The paper treats career education more as a concept than as a program, an approach that cuts across all program areas and has potential for achieving many stated educational objectives. First, the term "career" is discussed, including the connotation it carries of a purposeful life pattern and of a continuous, integrating process. Second, career…

One of a series of illustrated books written by physicians for their patients, this publication, aimed at te teenager, points out some biological and psychological changes which occur in adolescence. The first few chapters deal with sex drives, male anatomy, female anatomy, conception and pregnancy. Sociological and controversial aspects of…

It was the purpose of this investigation to ascertain and evaluate the response of graduate students in Counselor Education and Rehabilitation Counseling to their experiences in an introductory course in Human Relations. This course was an integral part of their counselor preparation program. We wished to consider the implications of these student…

The project reported in this paper has 3 facets and is part of a larger one focused on finding out how to improve the prediction for scholastic success of children from disadvantaged populations. The first paper reports on a pilot study of the effect of parent participation in Head Start on subsequent utilization of community resources. It is also…

Four new methods of item analysis were used to select subsets of items which would yield measures of attitude change. The sample consisted of 263 students at Michigan State University who were tested on the Inventory of Beliefs as freshmen and retested on the same instrument as juniors. Item change scores and total change scores were computed for…

This paper examines the skills and competencies which give students the opportunity to act effectively in social situations in relation to a student's view of self as competent, thus enabling him to take advantage of his opportunities. The sample was drawn from all 14 and 15 year olds attending state secondary schools in the State of Victoria,…

Indiana State University has developed an experimental program to develop a personal approach to teacher training. The ultimate intention of the program is to produce educators who are personally committed to the development of the young people often collectively labeled "students." Devices used in the program include the use of student names,…

This conceptual framework for understanding the career development process defines career development as a continuous process of matching individual characteristics with organizational role requirements. Responsibility for achieving effective matching rests both with individuals and with organizations. The relative emphasis on individual efforts…

This combination textbook, workbook, and course outline integrates readings and activities to guide the student in his or her exploration of essential speech communication principles. The readings are divided into five sections which focus on the following basic concepts: the nature of speech communication, models of the communication process, the…

In this paper the author attempts to show how certain developments in psychology have influenced present educational methods, and to show further how recent work in learning theory, developmental psychology, and psychometrics strongly suggests new directions for educational research and practice. This theme is discussed in the context of a central…

A publication concerning the out of school or day care of children from ages six to fourteen is presented. It is pointed out that all good day care programs share at least two features: (1) They add to and strengthen the kind of care and guidance provided by parents; and (2) They aim at providing the child with experiences which will encourage the…

This study reports the findings of a survey taken in May 1971 to identify and assess educational objectives in York Borough. The first section of the report discusses objective setting in relation to planned decisionmaking in schools and demonstrates why objectives are important in planning. The next sections of the report describe the design and…

This progress report attempts to provide as much information as is possible for the benefit of Project Newgate's Advisory Council. In order to give an overview of the Project's achievements, problems, and significance, reports are included from different segments of the program including teachers, tutor counselors, Newgate students, the director,…

The title of this paper is perhaps amusing and provocative, but the emphasis is upon a serious matter. The paper is divided into three main sections. The first defines the educational process used in the Vocational Counseling Institute. It also discusses the problems of how personal growth and professional growth might be defined, and with the…

During the early decades of the twentieth century, there was a gradual shift from educational sports as a forum for non-risk individual participation to team and coach-centered endeavors where an emphasis on winning existed. That shift reflected social changes in the United States as American society itself became highly structured and organized…