Describes recognizable characteristics of impairment, and suggests ways in which nurse can be effective member of an interdisciplinary team as an observer, drug manager, resource person, and home visitor. (CJ)

A voluntary senior year elective program that provides flexibility in medical curriculum, indentifies weak teaching areas, allows more effective student-faculty communication, and influences career choice. (Editor/IR)

Keynote address at the Deutscher Neuphilologentag on March 31, 1970 in Munster, West Germany. (WB)

Lecture given before the Annual Conference and Course on Reading (23d, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa., July 10-21, 1967).

Paper written pursuant to a contract with the U.S. Office of Education, under the provisions of the Cooperative Research Program.

Investigation supported in part by a research grant from the Vocational Rehabilitation Administration.

Points to a need for actualizing the commonly stated goals of a liberal education, which should provide students with the freedom to explore their personal values, learn about themselves, and develop as individuals through studying the accomplishments of others. (WM)

Meeting the educational and personal development needs of adults in transition presents the greatest challenge to higher education. This article discusses a study to determine how adults in transition believe their educational programs to be helpful. (JOW)

Describes a study conducted during the summer of 1982 in order to examine the personal, social, and general intellectual growth perceived by older students participating in Elderhostel programs. Discusses 12 growth themes that emerged after a theme analysis was conducted on the data. Results of the study indicated support for liberal education for…

The role of the mentor is traced in the literature of adult developmental psychology. Four primary elements of that role are: pointing the way at a developmental crossroad, offering material and/or emotional support, challenging, and letting go at the appropriate time. (MSE)