This article addresses dimensions of contemporary policy that are influencing art teaching and learning. In the light of recent policy, and its challenges to creativity, art educators have been placed in the position where we need to make trouble through a re-definition and extension of professional responsibility. In response to negative impacts…

The 10MMM multimedia project began in late 2002 in a rural region of western Victoria and has now entered its second stage. It is an inter-agency initiative intended to decrease the social isolation of rural young people and stimulate the expression of youth "voice" and leadership using multimedia tools. As the process of working with…

The study was designed to assess the relationships between certain expressions of anxiety and preferences for defense mechanisms. (Author)

The nine articles in this monograph deal with aesthetics from a broad-based approach appealing to an eclectic dance audience. The papers were written by dancers, dance philosophers, and physical educators. Two papers examine the role of the body as the dancers' aesthetic medium, including the use of yoga to increase body awareness. Other papers…

Movement and dance as means of worship are discussed by a religious sacred dancer. (MJB)

The purpose of the described assertion-training workshop was to give participants some knowledge of the process and content of the job interview and assertive verbal and nonverbal interview behavior. (Author)

Student writing should both express the personality of the writer and indicate an awareness of audience, instead of employing a false objectivity which evades responsibility and hinders communication. (DD)

Bringing about sensitivity to the composing process entails not only writing itself but the exploration of life around us. (KS)

We're not talking about "your" book here, but about the book each of your kids can make for himself, about himself, thereby "affirming the child's unique qualities and giving importance to his personal facts." Here's a step-by-step procedure and copies of pages from one boy's book. (Editor)

Because exercise has become another form of structured work for many adults, play is suggested as a motivating factor for middle-aged adults. Various aspects of exercise are discussed including the concepts of pleasurable activity, self-expression, and absorbing activity. (CB)

Using a mood scale, a measure of the intensity of depression, and ideal and perceived clothing and appearance self-concept scales, researchers collected data from two groups of women over a 28-day time span. One conclusion was that clothing may be used in an attempt to boost self-concept and mood. (JB)

Examined the behavioral reactions to and perceptions of assertive, apologetic, and aggressive requests. Subjects (N=60) were involved in situations where compliance with requests involved high or low sacrifice. Increasing sacrifice for the subject decreased the request's effectiveness, in that fewer subjects complied with it, regardless of the…

Young people are encouraged to use this writing journal for kids as a means to think, write, and be creative. The journal helps children to explore their worlds, learn about their families, and record their memories, feelings, and dreams. Following explanatory sections for parents, teachers, and the writer, the journal contains these sections:…