use of a variety of interventionists and implies a more active follow-through than has typically been taken by psychologists in the schools. (Author)

Summarizes the results of extensive psychoeducational evaluation on 40 hearing impaired preschool children ages 2.5 to 3.7. Background data are presented on age of identification of hearing loss, employment patterns of parents, additional handicapping conditions, etiology, and degree and type of hearing loss sustained. (Author)

The purpose of this article is to construct Piaget's contributions to education, focusing on cognitive aspects. Explored are the goals of education: independent inquiry and acquisition of a body of information, passivity in traditional education, and the psychogenetic view of knowledge formation. (SK)

The Learning and Diagnostic Centre provides the following services: a remedial clinic program, academic assessment and programing services, and an assessment unit. (DLS)

A review of research articles published in educational journals revealed that while psychoeducational research from 1910 to 1950 tended to be descriptive, the current trend is toward empirical generalization. (JD)

Psychodrama as a therapeutic exercise and a format for understanding emotional and cognitive development is a form of experiential learning that can help adults practice inner reflection and imagine change. (SK)