School counselors are moving away from models based on psychotherapy to teaching models based on the development of normal individuals in educational settings. They are engaging more and more in instructional activities. The area of career development provides an illustration of the types of skills and values which counsellors "teach".…

The processes of self-control involved in solving complex human problems consist of conscious effort, focused attention and choice between conflicting alternatives. Viewed as a complex set of specific teachable skills, self-control can be learned by clients and others if structured learning experiences are provided. (Author)

This study was designed to assess the relative contributions of selected personality characteristics, school achievement, intelligence, sex, and ethnic background to self-concept in a fourth-grade sample. Personality variables were found to be more predictive than achievement ability or demographic factors. (Author)

Reviews research on the effect of school climate on the social development of early adolescents and on three curricular programs (values clarification, moral development, and cooperative learning). Concludes that schools can positively influence socio-moral development through non-traditional schooling, i.e., open and democratic environments,…

Discusses the influence of external environments on the functioning of families as contexts for child development. Describes studies on the interaction of genetics and environment, on relationships between the family and hospital care, day care, peers, schools, parental employment and support networks, the community, and major transition life…

Potential interactions between four factors of educational interest within small group research were studied: (1) type of problem; (2) group composition; (3) group norm; and (4) group productivity. Reliable interactions were obtained for: (1) sex x group norm; (2) sex x group norm x productivity; and (3) type of problem x productivity. (Author/LMO)

Results of a national survey of senior nursing students in 1983, 1984, and 1985 concerning their skill and knowledge growth since beginning nursing school, and a followup survey a year after graduation concerning job choice and perceptions of job skills and other job-related factors, are reported. (MSE)

A review of the literature over the past 5 years reveals that although much has appeared in print about problems of students participating in intercollegiate athletics, empirical evidence about the effect of participation on academic performance and vocational development remains contradictory. (MLW)

Data from a followup of the Freshman Norms Survey of the Cooperative Institutional Research Program are analyzed for the influence of participation in higher education on income, political attitudes, and job and life satisfaction. Possible impacts were found on the first two, but not on the others. (MSE)

After identifying methodological and research design problems with follow-up studies, researchers obtained interviews from participants (74 percent) in adult basic skills education programs in New Jersey. The effects of participation on acquisition of basic academic skills, employment, personal development, and family functioning were…

In a longitudinal study of socialization processes, 182 Finnish students were asked--at ages 15 and 18--about the importance of schooling. At both ages 164 subjects considered schooling had terminal/instrumental value. By age 18 differences in other variables formed a consistent pattern, suggestive of two different life orientations toward…

This paper will present evidence to support ontogenetic and phylogenetic parallels and draw from these comparisons to further illuminate our understanding of micro and macro human development. Individual and collective stages of physical, psychological and spiritual development will be compared and their homologous structures examined.…

A study examined personal and professional development experienced by women youth workers participating in five 5-day, residential, single-sex, outdoor education courses in England. Analysis of diaries and poetry at the end of the courses and questionnaires completed 1 year later by participants and their managers yielded findings in the areas of…

Noting the relatively little attention focused on linking child welfare practice with health care, early intervention, and other strategies that could effectively address the risks faced by young children in foster care, this policy paper is intended to challenge communities across the country to attend to the needs of children in or at risk of…

The purpose of this study was to examine students' perceptions of mentoring in a university cooperative education (co-op) program. Within this setting, students report to a supervisor. This supervisor has direct responsibility for the student and may influence the quality of the co-op experience by providing a mentoring role. A need existed to…