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Download full textMcGehee, Larry T. – 1980
A parable that addresses the issue of defining quality is presented. Among the lessons are the ideas that one needs to consider a specific quality rather than a broad use of the term, and that quality or excellence is not necessarily linked to originality, hard labor, size, common opinion, or expert opinion. It is suggested that in a free society…
Descriptors: Achievement, Achievement Need, Aspiration, Definitions
Tubbs, Stewart L.; Baird, John W. – 1978
The process of interpersonal self-disclosure is a complex one that is contingent upon a number of interacting factors. Most self-disclosing relationships are characterized by a dyadic interaction (a relationship between two individuals); the use of nonverbal cues in the communicaton of personality states, moods, and feelings; trust and acceptance;…
Descriptors: Counseling, Counselor Client Relationship, Disclosure, Individual Development
Joyce, Bruce; Birdsall, Les – 1977
Results of a state survey of inservice teacher education practices and problems in California indicate general dissatifcation with present programs. It was indicated that there is very little job-related or job-embedded inservice education, and most of the important options for providing training are not being utilized. The formal structure of…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Higher Education, Individual Development, Inservice Teacher Education
Gray, H. L. – 1978
Each interpretation of staff development is derived from a particular theory of organizations and a particular understanding of educational and personal psychology. This paper outlines several organizational theories on which staff development might be based. Staff development is considered as being concerned with all those needs of the individual…
Descriptors: Administration, Conflict Resolution, Individual Development, Inservice Education
BACKER, ROBERT; AND OTHERS – 1964
A FLEXIBLE PROGRAM INITIATED AT CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL TO DEAL WITH THE ACADEMIC AND HUMAN DETERIORATION OF STUDENTS IS DESCRIBED. A COMPARISON OF THE INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM STUDENTS WITH A MATCHED CONTROL GROUP FROM REGULAR CASES REVEALED THAT THE "CONTROLS" DID NOT IMPROVE AND, IN FACT, OFTEN SHOWED FURTHER DETERIORATION,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged, Experimental Curriculum, Experimental Programs
Cology, Lorry J. – 1980
This compilation provides descriptions of and resource materials for 25 classroom activities or demonstrations for behavioral science courses. For each activity, the following information is provided: subject area, source, time required and materials needed. In addition, discussion questions and comments on the value and use of the activities are…
Descriptors: Behavioral Sciences, Case Studies, Class Activities, Demonstrations (Educational)
Licata, Joseph W. – 1980
The theoretical framework for a center for infinity is based on four propositions: (1) Untapped human resources in educational leadership are infinite. (2) The dimensions of effective educational leadership approach infinity and, as a result, leadership development should be based on diagnostic specification of instruction. (3) A seemingly…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrators, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Development
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It is argued in this paper that the interdisciplinary course provides a setting for viewing the ordered relationships that exist among disciplines. The necessity of this approach is pointed out as it reflects the need for a highly disarticulated curriculum to address and find solutions to the complex problems facing the world community. A…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Course Content, Curriculum Design, Global Approach
Duner, Anders, Ed. – 1978
Fourteen papers from an international workshop on research into personal development relative to educational and vocational choice are presented in this report. Representative titles of the papers are as follow: (1) problems and designs in research on educational and vocational careers; (2) opportunities, pressures and constraints: research into…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Guidance, Conference Reports, Educational Counseling
Kerek, Andrew – 1979
Both as a method of measurement and as a theoretical hypothesis, syntactic maturity (SM) has profoundly affected thinking about verbal growth and ways to enhance that growth. On the positive side, SM is easy to use, requiring no elaborate training in grammar or statistics, and it is quantifiable providing an objective numerical index of…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Individual Development, Measurement, Research Methodology
Palo Alto Unified School District, CA. – 1968
VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE PALO ALTO GUIDANCE PROGRAM WERE PRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCE. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM WERE BASED ON THE BELIEF THAT GUIDANCE SHOULD FOSTER INDIVIDUALIZATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALL CHILDREN BY PROVIDING CONDITIONS WHICH WOULD ENSURE THIS INDIVIDUALIZATION. THESE TWO THEORETICAL CONSTRUCTS, REINFORCEMENT THEORY AND…
Descriptors: Counselor Role, Decision Making, Guidance Objectives, Guidance Programs
Schellenberg, James A.; Wright, Mary U. – 1968
This study attempted to discover the characteristics of the developmental process whereby children follow a sequential pattern in their understanding of social relationships. A questionnaire was administered describing several simple dyadic situations in terms of one person helping or hurting another. The respondents were to indicate whether the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Childhood Attitudes, Concept Formation, Developmental Psychology
University City School District, MO. – 1967
Two hypotheses were examined in this research project: (1) children with high level perceptual skills in the initial assessment will retain their advantage but will grow less in skills than children with low level skills development at the outset; and (2) after a period of skills development, children with high level skills development will show…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Experimental Programs, Individual Development, Individualized Programs
Leland, Carole A.; Lozoff, Marjorie M. – 1969
The purpose of the study was to investigate the psychosocial factors affecting the educational and occupational development of women undergraduates. Emphasis was placed on discovering manifestations and determinants of the development of autonomy. Divided into 2 parts, the report first surveys 2 decades of research literature concerning the…
Descriptors: Females, Higher Education, Individual Characteristics, Individual Development
Berry, Jane – 1966
The increasing momentum of research on women's roles, education, and career accomplishments and an appreciation of the rapidity of social change suggest the exploration of male attitudes concerning women's roles, life planning approach appropriate for the 1980's, possible life patterns, and counselor training for advising girls and women. Little…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Career Planning, Counselor Training, Females
