At the Star Commonwealth School (Ohio) for troubled students, students and staff engage in a variety of community volunteer activities, typically with senior citizens, smaller children, and the handicapped. (SW)

A list of behavioral changes indicative of emotional distress is provided for teachers for use in identification and referral of potential suicides. (JD)

Outlines four steps that can be used to help manage stress: (1) encouraging the expression of feelings; (2) identifying sources of stress; (3) relieving pressures; and (4) finding ways to adapt. A chart giving examples of helpful and harmful behavior styles is provided, with suggestions for developing helping skills. (SK)

Two field experiments were conducted to determine the motivations involved in positive mood and guilt-induced helping behavior. (Author)

A sample of family sociologists is analyzed to uncover the theoretical frameworks used in their training, teaching, research and counseling. The ranking of the 20 most frequently named theorists and the frequency and weighted index of their ranking are reported. (Author)

Nursing students asked 831 college students, professionals, and others who were not nurses their opinions about nursing. The majority associated it with caring, but the meaning and practice of nurse caring were not well understood. The public was not well aware of the educational preparation required of nurses. (SK)

Adult educators are encouraged to promote transformative learning through facilitative relationships, but they are not adequately prepared or supported to manage the dynamics of such relationships. Solutions include adopting an existential systems perspective, researching effective facilitation, revising preparatory curricula, developing a code of…

Discusses what constitutes health care in society, the nature of the healer and healing, and rationing of health care. Outlines foundational values for a health care system: justice, patient autonomy, hope, and mercy, and suggests implications for health professions education. (SK)

States that 20 children ages 5 and 6 were observed attempting to write a letter alone and with their mothers' assistance. Finds that children produced more sophisticated products with adult mediation, using conventional spelling, writing longer messages, and using more details such as punctuation. Concludes that mothers had a sense of the…

Describes how, at the University of Denver's technology services office, electronically savvy students solve problems from sticky keyboards to lost passwords. (EV)

Using a modified Solomon four-group design, 437 business students were divided into 6 treatment and 2 control groups. Treatments included service-learning lectures, service-learning projects, or lecture and project with and/or without pre and posttests. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated service learning treatments significantly affected…

Participants (n=391) were asked whether they were mentored or willing to mentor. Prosocial personality traits (other-oriented empathy and helpfulness) were related to willingness to mentor. Empathy was related to actual experience as a mentor. Career and life stage variables were also related to mentoring willingness, suggesting that both…

A brief discussion of the what, whom, and when involved in faculty development precedes a more detailed exploration of how faculty development occurs in an informal collegial environment. "Give-and-take" interpersonal behaviors such as coaching, advising, delegating responsibility, listening, arranging introductions, maintaining confidentiality,…

Examines the empirical evidence on interventions for burnout in the helping professions, published between 1974 and 1986. Looks at research on coping strategies and studies on active interventions, including those evaluating organizational changes and the impact of burnout groups. (Author/NB)

Forty-three books, published in 1988, are recommended for classroom use. Books for lower, middle, and upper grades are included. The selection included classics and books that emphasize such themes as risk-taking, caring, and having fun with words. (IAH)