Problems faced by counselor education programs is that of reconciling the split between the traditional academic emphasis on teaching and research and practical experience and personal growth. Contends counselors' failure to recognize the value of theories in counseling may pose some problems for our profession as a whole. (Author)

The importance of the arts as a means for the subject to directly experience acquired knowledge and to express emotions in tangible form is discussed. (RW)

The adaptation of training programs to employees with different value systems can produce better results--and clarify why program evaluations often vary widely. (For availability, see EA 507 433.) (Author)

Contending that one cannot enjoy continued growth as a professional unless one is at the same time enjoying personal growth, the author discusses the following positive adjustments that he believes could make a person more comfortable personally and professionally: Adjustments to our perception, adjustments to our self-concept, and adjustments to…

Findings of this study indicate that the regular practice of Transcendental Meditation is effective in developing positive personality characteristics and in reducing negative characteristics. (RW)

A management consultant shares his observations and those of behavioral scientists in this discussion of the qualities of effective leadership in organizations. Points out that leadership requires use of intellectual power, creativity, diligence, and human understanding. (TA)

The publications of Bonaro Overstreet and Harry Overstreet stressed the need for continuous lifespan learning and portrayed adult education as a mutual interrelationship between learner and educator. The Overstreets served as intermediaries between scholars and the public. (SK)

Describes psychological approaches to study of cognition and emotion, identifies issues that may provide direction to understanding the organization and integration of cognition and emotion in development. Maintains that an integrative model for the study of "cogmotion" is needed, suggesting that cogmotion research will contribute to the exchange…

In a learning organization, growth, learning, improvement, and everlasting experimentation are woven into its culture and employees not in a perpetual state of change will be unable to cope. Mentors can assist by finding a teachable moment, providing support without rescuing, and demonstrating authenticity, not perfection. JOW)

In mentoring, individual, group, or organizational issues may arise, and mentors must discern the difference in order to tailor interventions accordingly. An important dynamic is the unconscious: what individuals or organizations are unaware that they are communicating. (SK)

Comparison of 62 unemployed participants in occupational skills/personal development training with 71 controls on the course waiting list showed that participation had an immediate effect on well-being and improved self-confidence about getting work. A supportive and encouraging training environment was associated with improved well-being. (SK)

The phenomenon of creativity is so prevalent and yet so ill-defined. After examining several definitions, this author posits that creativity is a natural process in which humans use their physical, intellectual, emotional, moral, and spiritual resources to produce something new. Creativity seems to satisfy a deep fundamental yearning to go beyond…

Values Scale results were compared for 152 nursing and 111 management undergraduates. Personal development and altruism were most important for nursing students, who had significantly lower means than the management sample on a t-test for lifestyle, advancement, autonomy, authority, creativity, economic, and risk values. (SK)

Of 15 older learners who kept a journal or diary, a few had started diary keeping in adolescence or young adulthood. Their current practices varied in terms of time, method, and type of writing. Most linked journals with other writing practices. Writing helped them cope with daily life, experience the joy of discovery, and nurture voice and…

Presents three renowned writers who have chosen from diverse genres to tell immigrant tales through memoir, contemporary vignettes, and historical fiction. Notes that each author captures very real adolescent voices and their stories. Discusses Frank McCourt's "Angela's Ashes," An Na's "A Step form Heaven," and Norma Fox…